My Pickelhaube MH-60G Pave Hawk

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granch
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My Pickelhaube MH-60G Pave Hawk

Post by granch » Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:59 pm

Hi Guys,
At last, I've nearly finished one custom, please have a look, it has a lot of small home made improvements.
The rear rotor has been tilted in a correct position (20 degrees angle):
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The refueling probe got a wire as on the real thing: so it is possible to customize Pickel's custom!
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Pickel's rear missile detector, but also the horizontal stab is in a down position as it should for hovering flight:
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Pitot tubes (thanks to Pizzaguy) and reinforced wire cutter:
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Some antennas on the back... Made of brass, but for the round one, I used an old copper coin:
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More realistic (?) wish wiper:
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More attention to the underside: antennas, a retractable hook, projectors, and the riveted black plate under the cockpit central instrument panel:
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And now insight into the cabin, with internal removable fuel tanks, stretcher and rescue backpack (modified GI Joe stuff), the rescue basket with a wounded pilot is home made with brass sheet and tubes, chocolate golden aluminium sheet as a thermic blanket...
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Detail of the ceiling with fast rope hook, hanging seats, really working seat belts (but they are extremely difficult to fasten with soldiers seating, because of the seats location):
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Cockpit improvment, all black covered with overhead panel. Not to be seen here, the collective pitch lever (took it out to make it better):
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Door structure with chart compartment and opening handle:
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Modified winch hook, note that the BBI soldier's helmet is a resin cast made from somebody on this board (Pizzaguy? I'm not sure). Who can identify the rescued pilot? 21st Century F-104 figure?
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Re: My Pickelhaube MH-60G Pave Hawk

Post by AJWW2 » Sat Jul 23, 2016 6:28 am

Really nice mods, pickels kit looks great
it be like dat

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Re: My Pickelhaube MH-60G Pave Hawk

Post by YT » Sat Jul 23, 2016 7:09 am

Great work amazing details.
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Re: My Pickelhaube MH-60G Pave Hawk

Post by slogan » Sat Jul 23, 2016 7:51 am

Looks great. Well done, especially on the cabin details.
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Re: My Pickelhaube MH-60G Pave Hawk

Post by Arpia IV » Sun Jul 24, 2016 2:09 pm

That one is in my bucket list. It is just amazing! I feel shivery since the first time when I saw a blackhawk when I was in the Colombian army (roughly 21 years). And some day I would like to try to make a customized "Arpia IV"

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