ziggyfoos Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) 14 schemes total - 11 O-2A (10 USAF grey and black, 1 VNAF grey) & 3 O-2B (USAF camo-ed). Included O-2B options in the hopes Roden will release an O-2B boxing or someone will produce a B conversion, or for those looking to scratchbuild or even those not particularly concerned with A vs B differences. Enough data/stencil markings are provided for at least two complete aircraft - potentially more if you go with the overall black options or O-2B since neither wore many stencils. Stencils are for the Vietnam period, no kit decals are needed. Also included is bonus "THE FAC" decals to replace the kit version (the black schemes in this release don't use it.) Estimated release in Feb. Price $19.50. www.AOAdecals.com Edited February 8, 2018 by ziggyfoos allthumbs, Shawn M, Brenhen and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Nice, very nice indeed Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzacher Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Looking good! ziggyfoos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyfoos Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 profiles posted gatorbait51 and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 profiles posted Wow, those look wonderful. Whrn finaces allow I'll definitely be picking a set of those up. ziggyfoos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Does 21469 have white upper wings? gatorbait51 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Nice profiles. Out2gtcha and ziggyfoos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 very very nice! ziggyfoos and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyfoos Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) Does 21469 have white upper wings? Yes. The other two camo-ed ones though do not. Those are also the three O-2B's on the sheet, which unfortunately can't be built OOB - hopefully a conversion or Roden boxing will be coming. In the meantime, I decided to include the O-2B's in case someone wants to take some liberty in accuracy by using the O-2A kit itself or attempt to scratchbuild the correct B parts. The markings for them were relatively small and easy to include in the sheet and also provided opportunity from some variation away from the FAC O-2A's. Edited December 27, 2017 by ziggyfoos Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Yes. The other two camo-ed ones though do not. Those are also the three O-2B's on the sheet, which unfortunately can't be built OOB - hopefully a conversion or Roden boxing will be coming. In the meantime, I decided to include the O-2B's in case someone wants to take some liberty in accuracy by using the O-2A kit itself or attempt to scratchbuild the correct B parts. The markings for them were relatively small and easy to include in the sheet and also provided opportunity from some variation away from the FAC O-2A's. Thanks! Out of curiosity, what all is involved in going from an O-2A to an O-2B? Is it more than the windows I assume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyfoos Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) Thanks! Out of curiosity, what all is involved in going from an O-2A to an O-2B? Is it more than the windows I assume? O-2Bs were basically the civil Skymaster with added leaflet dispenser in the bottom of the fuselage and the big visual difference from the O-2A is the large loudspeaker mounted in the right rear baggage opening. O-2B also had 4 place seating (which is in the kit even though the O-2A didn't have four!), different cockpit/instrument panel. O-2B didn't have weapons so also no pylons (and gunsight). And like you mentioned, there were no windows in the roof or door. O-2B could also have the prop spinners mounted (but were sometimes removed, as seen in 2/3 of the O-2B options provided). Edited December 27, 2017 by ziggyfoos gatorbait51, Out2gtcha, Kagemusha and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 O-2Bs were basically the civil Skymaster with added leaflet dispenser in the bottom of the fuselage and the big visual difference from the O-2A is the large loudspeaker mounted in the right rear baggage opening. O-2B also had 4 place seating (which is in the kit even though the O-2A didn't have four!), different cockpit/instrument panel. O-2B didn't have weapons so also no pylons (and gunsight). And like you mentioned, there were no windows in the roof or door. O-2B could also have the prop spinners mounted (but were sometimes removed, as seen in 2/3 of the O-2B options provided). Thanks! That actually not only doesn't sound impossible, but it sounds like it might be really doable. Especially considering the Roden "A" model interior sounds like it's already closer to a B model interior than an A anyway. gatorbait51 and Shawn M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 can we pre order these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyfoos Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 can we pre order these? No, I don't really like pre-orders; I don't want to take money with no product on hand to immediately ship, and pre-orders also adds extra "work" for me to keep track and backfill orders once the sheets do come in. Out2gtcha and Shawn M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 No, I don't really like pre-orders; I don't want to take money with no product on hand to immediately ship, and pre-orders also adds extra "work" for me to keep track and backfill orders once the sheets do come in. Fully understand that. Pre-orders occasionally dont work out the best for the payer either. Seems sometimes more work on both sides that it may be worth. Looking forward to these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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