Tiger331 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hi there, Does anyone know if you can still build a standard S-3A/B Viking from the Limted Edition US-3A COD re-issue of the Hasegawa kit. I can get the COD Variant for considerably less than the S-3A/B ASW variant but I do not know if it includes the sonobuoy decking etc….Anyone know ? Thanks in advance Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeVi Tophatter Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hi Mark, You probably could, I've not owned the kit and sprue shots/reviews seem to be near impossible to find. I wouldn't be surprised if Hasegawa just tooled a new sprue with the blank sonobouy panel to go along with the massive cargo pods. Not much help, I know! This might be, try http://www.kingkit.co.uk/product_detail.php?prodID=5347 they have a fair amount of S-3A/B kits at quite a decent price. Customer service is very good and old fashioned, they might be able to help you out if you give them a call... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panoz Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hi Mark, You probably could, I've not owned the kit and sprue shots/reviews seem to be near impossible to find. I wouldn't be surprised if Hasegawa just tooled a new sprue with the blank sonobouy panel to go along with the massive cargo pods. Not much help, I know! This might be, try http://www.kingkit.co.uk/product_detail.php?prodID=5347 they have a fair amount of S-3A/B kits at quite a decent price. Customer service is very good and old fashioned, they might be able to help you out if you give them a call... That's true. it was the S-3A kit with an extra sprue with the US-3 parts (blank sonobuoy bay cover and cargo pods). I only hope I remember it correctly (built it just over 20 years ago...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Not sure if this helps - http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10075711 This is my 'go to' site for instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hi Mark, You probably could, I've not owned the kit and sprue shots/reviews seem to be near impossible to find. I wouldn't be surprised if Hasegawa just tooled a new sprue with the blank sonobouy panel to go along with the massive cargo pods. Not much help, I know! This might be, try http://www.kingkit.co.uk/product_detail.php?prodID=5347 they have a fair amount of S-3A/B kits at quite a decent price. Customer service is very good and old fashioned, they might be able to help you out if you give them a call... That is a good price from kingkit for the S-3. Mark if you can get hold of an Airfix S-3 I actually liked that more than the Hasegawa kit to build. Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I've just looked at the sprue maps from this build http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234944081-white-viking/page-2 Sonobouy bay is on same sprue as port fuselage. MAD is same sprue as stbd fuselage. Fuel tanks and bombs on same sprue as stabs and flaps. As others are suggesting, I'd concur that COD parts will be a new sprue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I am at work so can't check, but from memory when I built the Hasegawa US-3A kit, I believe the wings didn't have the wingtip pods on them so you might have to scratchbuild them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panoz Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I am at work so can't check, but from memory when I built the Hasegawa US-3A kit, I believe the wings didn't have the wingtip pods on them so you might have to scratchbuild them. Can't believe that I forgot about it!!! You are absolutely correct, the wings had been retooled and no longer had the wingtip pods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don McIntyre Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) I hope these US-3 pics prove useful. They were taken in 1980 on Diego Garcia, BIOT. I used b&w film (more affordable at the time), but she was oa white at the time. http://s20.photobucket.com/user/DDonSS3/library/S-3%20Viking Canopy framing was black and IIRC the frangible fiberglass panels over where the aft seats would normally be were a slightly greenish off-white. Notice the wingtips as discussed above: Edited February 4, 2014 by Don McIntyre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Gentlemen, Thank you for your very useful inputs.....they helped steer me away from making a mistake and buying the US-3A boxing and I have since picked up a cheap S-3B for my project via another great member of the BM community. That said, I find the US-3A shots in the ladt post fascinating.......the crewman carrying the mail bags etc, so I may be inspired to do a US-3A some day after all !. Again, many thanks Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 All the hasegawa S-3 kits I have seen have the little oval window in the side between the cockpit glazing and the square window. You need to fill this as only the COD used it. Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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