amanvabo Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) Thank you so much for your verification, Vandy1 VX4. Now, I found the difference of the nose. The longer nose is of OV-10C Bronco (Royal Thai Air Force). The beautiful OV-10A Bronco flown in Vietnam has a short, sharp-curved nose. Therefore, the test shot model has nothing wrong with the nose. It is actually the " C " (later) version nose. Take care. Edited May 10, 2015 by amanvabo Vandy 1 VX 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) Amanvabo Are you Talking about the Thin long nose as it is narrow in cross section. Comes with the Small FLIR pod under it. like these http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/6950/ov10evbroncoha5.jpg http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u132/XR-900Geopelia/03_FAV_OV-10_SLEP4_JNCjavierncroes.jpg I like to see this nose done to Cheers Edited May 10, 2015 by Vandy 1 VX 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amanvabo Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) OV-10A Bronco (short, deep-curved nose) flown in Vietnam http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/OV-10A_Bronco_VMO-2_at_Da_Nang_c1970.jpeg (click for bigger photo) http://www.ov-10bronco.net/Pix/USMC/usmc_ov10a_parked_burin_155484-1.jpg http://www.ov-10bronco.net/Pix/USMC/usmc_ov10a_revetment_burin_155427-2.jpg You see the nose is really short. That is the characteristic figure of this beautiful aircraft. Some of the restored OV-10A shows the misshaped nose. Cheers. Edited May 10, 2015 by amanvabo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 Hi Glen, Please help me verify what I have found on the review in LSP... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/OV-10A_MissANG_1980.JPEG http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/ov-10-bronco-was-the-right-weapon-for-vietnam/ The fully assembled test shot model of KittyHawk 1/32 OV-10A Bronco http://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/article.php?aid=2341 shows that the nose is a little longer than the real one. The real upper wings of the OV-10A do not have any spoiler (or whatever) standing up like the OV-10D. Could be the weird setting I shot the pics with that might make the test shot nose seem longer than it is...........I compared to some scaled drawings I had, and at the time, the nose seemed pretty on. As to the spoilers, ALL OV-10s had these as you will never see them when in level flight, or when parked on the tarmac when the cpntol surfaces are in the neutral position, as they only come out with the aileron the is in the up position. Vandy 1 VX 4 and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 You can clearly see the spoilers sticking up on this crashed German OV-10A Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amanvabo Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) hmmmm... Perhaps that's the angle of the photo shooting. Looking at photo #6 of the LSP review, the shape of the nose is quite questionable. I got it now. Since all actual wartime photos did not show these spoilers deploying, I did not know that they're there. I only see some rectangular slots on the top of the wings (even on model kits); therefore I assume those are air vents !!! I am wrong, then... Edited May 10, 2015 by amanvabo Vandy 1 VX 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) I got it now. Since all actual wartime photos did not show these spoilers deploying, I did not know that they're there. I only see some rectangular slots on the top of the wings (even on model kits); therefore I assume those are air vents !!! I am wrong, then... You are not the only one and you wont be the last. I also was wrong at one time to. But we don't Talk about it Also New Box art on her http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=56251 Cheers Danny Edited May 10, 2015 by Vandy 1 VX 4 KAGNEW and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Howie Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I think it's the perfect example of why you should never use a wide angle lens for shooting a model photo. Anything wider than 50mm full frame equivalent distorts the frame edges etc changing shapes and in this case stretching the nose. Most macro lenses are 85mm to 180mm to protect shapes and avoid distortion for this very reason. The other benefit is it gives a more human field of view to the final shots. Great looking Bronco build and be in the line for this one! Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) You can see in some of Brian's build thread photos the nose is as it should be, as post #48 http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=54719&page=4 and you can see the spoilers on this USAFE aircraft... Edited May 11, 2015 by Kagemusha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amanvabo Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 OH... My goodness... This photo is the first one I can see the spoiler deployed when the aircraft was on the ground. No matter what, KittyHawk 1/32 OV-10A Bronco is a must for my collection of the Vietnam War aircraft. I need to buy at least 2. One will be in USAF grey and the other in US Marines forest green. KittyHawk is trustful on detail and accuracy. Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 OH... My goodness... This photo is the first one I can see the spoiler deployed when the aircraft was on the ground. And another two Out2gtcha and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Yes, Im not sure overall what happened with the funkiness on my RFI pics, as I didnt change any settings from when I was taking the WIP photos. I think it did not help that the curvature of the back drop helped promote the "fish eye" look, and the semi-distorted nature of the pics. Im not the camera expert, but I seriously doubt if Glen and company got the dimensions off of the shot nose itself, as this is by far and away the most important feature of the OV-10A. As Danny pointed out, the WIP/in progress shots of the OV-10A seem to give a more accurate portrait of what the kit really looks like. Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amanvabo Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Dang... This photo is beautiful. It recalls all my memories from Vietnam. However, it seems that this aircraft was parked in an Air Show in England, neither in Vietnam nor Thailand during the Vietnam War 1960-1970. Strangely enough, only the spoilers on its right wing were deployed. Thank you so much for these 2 photos, Kagemusha... Harold and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Strangely enough, only the spoilers on its right wing were deployed. As it should be with right aileron. Only the spoilers on the side with the raised aileron will have the spoilers deployed. Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amanvabo Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I see... Are these spoilers controlled manually by the pilot? They won't deploy during flight, right? The ailerons and flaps are always working when the aircraft was in flight. I don't see them deployed in the air, unless the aircraft was landed or on the ground. Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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