Vought's forgotten hero: OS2U-1 Kingfisher, Admirals plane (Bu. Nr. 1681)
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83 4 July 2023, 15:11
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Wohoho, did you really manage to squeeze that thing into the closed fuselage ? Respect !
4 July 2023, 18:53
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Jou; war ein bisschen Arbeit. Hab sowohl die Wände im Rumpf wie auch die der Wanne dünnergefräst / geschliffen. Auf der Unterseite der Resinwanne einen tiefen Einschnitt mit der Säge gemacht, damit sich das Teil auseinanderbiegen lässt. 🙂
4 July 2023, 19:25
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I can't miss this! I started this kit years ago and know what you are to face
4 July 2023, 19:47
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Hello Bernhard, another model that belongs in the top 10 as Yellow Wing 🙂 I've tried one before...., now the 32 Kitty Hawk and also the 48 Monogram Kit are in stock, but there aren't any accessories 🙁 I will definitely remain an observer, because the Monogram Kit has a few pitfalls
5 July 2023, 16:04
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Hi Mates, welcome on board! 🙂
Jens: I know you Kingfisher. Just for building this classic kit you should get a medal! I'm thankful for all information you can share.
6 July 2023, 19:39
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Oh, there shouldn't be any clouds of dust. Consider wet sandind. Extends the life time of the sanding material too.
With or without clouds anothers build of yours I will follow with keen interest.
9 July 2023, 08:57
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Hello Bernhad, how should I be able to help? I built the kit OOB and then tried to make the whole thing worth seeing with paint. My skills in model building are far behind yours and the knowledge about the individual versions, I completely miss constructive features, what the kit offers and the construction plan shows is glued and hidden under paint 🙂 Maybe you have enough time in March for that Exhibition in Siebenlehn, it's 100% worth it 😉
11 July 2023, 14:58
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Beautifully and perfectly rescribed ! This will be my next task…….
17 July 2023, 16:41
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Yesss, taking a seat for sure. Great subject, have a built Revell 1/72 specimen somewhere.
17 July 2023, 17:26
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You're a great source of inspiration 👍 Looking forward to follow this project now that you have rebooted it.
Btw, what brand is this?
All the best,
Dennis
19 July 2023, 20:40
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Thank you mates. Dennis: do you mean the brand of the kit? It's the old Monogram.
It was the right decision to adjust the landing gear before installing the wing. It took so long, too. And I suspect it would hardly possible to manage it the other way around.
2 August 2023, 12:22
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So beautiful, these legs ! 👍
Of course the kitpart only very rudimentary depicts the real thing. How much did you add to the fastener bulges, 1mm ?
Did you lengthen the main gearstrut as well, or did you just improve the oleo-parts ?
3 August 2023, 08:24
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Moin Hanno, thx for you praise🙂 the bulged are CA glued to 0,8 mm plastic. Legs: I cut only the „oleo & axis area" and replaced them with 2,3 mm tube & 1,6 mm rod.
3 August 2023, 08:52
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Ha ! Anyz ! Ich dachte schon, Du bist jetzt endgültig zum Arbeiten umterm Mikroskop übergegangen……😄
Sieht großartig aus ! Die brauch ich auch !
14 August 2023, 12:09
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Hello Bernhard. simply fascinating how meticulously you turn even the smallest parts of the model into the most important thing 👍
I happened to come across my OS2U Kingfisher in the middle of moving, according to your pictures it is packed in a box and stored in the new basement 😉 maybe I'll be able to build the Kitty Hawk OS2 in 1:32 by Siebenlehn, but I'm sure it will be that can only be a shadow of your perfection 🙂 just WOW what you conjure up again 👍
16 August 2023, 01:21
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I was wondering how the resin detail parts would work out. Doing the improvements with scratch work does sound more appealing.
24 August 2023, 20:04
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Awesome work on this old kit. Thanks for sharing all the details 🙂
26 August 2023, 09:02
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Thank you mates. It was like playing with fire again: gluing clear parts with CA. 🙂
3 September 2023, 13:12
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This keeps getting better and better. I know that you're adding quite a bit, but man its hard to believe that this is the old Monogram kit.
5 September 2023, 18:46
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Yesterday I airbrushed the admiral blue… just removed all paper covers and Tamiya tape masks from clear parts. Only on two edges I have to fix minor imperfections with small brush🙂
8 September 2023, 16:33
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🙂🙂🙂 thx.
Just finished the decals including fixing a small mistake concerning the plane type (IS2U-1 and not -3).
9 September 2023, 14:02
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So beautiful ! Superclean work on the clearpart- paintwork and tailwheel-construction. 👍
13 September 2023, 21:16
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I just realized that you're doing this one with the floats removed and fixed wheels installed.
14 September 2023, 01:29
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Wow - never knew that the aircraft's forward firing gun was poking out between cylinder heads.
15 September 2023, 22:44
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Thank you mates for the great comments. Today I managed to finish my "forgotten hero" and shot a few quick pics with my smartphone. Better picture iI will post tomorrow. 🙂
17 September 2023, 19:13
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Again a WOW model!
Do you secure the prop axle from the back, or is it just glued in and cannot rotate?
17 September 2023, 19:32
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Thx Bughunter! As usual the prop is not glued but It can rotate
17 September 2023, 19:41
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Thx! I found it also practical for packing the models for transport, that the prop can be rotate. But (mostly due to the rotary engines) I cannot remove them. The bearing is secured on the back side.
17 September 2023, 19:48
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Tadaa , Completed ! What a little gem you squeezed out of this old chewing gum !
This particular kit can call itself lucky, having fallen into such skilled Hands that turned it into such a beauty 👍
More pictures please!
17 September 2023, 22:12
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I am overwhelmed by the sight, what tops it off are the cockpit parts, they give a wonderfully clear view of the cockpit, plus the many small conversions and additional parts, a real gem and I hope that I can still see you from Siebenlehn can convince in March 2024, such a gem should be shown in public 😉
18 September 2023, 02:13
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As promised I shot today more "better" pictures.🙂 I noticed that my old Nikon 995 has problems with dark blue and because of that I "reactivated" the Canon for several additional pictures.
18 September 2023, 18:42
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Excellent finish! All of the added details and corrections turned this into a real top notch build!
18 September 2023, 23:58
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Hi Martin, thank you for the "invitation". I looked on the map: it is unfortunately too far for me. With the traffic on our highways I would need with break 6-7 hours🙁🙁. As it looks, I will exhibit the kingfisher first in Lingen.
22 September 2023, 13:36
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Similar to the TBM-3, I started this project several years ago (probably 10?). After a bit sawing and gluing both fuselagehslfed together I ran out of air 🙁 Thanks to Hanno's idea, I have now taken a deep breath. 🙂. Game over!
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