Uscg Hh-60 Jayhawk

**GEEDUBBYA** · 06-03-2008

Howdy guys and gals,

Well I got an early start this morning, got up about 6:00 am and started work on minicrafts MH-60 Special Forces Helicopter.
A few minutes in to the model I decided to make it a United States Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk. So I took some USCG decals I had printed for another model and used them for this model once I had completed painting it.
Anyway here she sits on my driveway:

This is a great kit and goes together well, plus there are alot of unused parts for your "junk" box
Thanks for looking and have a good day,

Greg aka GW

Desert Rat Racer · 06-03-2008

That's one greta chopper Greg, I hope one day to build one but have to wait till I have the money to buy it. Smart looking craft.

Lips McGee · 06-03-2008

Greg, she's a beauty.

I really have to ask though.. do you have a separate house where you put all the models?

**GEEDUBBYA** · 06-03-2008

Howdy Russell and Mike,

First, thanks for the comments, I really appreciate them. Now as for storage space lol. No, I dont have a seperate house, I live in a four bedroom homeso i have the space, what i am lacking is shelving at the moment.
As soon as my neck gets to the point where i can swing a hammer again, I plan on installing some shelving so i can get some "group shots of the various models as displayed....it just seems like when I feel like building shelves, I am too busy building a model lol

Thanks again guys, have a good day,

Greg

**rjwood_uk** · 07-03-2008

lovely stuff greg! i love the coast guards jauhawk.

some people find it hard matching the red/orange colour. what did you use?

Richard

**GEEDUBBYA** · 07-03-2008

Howdy RJ,

Thanks for the comments, I appreciate it. As for matching the Coast guard red, well, I used wal-marts finest "Gloss Red" rattle can..lol 88 cents at your local wal-mart .
Actually matching the HH-60 as well as the USCG C-130 and HU-16 "albatross" was easy. The red and white scheme of those aircraft has remained the same over the years. However, the HH-65 "Dauphine" is painted "Orange" overall with a white stripe. The Dauphine is painted orange because when using the red and white color scheme (The coast guard paints their own birds), they were getting paint schemes that varied depending on where the bird was painted, so they decided to paint all the short range "Dauphines" a consistant Orange with a white stripe. Of course the Orange and the red colors are helpful in recognition of Coast Guard aircraft and also help in locating downed aircraft should the need arise.
So the short answer to your question....."Cheap red spray paint" LOl

have a good day and thanks again,

Greg

PS: I had a dr appointment today and while in town i picked up the NH-90 TTH NATO Helicopter by revell in 1:72. I will probably start on it soon