USCG "Seawolf" - If Airwolf joined the Coast Guard

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April 25, 2019
What-If: Airwolf joins the USCG HITRON squadron. Hey, the Bell 222 and MH-68 do look pretty similar.
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May 8, 2020
Trying to make this….
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May 8, 2020
……look like this!
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January 9, 2020
Main pieces of the cockpit/interior. So much for Dom’s workstation in the back...
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January 9, 2020
Instrument panel. Wrong shape, wrong gauges and dials, doesn’t fit properly...
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January 9, 2020
Pilot and copilot figures. Pretty good from the front...
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April 25, 2019
...but not so great from the side...
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January 9, 2020
This one isn’t much better.
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January 9, 2020
Masked in preparation to paint the opaque yet metallic and glassy visor.
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January 9, 2020
More masking.
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January 9, 2020
Minor touch up still needed, but the visor actually came out pretty well.
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January 9, 2020
Another view.
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May 7, 2020
No gaps, but the left and right sides of the fuselage don't match up very well.
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May 7, 2020
Additional view of the poor fit. The top is the worst. At least other mismatched sections will be covered by other parts (missile launcher on the belly, nose cover, etc.)
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May 7, 2020
Looks like the main rotor will sit a bit tilted as well.
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August 22, 2021
Finally primed and sanded for painting!
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August 22, 2021
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August 22, 2021
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August 22, 2021
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August 22, 2021
Slight change in plans - feet first, then painting.
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August 22, 2021
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August 30, 2021
White first. So far, so good.
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August 30, 2021
Now for the red. Masking fail…sigh…
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August 30, 2021
Looks like we’ll be respraying the white on both sides.
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September 4, 2021
Taking masking a bit more seriously this time.
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September 4, 2021
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September 5, 2021
Some touch up still needed but this round went way better…
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September 5, 2021
…except for me knocking off the tail rotor. Sigh. At least it’ll be easier to remove the Micro-Mask now…
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September 11, 2021
Belly finally painted black after another marathon masking session. More touching up needed but overall it worked pretty well. Finally feels like I’m making some real progress!
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September 11, 2021
Need to clean up in front of and inside the air intakes on both sides.
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September 11, 2021
Overall, looks pretty goodaside from the air intakes.
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September 11, 2021
The micro-mask spread farther than intended.
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September 11, 2021
Fun discovery - the doors and floor windows don’t line up the same way on both sides.

Comments

8 25 April 2019, 03:09

Torsten
Nice idea 👍

12 September 2021, 07:22

Treehugger
Quick question, is it possible to build a Bell-222 heli from the parts? There would have to be clear parts for the side windows for a regular Bell-222.

I used to have the Aoshima kit (same moulds), but I was 15 y.o at the time, a looong time ago, so I don't remember what the sprues looked like.

12 September 2021, 09:00

Maverick212
I think so, but I'm not sure about the wheel housings, since the Airwolf engine parts make the body wider. Double check the instructions posted for the kit - it shows the sprues. The kit does come with all the side windows for a regular Bell 222 as well as the regular passenger cabin in the back.

12 September 2021, 18:06

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WHAT IF: Airwolf assigned to the USCG's HITRON unit

USCG HITRON “Seawolf”

33 images

1:48

Completed

1:48 AIRWOLF HELICOPTER (Kitech 08M-3315)

1:48 U.S. Coast Guard Choppers Pt 1 (Model Alliance MA-48150)

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