SOC-3 Project
110711 SOC-3 (Hasegawa 1/72) in silver dope.
110711 SOC-3 (Hasegawa 1/72). Canopy masked with Bare Metal Foil.
110711 SOC-3 (Hasegawa 1/72) in silver dope.
110711 SOC-3 (Hasegawa 1/72). Canopy masked with Bare Metal Foil.
110711 SOC-3 Unmasking the canopy.
110711 SOC-3 Unmasking the canopy.
110711 SOC-3 Unmasking the canopy. Silver paint is cheap rattlecan silver.
110711 SOC-3 Unmasking the canopy.
110711 SOC-3. All rattlecan primary colors.
111207 SOC-3 adding wing walk non-skid. note attachment points drilled for rigging cables.
111207 SOC-3 adding wing walk non-skid. note attachment points drilled for rigging cables.
111207 SOC-3 adding wing walk non-skid. note attachment points drilled for rigging cables.
111207 SOC-3 Rigging wires and struts superglued to top wing.
111207 SOC-3 Rigging wires and struts superglued to top wing. Best I can tell, SOCs had four sets of double wires on each side.
111207 SOC-3 Rigging wires and struts superglued to top wing. Best I can tell, SOCs had four sets of double wires on each side.
111207 SOC-3 Rigging wires and struts superglued to top wing. Ready to install top wing assembly and pull rigging through lower wing.
111207 SOC-3 - Ready to install top wing assembly and pull rigging through lower wing.
111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.
111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing. Rigging was tensioned with one finger on the bottom while securing with CA.
111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.
111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.
111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.
111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.
111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.
111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed. Hard to see rigging.
131003 SOC-3 re-visited. Ready for markings.
131003 SOC-3 re-visited. Ready for markings.
131003 SOC-3 re-visited. Ready for markings.
131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings. Top wing roundels and stripes from spares box (not quite finished trimming!)
131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
131021 SOC-3 in flight.
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SOC-3, on landing gear, assigned to VO-4 aboard USS West Virginia (BB-48) ca. 1937.
From 1/72 Minicraft/Hasegawa kit Nr. 057, c1969 (1977 release)
This is a weekend project that took 2+ years!
