S-70A Firehawk
Mon, 2009-06-29 20:10 — TimV
Scale:
1/35Company:
AcademyBuilt by:
plasticmedicI used an Academy 1/35 scale UH-60L blackhawk as a base for this L.A. County S-70A Firehawk. As an ex fireman I like to build rescue and fire aparatus. I extended the landing struts and scratchbuilt the watertank. The interior was made up of some parts out of my sparesbox, the seatbelts are made from lead foil with photoetched buckles. The foldable seats in the roof were made of wire and leadfoil. I gave the engine some plumbing with a few odd pieces of wire. I mainly used Humbrol for the interior and Tamiya gloss paints for the exterior. The decals were printed on my laser printer. The only reference I had was a few photos I got of the net.
Comments
Awesome!
Wow-this is an great conversion, I often thought about in 72 scale.
But you did it! And it looks just great! Nice details!
And I LOVE the light weathering, it looks very authentic on such a civil helo! Very nice work - keep it up!
S-70
Beautiful bird. The fire jacket puts it over the top. BTW did anybody see the L.A. County chopper that carried Michael Jackson's body? Intresting paint job. Gary
great built
Faan, congratulations - It is a pleasure to see the pictures of this model. Nice detailing and weathering.
Jott
Faan Venter's 1/35 LACFD S-70A Firehawk
Supurb build Faan. The detail is amazing to say the least. I like the equipment in the cabin.
Your paint and weathering skills are well represented on this model.
Fine job!
Very nice heli. I'm also a
Very nice heli.
I'm also a firefigther and I also build fire and rescue aparatus.
I have one kit to make that firehawk too.
Can I ask you how did you do that decals? They are great.
S-70 Firefighter....
Hi Faan, Thanks for sharing your S-70 with us and welcome to scalerotors. Having seen the model in the flesh I can vouch that Faan has made a great job of the conversion.
It's a pity the judges at our Nationals (IPMS South Africa) didn't feel the same, considering the amount of work that went into the model. I think us helo modellers need to put some sort of info with our modeld to enlighten judges and public alike as to what mods we have done to our kits. Here in SA we now have seperate classes for Helo models, so we don't have to battle agains fixed wing types. Colin
Great model
I also Work for a Fire Service and it's great to see Fire Rescue aircraft being built.
S-70A
This is very, very nice work!!!
Go and shoot some pictures
Go and shoot some pictures outside - you could say you took pictures of the real one. Great build!
Stefan
I join the others ! Really
I join the others ! Really nice, I love it !
I have seen another modell of an LACFD Firehawk somewhere on the web, some time ago, but there's no comparison to this beauty ;)
S70 Firehawk
Hi Edgar
I printed it on my color lazer printer on clear decal sheet.
Will e-mail the pdf file to you if you want it.
I made a mistake with the big 19 on the tail,I printed a black square with a clear 19 and put it over a white patch.
Never could get a nice finish on it.
best to go through the trouble and cut a stencil and spray it in white.
Greetings
Faan
S-70A Firehawk
Faan,
Wow! Fantastic work. As a retired firefighter/paramedic, currently a flight nurse, I can appreciate all of your attention to detail, and hard work. I have long been a fan of the LA County FD Air Ops Division, and their colorful paint scheme. I hope to someday build a 1/35 or 1/32 scale version of one of their Bell 412's. Being new to aircraft modeling, I think that I need to develop my skills a little before tackling such a project. I look forward to seeing more of your fine work. You are an inspiration!
Sincerely,
David
Firehawk
Ja wel gedaan, dis BAIE mooi gedoen. Ek behoort aan IPMS Nelspruit se club en wil net by jou hoor waar kry jou dai decal sheet waarop jy geprint het
English please? Ik versta
English please? Ik versta het wel een beetje ;-)
Firehawk
Sorry, Jonge man! Ik hebt daar eiffens gein verstand van!
He He, Yes I forgot man its such a nice model! From where are you?
Yes it is an excellent
Yes it is an excellent model! I'm from Leuven, Belgium in the Dutch speaking part.
S-70 Firehawk decals
HI
GO TO FIREBALL MODELWORKS, UNDER THEIR DECALS THEY HAVE A FREE, YES FREE, PDF DOWNLOAD OF 1/72, 1/48, AND 1/35TH SCALE L.A. COUNTY FIREHAWK DECALS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD. JUST DOWNLOAD, AND PRINT ON EITHER WHITE OR CLEAR DECAL FILM
S-70 FIREHAWK
OUTSTANDING MODEL!!! YOU DONT BY CHANCE HAVE PLANS ON HOW THE TANK WAS DONE? DO YOU? I WOULD LIKE TO ONE, BUT THE UH-60L FIREHAWK THAT WE USE IN THE CALIFORNIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.
JOHN
You have done a terrific job
You have done a terrific job with all the scratchbuilt parts unique to this Helicopter. Very impressive work.
Steve