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Italeri S3A with Phase Hangar resin conversion, Metallic Details and Black Dog Sets 1/48


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Greetings to all,

 

Taking a break from QF-4B while the International Orange paint is being sorted out. My next project will be the AMT S3 A/B. I plan to use MD engines and the BD weapon and gear bays as the kit's offering is very basic. The nose I am not sure because there are many parts and there is no instruction. The scheme will be low visibility. Dai 

 

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  • dai phan changed the title to AMT S3 A/B Viking with Metallic Details and Black Dog Sets 1/48

Dai, PLEASE keep us up  to date as you build your S-3.  I have the same kit in my stash, and would love to actually build it some day.  I've always loved this goofy looking airplane with the utterly HUGE tail!  I saw an S-3 doing touch and goes (actually I just assume that's what they were doing, as I kept seeing what appeared to be the same S-3 flying overhead in what looked like practice approaches) at North Island in San Diego many years ago.  I love the sound those engines make as they spool up...and this airplane had the well deserved nickname of 'Hoover'!   ☺️

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Greetings to all,

 

The first thing is to see how the Black Dog parts fit with the kit. The cockpit and seats are detailed but suffer from flash and prone to break apart when trying to clean up. Will look into possible other cockpit sets. The dry fitting is not too bad but some putty work and shimmings are in order. The weapon bay is 10 mm short so you see the plastic sheet shimming. Dai 

 

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7 hours ago, Curt B said:

Dai, PLEASE keep[ us up  to date as you build your S-3.  I have the same kit inn my stash, and would love to actually build it some day.  I've always loved this goofy looking airplane with the utterly HUGE tail!  I saw an S-3 doing touch and goes (actually I just assume that's what they were doing, as I kept seeing what appeared to be the same S-3 flying overhead in what looked like practice approaches) at North Island in San Diego many years ago.  I love the sound those engines make as they spool up...and this airplane had the well deserved nickname of 'Hoover'!   ☺️

Did you actually say “goofy”?

 

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Hi all,

 

I am going to use the kit's cockpit/seats and Eduard PE set. Although the casting of the instrument panels on the Black Dog is nice I do not think my hand painting can match the details on the PE set. Also the BD seats have so many broken, missing parts that I will go for the kit's /PE as well. On the BD site, the weapon bay appears to be the right length but in my sample and others have reported, it is short. Just make sure the horizontal bulkhead lines up with the notch on the fuselage and fill in the gaps. Will post some photos of the cockpit tonight. Dai 

 

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The Eduard PE set for the cockpit is totally wrong, all those panels should be black not gray, if that's something you care about.

Steve

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17 hours ago, A-10 LOADER said:

The Eduard PE set for the cockpit is totally wrong, all those panels should be black not gray.

Steve

True to that. I will have to order another cockpit set that does not have the seats all butchered up. Interestingly there are five seats and all with broken parts. Dai

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Hello all,

 

My experience with BD set is the small single compartment parts tend to fit well like you see in the picture below. But large piece with multiple compartments do not fit well and requires lots of sanding and filing. Dai 

 

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10 hours ago, Curt B said:

I didn't say it.  I wrote it, though.

 

10 hours ago, Curt B said:

I didn't say it.  I wrote it, though.

Just the thought that the S-3 Viking is (I can't believe I am writing this)....a goofy looking aircraft is so against the rules of humanity.

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22 hours ago, dai phan said:

True to that. I will have to order another cockpit set that does not have the seats all butchered up. Interestingly there are five seats and all with broken parts. Dai

For my S-3B I used a Black Box cockpit and, for my ES-3A I used the Wolfpack cockpit set, which I had to modify since the instrument panel is different. The seats in both these sets were fine.

Steve

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2 hours ago, A-10 LOADER said:

For my S-3B I used a Black Box cockpit and, for my ES-3A I used the Wolfpack cockpit set, which I had to modify since the instrument panel is different. The seats in both these sets were fine.

Steve

I have looked into Wolfpack and cannot find it any more. On my first purchase, there were 5 seats all butchered up. I have asked the seller to check the seats before shipping out. Dai 

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4 hours ago, Collin said:

 

Just the thought that the S-3 Viking is (I can't believe I am writing this)....a goofy looking aircraft is so against the rules of humanity.

Yes and massively violates the basic modeler's human right on ARC. You may be banned forever so I would write a letter of apology and gather signatures petition here to keep you a member so you can follow my build. Dai 

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On 6/6/2023 at 9:56 AM, A-10 LOADER said:

The Eduard PE set for the cockpit is totally wrong, all those panels should be black not gray, if that's something you care about.

Steve

I wish Eduard would do a better research. Dai 

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1 hour ago, Specter1075 said:

Have you said what markings you'll use? Or did I miss it? 

Likely low visibility as my recently completed F4B was in high vis. Dai 

 

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OK gang,

 

Added some stretched sprues /plastic strips to make the parts to fit as best as possible.  This is all dry fitting. Once glued will clean up the seams. The engine is nice but some clean ups are needed. Dai 

 

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Hi all,

 

The Metallic Detail engine set is a must as you get much better detailed blades and you do not have to deal with the seams. MD gives you a set of blades but I think just one is enough. There are no locating pins but you use the panel lines to line things up. Dai 

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Looking good so far!  I'd recommend the SAC metal landing gear, esp with all the weight being added.  The kit landing gear is spindly and might not hold up long-term (I build an ESA-3A Shadow years ago and used the SAC gear without any problems). 

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58 minutes ago, MattN said:

Looking good so far!  I'd recommend the SAC metal landing gear, esp with all the weight being added.  The kit landing gear is spindly and might not hold up long-term (I build an ESA-3A Shadow years ago and used the SAC gear without any problems). 

My experience with SAC is poor at best. They are poor copies of the originals and metal is so soft they squatted upon the weight. I ordered their gear for my Tamiya F4 and promptly went into trash. May be yours sample is good quality? Dai 

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