SOC-3 Project
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September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 (Hasegawa 1/72) in silver dope.2
September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 (Hasegawa 1/72). Canopy masked with Bare Metal Foil.3
September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 (Hasegawa 1/72) in silver dope.4
September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 (Hasegawa 1/72). Canopy masked with Bare Metal Foil.5
September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 Unmasking the canopy.6
September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 Unmasking the canopy.7
September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 Unmasking the canopy. Silver paint is cheap rattlecan silver.8
September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 Unmasking the canopy.9
September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3. All rattlecan primary colors.10
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 adding wing walk non-skid. note attachment points drilled for rigging cables.11
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 adding wing walk non-skid. note attachment points drilled for rigging cables.12
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 adding wing walk non-skid. note attachment points drilled for rigging cables.13
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Rigging wires and struts superglued to top wing.14
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Rigging wires and struts superglued to top wing. Best I can tell, SOCs had four sets of double wires on each side.15
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Rigging wires and struts superglued to top wing. Best I can tell, SOCs had four sets of double wires on each side.16
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Rigging wires and struts superglued to top wing. Ready to install top wing assembly and pull rigging through lower wing.17
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 - Ready to install top wing assembly and pull rigging through lower wing.18
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.19
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing. Rigging was tensioned with one finger on the bottom while securing with CA.20
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.21
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.22
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.23
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.24
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.25
September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed. Hard to see rigging.26
September 14, 2022131003 SOC-3 re-visited. Ready for markings.27
September 14, 2022131003 SOC-3 re-visited. Ready for markings.28
September 14, 2022131003 SOC-3 re-visited. Ready for markings.29
September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.30
September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings. Top wing roundels and stripes from spares box (not quite finished trimming!)31
September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.32
September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.33
September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.34
September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.35
September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.36
September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.37
September 14, 2022131021 SOC-3 in flight.
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Album info
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!