TF51GREGWISE Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I am working on new undercarriage legs at the moment. :D B) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neil Posted April 15, 2006 Author Share Posted April 15, 2006 Still working on the undercarriage legs at the moment, but managed to make a few more bits. There are no underwing stores in the Testors kit, but I needed some drop tanks and thanks to Dimosthenis I received some drop tanks from the Monogram A37 Dragonfly in the post . I assembled one of the tanks and removed all of the surface detail and added my own from plastic strip, Tamiya tape and filler points made with a punch and die set and plasticard, with a little bit of re-scribing too. Also chopped the tail off so that it could be moulded easier in two main pieces. The modified kit parts are on the left in the pic, in the centre are a pair of resin tanks straight out of the mould and the six fins needed cast as one block, and on the right a pair of assembled tanks temorarily fitted to the resin underwing pylons. This thing is going to end up as more resin than plastic........ B) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rafael Winter Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 wow, a great job, as always. thanks for sharing your scratchbuild job with us... Rafael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bugfan Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 HURRY UP MAN!!! I cant wait. . Great job as usual Neil, and thanks for the update. I want a set of the new stuff!!!!! Jack aka BUGFAN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vandy 1 vx4 Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 looking good Neil Put me on the list for the gear and the tanks. Vandy 1 vx4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainErik Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Most impressed, such clean work, almost inhuman :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Heyjoe Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 (edited) If you haven't heard USMC is considering rounding up OV-10s and reintroducing them to Iraq for Convoy overwatch: The Marine Corps is looking at returning OV-10 Bronco aircraft to duty for use in Iraq. The OV-10 was retired from US service in 1994, but many still operate in California as fire fighting assets. If returned to service, they would be used to augment surveillance of roads in Iraq. Service officials have approached an association of retired OV-10 pilots to help identify aircraft and pilots that could be used in Iraq while the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) is examining the cost of reintroducing the Bronco to service and developing a concept of operations. Marsh Aviation currently manages the inventory of the government-owned OV-10s on loan and would likely remanufacture 10 or 12 of the aircraft suitable for USMC needs. Edited April 16, 2006 by Heyjoe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neil Posted April 16, 2006 Author Share Posted April 16, 2006 Thanks people..... :lol: Once I get the undercarriage masters done, I will cast a few in resin just to see how they turn out. Though to be honest they really need making in white-metal (or brass ?) for maximum strength, never done any metal casting myself though. Will have to find somewhere to get them done I think. Resin undercarriage would be a little fragile methinks. :lol: HURRY UP MAN!!! I cant wait. Jack aka BUGFAN Jack................ :D :lol: B) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Good point Neil :lol: If you go to MicroMark.com, you might be able to find a metal casting kit (for experimentation) Just my 2cents Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Impatient Pete Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Great work Neil. It begs asking, which of these goodies, if any, are you going to be offering in your line? My Bronco is going to end up costing me a LOT of money. Keep it up, Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neil Posted April 18, 2006 Author Share Posted April 18, 2006 It begs asking, which of these goodies, if any, are you going to be offering in your line?Pete Quite probably all of them at some point Pete, to be honest ! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Impatient Pete Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 OOohhhhhhh... This is one of my must do projects now. Thanks Neil! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G_Marcat_Italy Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Here is Graziano from Italy. I have plans to build a Bronco NOGS in 1/48. For this reason, I have already purchased the Testors kit, the update set by Neil/Paragon (for the OV-10A) and, additionally, I have acquired also the specific NOGS detail set by MISSING LINK. Missing Link offer in resin the belly turret + fairing and the nose + some details. For this reason, considering that I wish a NOGS not a regular OV-10D I have acquired the OV-10A set by Neil/Paragon, hoping of do not have made a big error. An additional idea may be of to open the rear door to show the interior of the "trunk" but the problem is: where to find photographs of the interior "trunk" of the NOGS? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hans Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Here is Graziano from Italy.I have plans to build a Bronco NOGS in 1/48. For this reason, I have already purchased the Testors kit, the update set by Neil/Paragon (for the OV-10A) and, additionally, I have acquired also the specific NOGS detail set by MISSING LINK. Missing Link offer in resin the belly turret + fairing and the nose + some details. For this reason, considering that I wish a NOGS not a regular OV-10D I have acquired the OV-10A set by Neil/Paragon, hoping of do not have made a big error. An additional idea may be of to open the rear door to show the interior of the "trunk" but the problem is: where to find photographs of the interior "trunk" of the NOGS? Maybe this will help sir... :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Did anyone address the issue between the kit cowling with the single intake and the actual Broncos' cowling with the double-intakes, or were two different engines with different intake configurations used bewteen the varients? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
modelsntoys Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Wow. This is really way out of my league.....why doesn't someone make a half-way decent kit of this aircraft that us fumble fingered modelers can build? Beautiful work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dimosthenis Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Neil, Fantastic progress thread! That Bronco's going to really stand out! Just as the Jaguar did! Happy to have been of assistance. Don't hesitate to ask if you need anything else! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timmy! Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Did anyone address the issue between the kit cowling with the single intake and the actual Broncos' cowling with the double-intakes, or were two different engines with different intake configurations used bewteen the varients? The single intake was a prototype configuration. No production version thatI am aware of had a single intake. Certainly not the NOGS variate that built from a production A model. HTH Timmy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neil Posted May 9, 2006 Author Share Posted May 9, 2006 Did anyone address the issue between the kit cowling with the single intake and the actual Broncos' cowling with the double-intakes, or were two different engines with different intake configurations used bewteen the varients? Yes, the second intake is a resin section included in the conversion which sits above the existing engine, ahead of the wing leading edge. Pic below. B) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MAG One Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Neil, Excellent work as always. I noticed on a previous post that you said some of the pats were fresh from the mold. I am curious how soon you will be ready to share all these fantastic new parts with the rest of us Bronco fans? I am in no great hurry I just want to be sure that I take out a new mortgage in time to buy all the new parts. Just kidding! Gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Yes, the second intake is a resin section included in the conversion which sits above the existing engine, ahead of the wing leading edge. Yeah, I had noticed that just after I'd posted. Don't know what I'd gotten into and eaten that day, but I was pretty squirrely that night, and probably should have stayed away from the computer. lol I was actually more curious if the single-intake ever appeared on the real aircraft, or if Testors had just completely botched it from stem-to-stern. Timmy answered that question. Love your work, Neil, I can pretty much expect the instructions in your resin OV-10 kit to read: "Buy Testors' 1/48 kit for scrap plastic/humor's-sake, look at it, laugh/choke as appropriate, toss in waste basket, and while you're building the Paragon resin kit, remember how bad you could have had it!" I say just make your own resin booms and fuselage, as well, and sell it as a complete kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neil Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 Neil,I am curious how soon you will be ready to share all these fantastic new parts with the rest of us Bronco fans? Gary Gary, once the undercarriage legs are finished and in production. :huh: Thanks for the comments again, all. :) :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TF51GREGWISE Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 (edited) Neil I upgraded my account at image station you should now be able to view the photos in much greater detail please let me know if its any better than before. http://www.imagestation.com/mypictures/?view=all Greg. Edited June 4, 2006 by TF51GREGWISE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mhsuzuki Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Hi Neil! How is the project going? I still want some of those wheel wells! B) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank Steffens Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Gary, once the undercarriage legs are finished and in production. Thanks for the comments again, all. :) Wow! This is fantastic! If you do this one in 1/72 also, I'll name my next kid Neil! Seriously, this is beautiful work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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