longshanks Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Looking tempting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJ Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Well, I couldn't resist and walked away from my local hobby shop with a very large box . . . and a much lighter wallet. The Osa looks pretty good in the box, crisp mouldings, no flash and logical parts breakdown and construction sequence. There are two etched frets (for the radar, etc), a small length of fine chain, wire, and metal tubes for the prop shafts. There are also some puzzles such as drilling holes in the hull for scuttles but, as far as I can tell, no instructions for fitting transparencies. Apart from an inbox review by Robin Buckland in "Military Modelling", I haven't managed to find any detailed online reviews or accounts of building the kit. I also haven't seen much reference material. Has anyone else started building an Osa? Cheers David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Unfortunately not. I even had to buy my own as a review sample hasn't been forthcoming. Still it is a great looking kit, although I'm now looking forward to Merit releasing the OSA II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman2 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 David, the reference material is on the net, try looking at Volksmarine,Indian Navy, Egyptian Navy. ​I have had the kit a while, it is super. The hard part is finding suitable crew figures. Net Photo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJ Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Thanks for that tip. I did find an account of Indian Navy Osas attacking Karachi during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 but haven't managed to find useful images of the boats yet. I'll broaden my search. Crew figures are going to be a problem unless I can modify some Preiser figures. Cheers David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman2 Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 A tad more information, Revell U boat crew will work for most East European navy crew, Operators list and reference photos. Net photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meritofficial Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Hope you enjoy! Please post pictures of the finished model when done! We want to see!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Dick Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) I would like to do one in an exotic camo, apart from the Indian Navy (black & white photo) can anyone point me to some other exotic multi colour camo schemes if there were any? What colors is the Indian boat in (and are there any images of the port side and stern)? see pic below from www.bharat-rakshak.com Edited October 22, 2014 by Uncle Dick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meritofficial Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Trumpeter and Merit are the same company Not exactly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 There doesn't seem to be great deal of quality reference pictures out there. Do Merit have any pictures they can post Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meritofficial Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 There doesn't seem to be great deal of quality reference pictures out there. Do Merit have any pictures they can post Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikoyan_21 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) operators list is incomplete. Yugoslavia also had 10 of these. Edited January 22, 2015 by Mikoyan_21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I just found this beast of a ship tonight while looking around evilBay. Anyone that knows me knows I'm not a Naval guy, but once I saw this beasty I just had to have one! I nearly bought the first one I found on evilBay but lucky I didn't! A careful search found that list prices varied by as much as $80 USD!!! Freetime Models in the US I found to have the best price of $79USD (~ 50GBP), that's their clearance price, so once they're gone they're gone! Now i just need the info on that Indian Navy dazzle scheme or something similar and I'm set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastmcc Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 interesting thread been thinking of getting one of these kits.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastmcc Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 just got one of he kits today 30% off the retail price £62.99 looking forward to seeing it.. thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I got mine the other day, after some searching I got one from the US for $73.00!! Which was great seeing some on evilBay are going upwards of $150.00!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJ Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I haven't started my OSA-1 yet as I have been waiting for a review that may help me to avoid any pitfalls. That review has now appeared in the June issue of Airfix Model World David Fisher documents his out of the box build and he has several tips that will help construction to go smoothly. In particular, he mentions the need to drill locating holes, and particularly on the rear port missile housing. He also outlines the complexity of the PE components and gives the sizes for rod around which to form cylindrical components. David also suggests a construction and painting sequence that seems to work well. David's build review is very positive and I'll quote from his concluding remarks, "This was a wonderful kit straight out of the box, and suffered from no major vices to trip-up the unwary beginner; in fact this would be a perfect test-bed with which to explore PE for the first time. And for the super-detailing fraternity, the embellishment possibilities are endless." His model looks great and has set a benchmark for me. Interestingly, a Merit advertisement in the magazine shows that an OSA-2 missile boat has now been released. Cheers David 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastmcc Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I haven't started my OSA-1 yet as I have been waiting for a review that may help me to avoid any pitfalls. That review has now appeared in the June issue of Airfix Model World David Fisher documents his out of the box build and he has several tips that will help construction to go smoothly. In particular, he mentions the need to drill locating holes, and particularly on the rear port missile housing. He also outlines the complexity of the PE components and gives the sizes for rod around which to form cylindrical components. David also suggests a construction and painting sequence that seems to work well. David's build review is very positive and I'll quote from his concluding remarks, "This was a wonderful kit straight out of the box, and suffered from no major vices to trip-up the unwary beginner; in fact this would be a perfect test-bed with which to explore PE for the first time. And for the super-detailing fraternity, the embellishment possibilities are endless." His model looks great and has set a benchmark for me. Interestingly, a Merit advertisement in the magazine shows that an OSA-2 missile boat has now been released. Cheers David david how big are the main guns on this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJ Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 david how big are the main guns on this ? Sorry about the delay in responding. I guess I haven't checked this thread for a while. The OSA has two twin 30mm turrets. Cheers David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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