Hello, i have finished that project about month ago, but i couldn't show it anywhere. Now i can so please have a look. It took me about 4 months to finish it and that was the longest project so far in my carrier. Plenty of things that i could do it differently but overall i'm happy with the result.

Nice job

I've been planning to do a Blackhawk dio as well though I've never brrn past the planning stage.

Please post more detail shots of the chopper and the dude repelling.

Again, good job!

Jim

Very nice!

That's a nice diorama. I like the composition, it's a slightly different twist on a diorama that's been done. Nice.
Are there things you could do differently - sure, but isn't that true with ever project.

nicely done.

Great work mate!
Is UH60a Academy kit? What did you use for supports (they still look a bit thick, I'm searching for some thinner solution).

Andrzej

I guess they must be so thick to hold the helicopter on it's place.

Superb work! I really like the composition and the scene. Isn't this Black Hawk the DAP kit + some interior parts for the transport version?

Lars

i think this is the best incorporation of a helicopter in a diorama that iv seen! awesome!! looks a lot like Somalia, 1993

Great dio, superb

Hello, UH-60a it's a Italieri kit ( i think it's a repack from academy). Basicly it was OOB build with some very few my own improvements (safety belts in a passnger cabin, radio antenna on a side of a hull is missing in a kit. I also added some "cables" on a main rotor). Pilots and soldiers are from Trumpeter kit (modern helicopter crew or something like that). I know that support lines are to thick, but that was reasonably compromise to hold this beast in one place.
Recently i came with another idea (but i'm not planning to build it) how to show this helicopter hovering, use Humvee model as a base and transport lines as a support. I think that this will look much better, specially if anyone can add some realistic dust.

Nice work!

As Scott says above: good composition.

Rudi

Beautifully done, what did you use for the fast rope?


By the way, the "Joes" would be screaming by the time they reached the ground

No Gloves, OUCH!

Very nice dio -- great idea and good composition. Thanks for sharing!

Cheers,
Ian

My compliments Adam,you should be very happy with the result there. The ropes have already been mentioned but to get such a subject supended up there is a brave effort indeed,brave because who dares with trial & error with techniques on such a well made chopper? Can you tell me the surface area dimensions of the chopper because I like it a lot but wonder how much space it would take up.

The Academy 1/35 UH-60 is about 18" long with a rotor diameter of about 18". Its a pretty big model.

Sorry, I can't see the pics (damn Gov network). Sounds good though.

Thank you for nice comments, i won 3rd place on a on-line competition (voters choice) with this beast.
Yes the missing gloves, i have noticed that bit too late ( i have concentrated too much on base details), they where my first full time figures (no excuses).
dimensions of Blackhawk are:
length: 48cm
wide 20cm
main rotor is also 48cm.
Kit itself is not the best, a lot putty to apply, cabin it's not fitting the hull (too small, about cuple of milimeters). Few details missing, shame for a such a big scale (1:35), they could done better.
If i could have more space in my flat i would probably do it another one again.

Is it this one? From a recent show report from Hungary.







I agree they could have done better on the model. With some work though, it can come out great. I have done 4 of them; a standard US Army UH-60L, a US Army 160th SOAR MH-60L DAP, a USAF HH-60G, and a USCG MH-60J Jayhawk major conversion. Using some TLC and Cobra Company resin upgrade sets, you can make them turn out great. I have a few more ideas for other H-60 We'll see what the future holds.

Great work there, and awesome composition! I did one like that with a UH-1C dropping a jungle penatrator to rescue a downed OH-6 crew...all the trees hid the coat hanger rod that I used to support the UH-1.

I would suggest using some acrylic rod going into a rear backdrop, either made of some solid material or acrylic sheet. This way you can model the ropes to scale, as they are a bit discracting being that thick.

You could also experiment with mounting a acrylic clear plate 1/2 way (or toward the tail) of the chopper, cutting the helocopter in two and assembling it around the clear plate...you then hide the edges of the plate with diorama elements, and mount the whole thing in a clear display case. The clear case hides the glossy reflectiveness of the internal support plate that your chopper is on, and also protects your diorama. The internal plate has to go all the way to the edges of the case. A guy used this technique at the USA nationals many years ago to suspend a Bf109 that rammed a B-17. The planes and shredding parts comming off the planes were all supported by a series of clear plates, but because it was in a case of its own you couldnt tell so everything looked like it was suspended in mid air!

You can also use the clear plates in series to replicate weather...rain or fog...by having sucessive plates scribed or fogged with dullcoat and elements of the diorama layered between them.

anyway, just some ideas to mull over!
Andy

I agree, thats the best way to do it. I did the same with a UH-1H MedEvac lowering a medic on a jungle penetrator.

The clear disks sound like a good idea too. I have used clear rods for aircraft coming out the exhausts as well.

In 1/35 scale, a fastrope is only about the size of a dress shoe shoelace, about 2-3mm in diameter. Which is a great item to use for the fastrope as well; in either sage green or black.

Ha it looks that someone had a same idea about this chopper. I have never seen this picture before.
If i had enough patience and space in my house i would definetaly do it again, this time with a humvee as a base and a transport lines as support.

If you plan on making a Hawk sling a HMMWV, the good news is that they use chains for the slings. So if you solder the liks together then I think it would be strong enough to support the weight. Im sure if you ask some one would have some good pics of a current sling set.

Dan