HH-60H Rescue Hawk - 1/72 Hobby Boss Full Build [ENG SUBTITLE]

Hello everyone and happy new year!
This year will be an exciting year for every scale modeler. And I think I don't have to tell you why.
But I'm starting this year with a special build dedicated to my brother-in-law.
He worked for a long time and served in the Navy as a mechanic for some aircrafts and helicopters like this Rescue Hawk.
His squadron, HSC-84 Red Wolves. I chose one of them.
I tried to be as accurate as possible. Do you think I nailed it? Let me know!
And I know. It's still not the perfect conversion you saw, but I'm still in my own learning process.
However. I hope you'll like it!
Enyoj the build and I'm happy about every advice and your feedback.
Cheers,
David
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Music from Epidemic Music
Hampus Naeselius - The Hero's Theme
Hampus Naeselius - Bounty Hunter
Hampus Naeselius - Halls Of Titans
Hampus Naeselius - Alpha Squad
The Great Unknown
Cutting The Line
Aerian - Renewal
Eden Avery - Montage Of A Map
Ruiqi Zhao - Fight Until The End
Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen - Path Of Salvation
Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen - Adventures Ahead
Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen - Eternal Odyssey
Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen - Deep Star
Picture source:
hsc84

[@abn82nd83]

To fix your problem with sharp edges around your window frames, take your toothpick/cocktail stick and an exacto-knife, flatten one side of the toothpick into the shape of a chisel. Use it like you would a chisel and scrape the paint away on your windows until you get a nice clean canopy edge. Good looking build.

[@myplasticprojects]

Thanks for your comment and this advice! Maybe I try it to fix that for this kit. 🤘🏼

[@ricky4k743]

Another idea to fix it: masking tape instead of liquid mask. Its almost impossible, to achieve straight lines, with liquid masking.

[@myplasticprojects]

Cause of that I bought masking tape from Eduard for my next project!

[@th_scale_models]

Amazing result - enjoyed watching the build process mate 🙂

[@myplasticprojects]

Thanks man! I always try to edit the best possible way and use enjoyable music 😋

[@gregoryberrios9874]

Holy crap bro! That looks crazy hard! From how it started to how it finished is mindblowing! Good job

[@myplasticprojects]

Thank sou very much! It means a lot to me!

[@Ale.Scalemodels]

Well done man!!!

[@darthhokum]

Perfect work 👍👍👍

[@myplasticprojects]

Thank you! Appreciate that! 🤘🏼

[@wat1730]

Nice work!

[@myplasticprojects]

Thanks a lot!

[@liabrrs2137]

Thanks!

[@myplasticprojects]

Thank you very much!

[@user-ls8me4md4t]

Good work. Nice helicopter model.

[@myplasticprojects]

Thanks dude!

[@Ordie76]

The two front seats in the cabin are facing the wrong way. they are facing outboard (this only works in the Sierras) other than that amazing build. Redwolf 07-11

[@myplasticprojects]

This is your squadron, too?! Thanks for this information! When I build another one, I try to remember!

[@Lein_Media]

Great job!! I’m new to building so I was curious why you chose decals for the rivets instead of panel line paint? Excited to build a Blackhawk soon, I just did a Huey. Nice build and details.

[@myplasticprojects]

Awesome, Thank you 🤘🏼! It would be a pleasure if you show me your Huey on Instagram! Send a DM 👌🏼 have fun with your Blackhawk 🤩

[@user-dn8fi7wq5d]

Nailed It

[@myplasticprojects]

Thank you very much!

[@hcs5gunner968]

That's freaking awesome. The details are insane. Now you only need an HCS-5 one.

[@myplasticprojects]

Challenge expected! I will remember you. I think will build one or two Hawks more 🤘🏼 You have a favorite number? The „205“ is the example for mine.

[@hcs5gunner968]

There’s a pictures floating around with me as the gunner in 300. Take my credit card now.

[@myplasticprojects]

If you like, send it to my mail account. When the time comes, I will do a special one for you!

[@liabrrs2137]

Hammer!!

[@myplasticprojects]

🔨 thanks!

[@johnhiebert5501]

Chose the right squadron, nice.

[@myplasticprojects]

My brother in law told me this is a badass one 🤘🏼

[@johnhiebert5501]

@@myplasticprojects Then he knew what he was talking about.

[@myplasticprojects]

Absolutely! I think I have some visitors from this squadron. That honours me and I’m super proud of it!

[@johnhiebert5501]

@@myplasticprojects I served with them from '06 - '10 and they truly were some of the finest. The maintainers could turn a bird around quicker than anyone, bar none, I'd have put them up against any squadron anywhere in any branch of the service... The pilots and air crew were the finest insertion and extraction/ close aerial combat support operatives in the entirety of the U.S. Navy; they could match the speed of a speeding boat and insert SEALS and EOD like it was nothin', they could go into hot zones and maneuver that helo so as to not even take a bullet, they could dam near make that HH-60 stand up and do the boogaloo. Each and every guy and gal at that squadron was someone you were proud to crack open a beer with, and every single person there had training and experience beyond that of what their peers of equal rate & rank had in the Navy. We worked harder than any squadron on the block and it showed when we would have a jam-packed full parking lot on days that all other squadrons had off. Once you were done bein' a wolf you were ready for whatever the service had to throw at you, and they earned every single color they sported on their chest... There were no bullsh*t medals handed out in this squadron, not one. We didn't lobby ourselves for valorous medals and decorations we did not thoroughly earn... I know of veteran buddies that have Presidential Unit Citations for nothing more than coming under fire once or twice while on a convoy and keeping their wits about them while acting accordingly, these guys, the wolves, they got one single Naval Unit Commendation for 10 consecutive years in Iraq, 746 HVT's captured, zero combat casualties, multiple acts of sustained valor, multiple times coming under heavy fire, and dam flawless deployment conduct... When people watch a movie like "Black Hawk Down" they think "Man, these guys were really awesome," but our wolves made them look like amateurs, no joke... Every Navy cross, silver star, bronze star for valor, distinguished flying cross, aerial combat strike medal, commendation and achievement medal was earned 5-fold at that squadron. We didn't wear or salute rank in Iraq, we didn't wear Kevlar 90% of the time, and when questioned by officers from other branches we just said that we were a part of the CJSOAC and they would leave us alone and walk away... HSC-84 Red Wolves & our sister squadron HSC-85 Firehawks (formerly HCS-4 & HCS-5) were for all intents and purposes ghosts, poltergeists, no one except absolute need-to-know-personnel and whatever small SEAL and/or EOD team we were working with knew what our mission was on any given day. We were given a mission, it was relayed swiftly and secretly, we were in, we were out, and we were having chow by the time anyone figured out what happened... I was probably one of the lowest men on the "totem pole" at this squadron to be honest, but I am still proud to have served with what were literally the finest of the finest... Any Navy SEAL or EOD member that ever trained at DEVGRU on Little Creek Amphibious Base in Virginia from 1967 - 2016 should know who these guys were, other than that virtually no one knows who they were and that says it all right there...

[@myplasticprojects]

Wow, don’t know what to say. This sounds freakin awesome! It seems you guys have and had a great time! It makes me happy to give you all a small memory of this time, maybe!

[@goforitpainting]

Cool 🚁

[@myplasticprojects]

🙏🏼 🫵🏼 😂

[@garryprettyman8927]

As far as the seatbelts go, pretty darn good. The only thing I would say is the look just a bit to wide.

[@myplasticprojects]

Thank you! For the first time I am happy with them. But I agree with you! I didn’t compared the width.

[@FullSpeedProductions]

I have one of those kits, would I be able to commission a build?

[@myplasticprojects]

Do I understand right? Would you like me to build your kit?

[@FullSpeedProductions]

@@myplasticprojects yea if you could build and paint it like that, I’m a redwolf vet as well

[@myplasticprojects]

It would be a pleasure for me to do that! Thanks for your service!

[@FullSpeedProductions]

I’ve seen your post on our fb page I’ll add you as a friend

[@myplasticprojects]

Accepted!

[@Kronoxa_]

Please try voice overs 🙏

[@myplasticprojects]

I did! The latest video (Sherman Diorama) is with a voice over 🤘🏼 let me know your thoughts 🙂

[@Kronoxa_]

@@myplasticprojects I'll check it out, can't wait for the A-6 build video

[@christinahaddrell2110]

So overall it’s a garbage kit without adding details and tons of work ? Hard pass.

[@myplasticprojects]

Hm, I would say it is an easy kit with simple details. I think its up to you where you live. If your hobby stores have photo etched parts for exactly this kit, I would say, go for it. But I think I would prefer a higher scale more than this kit now. If you love details, and you don’t get this PE parts. Don’t take it. Hope this was helpful 🤘🏼 www.scalemates.com/de/kits/res-im-pe72048-hh-60h--624759