hsr Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) My first post to the Display Case. This is my 1/72 Lockheed OP-2E variant of the venerable Neptune. I built this using the Blackbird conversion of the Hasegawa kit with some help from and old C Scale white metal conversion. I also used the Pavla and Eduard interiors and the Caracal P2V Neptune Part 2 decal set. The OP-2E was a Neptune variant that was primarily used to drop "Adsid" sensors (Air Delivered Seismic Detection), along the Ho Chi Minh trail. There were 12 of these built for the Navy's Observation Squadron Sixty-Seven (VO-67), and 3 were lost. More information can be found at http://www.vo-67.org/vo67_opening.html. I did a WIP on another forum and you can see it here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235069602-lockheed-172-op-2e/ so I won't go into details here. Other then to say that on the whole the Blackbird conversion fit and worked well with the only trouble areas being the main canopy and the tail. Also the Pavla and Eduard interiors are for a P2V-7 and the OP-2E is a P2V-5 so they are not really correct for the OP-2E. On the whole I am happy with the way it came out except for my usual nemesis of dust infiltration into the interior. https://village.photos/images/user/5c8ff1ff-d0c3-4fd0-a045-cdf47918f08c/28efcccc-538b-4f57-8a2c-0dd033d03f44.JPG https://village.photos/images/user/5c8ff1ff-d0c3-4fd0-a045-cdf47918f08c/5c140e84-d866-47d5-8c32-6da95fb0a234.JPG https://village.photos/images/user/5c8ff1ff-d0c3-4fd0-a045-cdf47918f08c/08d6074b-77ee-43e8-93af-0f0c9291bd79.JPG https://village.photos/images/user/5c8ff1ff-d0c3-4fd0-a045-cdf47918f08c/eb41d625-fd06-4577-aa52-8bfd50bf006a.JPG https://village.photos/images/user/5c8ff1ff-d0c3-4fd0-a045-cdf47918f08c/81b5cd73-7fc1-40a6-b9ef-7214289c519d.JPG https://village.photos/images/user/5c8ff1ff-d0c3-4fd0-a045-cdf47918f08c/resized_2d5a3b85-9a3a-44c2-aae4-ce24aa39a51f.JPG https://village.photos/images/user/5c8ff1ff-d0c3-4fd0-a045-cdf47918f08c/45196b3a-0981-4123-b2a2-f80f9a2f6b49.JPG I want to thank @Hajo L.for his help and encouragement. Enjo Edited January 26, 2021 by hsr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hsr Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Hmm. Not sure why the pictures don't expand. Any suggestions? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary F Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 They come up fine for me. Don’t see that bird (or the AP-2) show up very often. Nice job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hsr Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, Gary F said: They come up fine for me. They came up when I added them but now they don't. Computers! Thanks Howard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Looking great! I just try something...: village.photos/images/user/5c8ff1ff-d0c3-4fd0-a045-cdf47918f08c/28efcccc-538b-4f57-8a2c-0dd033d03f44.JPG HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 No luck.... HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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