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Old January 16th, 2011, 07:00 AM
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I´ve been waiting for kit of this beauty for ages. But after all, it was easier to make one by myself I´ve use old RVHP conversion set for Fujimi kit as a base and make some changes here and there to fit Hasegawa offering - made new cockpit, interior details, upgraded surface details and modified control surfaces. To make long story short (or shorter... at least), I´ll rather put this photo story here



























Modified fuselage has been casted to some (for me) strange kind of polyurethane - great for rescribing panel lines, but too fragile. Yeah... lost few of them






At this point, I´ve offered modified parts back to RVHP...



...and started work on Hasegawa side of build. That´s where the fun started












...and when resin parts came back to me, I´ve choosen this decal version



...and moved on














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Old January 16th, 2011, 07:07 AM
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...and finish











Thanks to my friend PavelS some of you may know I´m a NAVY freak, so I´m glad I can share my next builds with you guys
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Old January 16th, 2011, 07:49 AM
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Thats some real nice work there, she a beauty.
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Old January 16th, 2011, 07:57 AM
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Great work on the conversion! This is a work of art!

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Old January 16th, 2011, 08:53 AM
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Amazing craftmanship there... Thanks for sharing and welcome to Zone-Five Vladislav.

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Old January 16th, 2011, 01:13 PM
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That's some awesome work you're showing!
I couldn't believe it's 1/72!

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Old January 16th, 2011, 01:29 PM
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Holy cow! That is great work. I used to work on CODs and been waiting to build one for a long time as well. I'll use yours as a reference for sure. Great work on the interior, looks just as I remember.
Can't wait for the 1/48 from Kinetic!
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Old January 16th, 2011, 01:48 PM
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Wow!

Thats a beautiful looking Greyhound, Vlad.

All the more impressive considering its 72nd scale. I seldom see C-2s built up but that's unquestionably the best one i've ever seen.

i sure hope the folks at RVHP appreciate the work you put into this effort. i think you re-wrote the book on how to do a Grumman C-2.

Thanks for posting!!

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Old January 16th, 2011, 02:12 PM
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Oh my goodness!!! That is shit hot!!!! I ride on these a lot to and from the boat for CQ Dets, and I have to tell you that interior looks spot on!!! Liie I said I ride them a lot so I have a soft spot for the C-2!!!!!

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Old January 16th, 2011, 02:52 PM
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Kinetic is doing a C-2?
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Old January 16th, 2011, 04:13 PM
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Glad to hear you like it I definitely will make more of these and as far as I know, there will be eight bladed propeller version too. For me, this is Flying Circus




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Old January 16th, 2011, 04:35 PM
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Old January 16th, 2011, 04:36 PM
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Probably the most loved bird in the entire Navy; just think of mail, food, cookies from home, you name it !!!!

Excellent job!!!

I could imagine a "What If.." COD V-22 Osprey with those colors!!!
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I have rode on that first one in your group. Actually I have ridden it a couple of times. The kids on the boat call that one "The School Bus" for all of the yellow on it. Here are some shots I took while we were offloading our crap.


Yea I hate my job!!
This one is interesting as well.



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Boy, glad to see COLORS still abound among a "graveyard gray" Naval Aviation.

Thanks guys for sharing!
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Welcome Aboard Vlad!...

That's one heck of an introduction...

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MAN !!! what a job !
spectacular detailing job at this scale !
and nice paint
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