ghodges Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 Built this one for a co-worker who crewed P-3s in the Navy. Built OOTB; but I did have to make the bat tail art and paint the wing walks since the old kit decals were pretty well shot and I could find no aftermarket decals for VP-24. Now on to that 1/32 B-17E! GIL 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 Beautiful job Gil! I have one of these in the stash right now. (actually two; one is Japanese) Once I finish some of my other multi-engine aircraft, I'll have to try and build one of these. I hope your co-worker enjoys it. Way to go Gil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmertes Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 I'm with Mark. Very nicely done. I also have 1 in my stash with plans to mark it for VP-30. I spent a couple years with the squadron while they were at Patuxent River 67-70 as a still photographer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakimbrell Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 At least you got the rudder on right. 😁 Dak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlent Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 Hey Gil - Wanted to congratulate you on a great job with the P-3C Orion--well done, indeed! My brother was a photo mate assigned to VP-5, "Mad Foxes," out of JAX--very impressive unit. I have the Hasegawa kit in my stash with the decals for his squadron. Look forward to the build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonL Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 Another nice one, Gil! Well done paint-in-lieu-of-decals. My brother flew these with VP-19 (the Big Red). Kit decals for that colorful scheme are shot, so I may try one of their rare, lo-vis versions. He flew them with those markings for DESERT SHIELD 1990. The plane in the foreground appears to have the (then) new 3-tone gray camo. The one in back appears to have the older gray & white paint scheme, with a grayed-out tail-emblem. I've never found any other pix of these birds...have you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted October 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) What a coincidence.....I did that scheme when I built my 1/48 ID models vacuform P-3C...but I had to paint the bird on the tail, as there are no 1/48 P-3 decal sheets! GIL Edited October 17, 2021 by ghodges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonL Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 (edited) On 10/16/2021 at 10:34 PM, ghodges said: What a coincidence..... I remember that model. Super work! What's that model's wingspan? Edited October 19, 2021 by VonL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted October 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 About 2.5ft....just a bit bigger than a 1/48 B-17 or B-24. Gil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMF211 Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 WOW!!!! Both of those are stunning, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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