lifeline Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Hi all, I'm in the middle of building 1/72 S-3B Vikings using Hasegawa S-3A kit.. I'm going to use Twobobs S-3B Santa Tracker decal and there's no pictures/information of the particulars airframe (160214 /NK 700) regarding it's sonobouy holes. The Twobobs sheet shows it's still have all of the original holes But Instruction sheet from Hasegawa S-3B kits I found online here; https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10034540/70/1 shows almost all of the holes should be filled.. So which one is correct? Cheers, Mario Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 It could be that the sonobouy holes were covered over in the later years of service when the Hoover was used more for tanker duties. Perhaps both the subject of the instruction sheet of the kit ("Navy One") and the "Santa Tracker" were Vikings in later years? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 VS-35 (Tail 700) already had the ASW demod done. Cover the holes, no MAD boom. Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lifeline Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 Wow, Thanks for the info guys... Cheers, Mario Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) Mario, Just a quick note, not all of the tubes were removed, there was still 16 tubes left on the belly after the demod, see pic below; Also, for everyone info here is the list of which S-3's got the ASW demod, taken from the technical directive (AFC-284) that covered the demod; MODEL BUNO NUMBERS LOCKHEED SERIAL NUMBER S-3B 158861 3009 S-3B 158863 THRU 158867 3011 THRU 3015 S-3B 158870 THRU 158873 3018 THRU 3021 S-3B 159387 THRU 159390 3023 THRU 3026 S-3B 159392 3028 S-3B 159399 3035 S-3B 159402 3038 S-3B 159407 3043 S-3B 159409 3045 S-3B 159413 3049 S-3B 159416 3052 S-3B 159729 3058 S-3B 159731, 159732 3060, 3061 S-3B 159741 3070 S-3B 159743 THRU 159747 3072 THRU 3076 S-3B 159750, 159751 3079, 3080 S-3B 159753 3082 S-3B 159755, 159756 3084, 3085 S-3B 159758 3087 S-3B 159760 THRU 159766 3089 THRU 3095 S-3B 159768 THRU 159771 3097 THRU 3100 S-3B 160121 THRU 160136 3103 THRU 3118 S-3B 160138 THRU 160145 3120 THRU 3127 S-3B 160147 THRU 160149 3129 THRU 3131 S-3B 160151 THRU 160153 3133 THRU 3135 S-3B 160155 THRU 160163 3137 THRU 3145 S-3B 160567 3147 S-3B 160569 3149 S-3B 160571 THRU 160573 3151 THRU 3153 S-3B 160575 THRU 160578 3155 THRU 3158 S-3B 160580 THRU 160584 3160 THRU 3164 S-3B 160588, 160589 3168, 3169 S-3B 160592 3172 S-3B 160596 3176 S-3B 160599 3179 S-3B 160600 THRU 160607 3180 THRU 3187 Edited February 8, 2019 by GW8345 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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