Joel_W Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 (edited) Well, after finally finishing the almost 6 month build of the A-4E Scooter, it's time to start another build. I've long been a fan of the North American Rockwell AV-10 Bronco. Kitty Hawk has produced an excellent 1/32 scale series of OV-10 kits, so it was a no brainer for me to go with the A/C version. With it's massive greenhouse, I opted on Eduard's mask set, and their upgrade PE Interior. I also decided to go with AOA decals, as they're one of the best decals I've ever used, and the instruction sheet contains a wealth of detail information. I was planning on doing one of the several Marine O.D/Gray schemes till I started to take a close look at the Navy's Blue/Gray with white upper white wings, and decided on one of those schemes: the build naturally starts with the cockpit, and the 1st order of business is the duel seats. Each seat consists 12 individual pieces that fit together like a glove. The back cushion is nicely molded to look like a cushion, but the seat cushion is just as smooth as a baby's butt. So I decided to apply a light coat of Bondo Glazing putty, then sculpt in wrinkles and creases to make it slightly more visually interesting. The cushions were painted Green Drab FS 34102 which are called out on the instruction sheet, a real nice touch by Kitty Hawk. The sides rest of the seat was painted Dark Gray FS 36231, and the Red pack between the two seat plates flat Red. All colors are custom mixes using Tamiya Acrylics except the flat Red over Mig Ammo black primer. Kitty Hawk supplies you with a small PE fret that contains seatbelts and harness. I just hated the way that they looked just glued to the seats with no life to them at all. So I put the fret to the side and made my own out of two layers of masking tape. Buckles and latches are from left over PE Eduard sets. Then I painted them a base color, a shade darker then the seats. Believe it or not, this took nearly a full week to do. Talk about being a slow builder. Up next is detailing the seats, then weathering them especially the belts to bring some much needed life to both of them. Then it's on to the duel seat pit. Joel Edited September 8, 2017 by Joel_W Whitey, Shaka HI, Hubert Boillot and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Nice! Will follow along. Ill build my 3rd KHM OV-10 at some point soon. I think its a fun kit to build. Just make sure to lay the wing upside down too, as the glue points for the center wing section to the two outer panels is not super beefy, and it helps drying to keep the wing level, and not end up sagging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 Brian, thanks for that tip as well as adding positive camber to the main gear struts. Gee, I feel like I'm setting up my front suspension when I use to road race. I'm planning on epoxying a square piece of brass tubing through the main wing to add strength to both the joint and aid in keeping it level while drying. I'm also going to be taping it to a piece of glass so it has a perfectly flat surface to also aid in keeping it level. A 3rd Bronco!! Now that's something considering it doesn't have bi-wings and a lot of rigging. Joel Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Nice project. Harold from AMS has done a nice set of seats for this one, IIRC. Also, and again IIRC, be aware that the sets are "handed", with pack at the rear being on one side for the first seat, and the other side for.the second (what an unbelievably precise description ... gotta go back to my documentation as the memory seems to be fading ) Hubert marauderdriver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr b Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Lovely choice and great work thus far........... I will be following rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Im in!!!! Have fun and enjoy your build Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Those seats are looking good! Can't wait to see more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel460 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Great start Joel! Seats look good so far. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 JA Great start on the Bronco - seats are starting to look mighty good and nice way to tackle the seat belt issue. I'm working on the buckles for you Keep 'em coming Bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmusky Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I've one in the stash, so I'll follow your build to see how it goes. Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 Nice project. Harold from AMS has done a nice set of seats for this one, IIRC. Also, and again IIRC, be aware that the sets are "handed", with pack at the rear being on one side for the first seat, and the other side for.the second (what an unbelievably precise description ... gotta go back to my documentation as the memory seems to be fading ) Hubert Hubert, Thanks for checking out the Bronco build, it's much appreciated. Hope that you continue to do so throughout the rather long planned build. As for the seats, I did checkout what's available in AM as I was interested AOA decals, cockpit PE & IP replacements, and I did run across the AMS set of seats at Sprue Brothers, but they're been out of stock for quite some time. One of my modeling goals is to try and do the needed detailing with bits & pieces that I make myself. I much prefer to detail a kit cockpit that way then buy a resin replacement. That's just me, and everyone's mileage varies. As to the seat packs, it's another iffy detail. From what I've read, both the seats are the same. The color of pack seems to vary between Red and dark gray, and as for location of the back seat's pack, I've got pictures of it on both sides, which made very little sense to me. So I just left them on the same side figuring that's how the aircraft was delivered. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 Lovely choice and great work thus far........... I will be following rgds Mr. B, Thanks so much for checking out the start of my new build. Glad that you lie my efforts so far. Please stop by any time as it's always much appreciated. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 Im in!!!! Have fun and enjoy your build Joel Vandy, Glad to have you along for the ride. Harv has the popcorn concession rights, but his prices are very reasonable and LSP members get a discount. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 Those seats are looking good! Can't wait to see more... Bill, thanks for checking in & leaving a post, it's always much appreciated. I'm hoping to finish the seats this coming weekend with some weathering especially on the fabric straps to add some much needed life to them. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 Great start Joel! Seats look good so far. Dan Dan, thanks so much for the thumbs up. It's really greatly appreciate. So far so good with the seats, but the hard part of is making them look like they were lived in. Weathering is the key, and it's not exactly one of my strongest modeling points. Joel Daniel460 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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