1/72 Hasegawa MV-22B Osprey

[infofrog]

Never had crab cakes , but I do love salmon cakes

Rick

[Tomoshenko]

Stunning details Nigel, they really bring the kit alive. Like the trademark fire extinguisher too...and the crab cakes

[Bordfunker]

Looking excellent as ever Nigel.

Before you fitted the mushroom aerials did you sautee them first?

Karl

[Nigel Heath]

Here are my crab cakes:

It was a small portion, more of a starter really. I had a cream cake on standby.

I wanted to add some red stripes inside the nose gear doors, I found this in the spares box and trimmed it narrower:

Here they are in place along with a label on the gear leg taken from the ever useful Mike Grant cockpit instruments sheet:

As a reminder, this is what I was trying to reproduce:

I masked up the lower door ready for some 308 grey which I am getting very low on:

This is the last job for it so there should be enough.

Then I noticed this strange white bloom on the tail decals (same on both sides):

I've never seen anything like that before. I had a go at swabbing it off with a cotton bud dipped in water:

That seemed to get rid of some of it, I also swabbed it with Micro Set and that seems to have fully sorted it. By the way, I am resisting the temptation to keep straightening the static dischargers of likely they will break off. I should have used stiff, black bristles like milktrip showed me a while ago, ah well live and learn.

Here is how the door came out:

Here it is after a dark wash:

Then I gave all the undercarriage parts a smutty black Flory wash:

Not forgetting the nose well:

Now I could assemble the undercarriage, starting with the nose doors and leg:

I glued the wheels onto the leg before inserting that as its all nice and vertical.

Next the main gear:

Next the wheels and main doors:

Those two little struts proved a bit of a nightmare to fit, at one point I thought one had permanently glued itself somewhere inaccessible inside the wheel well but eventually I got it out. Here it is fitted:

They do add a useful bit of strength to the doors at least.

Here she is standing on her shiny new legs:

Next I'm going to spray the interior grey on the step parts.

By for now,

Nigel

[Space Ranger]

Here are my crab cakes:

Then I gave all the undercarriage parts a smutty black Flory wash:

Oooh! Feed us crab cakes then talk dirty. How kinky! Women must love you.

Edited August 23, 2015 by Space Ranger

[Spookytooth]

Looking the part, Nigel, so is the Osprey. .

Simon.

[Nigel Heath]

These parts received the interior grey:

Apart from the final coat of varnish I think that is the last of the airbrushing for this model.

I placed some masking tape in my flat jawed pliers in an attempt to protect the paint finish while scraping off the superglue residue from the blade aerials:

I glued all four of them on, this was probably the one that came out best:

Next on went the pitot tubes:

Now the door was dry I set about painting the handle yellow and adding some decals from the spares box as well as giving it a light wash:

For reference, this is what it should look like:

I did look for a suitable curved yellow arrow but there was nothing in my (fairly extensive) spares box.

I applied what I thought was going to be the last decal but looking closely at the instructions I discovered there was this decal for the upper door which extended onto the lower one:

It actually overlaps the other decal which is a bit weird but there you go:

The main bit of construction left is getting the side door attached but I think I am going to call it a night here.

Bye for now,

Nigel

[milktrip]

Then I noticed this strange white bloom on the tail decals (same on both sides):

I've never seen anything like that before. I had a go at swabbing it off with a cotton bud dipped in water:

That seemed to get rid of some of it, I also swabbed it with Micro Set and that seems to have fully sorted it.

By the way, I am resisting the temptation to keep straightening the static dischargers of likely they will break off. I should have used stiff, black bristles like milktrip showed me a while ago, ah well live and learn.

The white stuff. Could it be decal glue? Or a reaction of the micro set? I had something similar on my allouette and I put it down to applying micro set too soon after Sol (or is it the other way round?) Anyway, when it happened to me it was almost instant so probably not this. At least, whatever it was, has cleared up okay.

Thanks for the plug but it really should be Col. That takes the credit for the bristles. It really is a good idea.

[perdu]

I put that blooming bloom down to Micro-summat too

Had it a couple of times on the Jaguars and it sometimes took quite a vigorous 'rubbing away' to get rid

[Spookytooth]

Looks good Nigel.

That feeling of it is nearly over....

Simon.

[infofrog]

Looks great Nigel, but those crab cakes are on the small size ..

Rick

[Nigel Heath]

Sorry, definitely not American size portions. Its how I maintain my lythe and svelte physique. I have to beat the ladies off with a big stick (as Space Ranger correctly observed).

Cheers,

Nigel

[infofrog]

Im not sure that even a Scottish portion size Nigel .. Still looks good .. The salad looks freaking really good . I love good salads..

I bet you do bet the ladies off .. Good looking man like you are .. Also the wealth you have

Rick

[AlexN]

Hello Nigel,

I have just read through this thread, after reading through a number of others of yours. I' m speechless, but in a good way! Fantastic work: I caught myself a few times thinking, "this is a photo of the real thing - hang on, no it's not, it's a model, and a 1/72 scale one at that!" I take my woolly winter hat off to you!

I particularly liked the area inside the side door, with one of your signature fire extinguishers . Once again, fantastic. You certainly have raised the bar and given me a goal to work towards - whether achievable or not doesn't really matter. It was also great to see some pictures of food - an essential part of AA's thread - making a tentative comeback.

It's a strange wee beastie, the Osprey, and seems to be mostly driven by hydraulics. It must be a maintenance nightmare as it looks to be a very complex piece of engineering. I have the Italeri 1/48 kit of the animal, and your thread will be a very useful reference for it when I get to it down the track.

It's looking fantastic, and I love those stain black props with the transfers neatly applied - they finish it off perfectly. Apologies for the gushing, but it does look really lovely!

Cheers,

Alex.

Edited August 26, 2015 by AlexN

[Ex-FAAWAFU]

Gush away, Alex; you are right!

[Nigel Heath]

Today Martin, our club chairman, dropped round to see me to pass over some modelling items and instructions for the next club meeting. He also brought along a housewarming gift:

Old style Klear from his precious stash to replace my depleted store - thanks Martin!

Lawns of the Heath estate mowed, I set about attaching the lower side door, starting with this clamping arrangement to get gravity on my side:

I made this little card and Blu Tack support:

After a bit of adjustment I got the angle of the steps right:

I glued on the door with a mix of Gorilla and normal super glue to hopefully give it extra instant grab and strength then I painted the ends of the stays with interior grey:

Here is the first one installed:

Some of the pale burnt metal came off in the struggle which I touched up later.

Then I did the other side as well as fitting the PE retractor arm thingie:

I removed and reattached the pitot tubes on this side as I wasn't happy with their positions as well as painting the sticky out bits with tyre black:

I straightened and touched up the static discharges, hopefully for the last time:

Finally, to protect the glazing in the upper door from varnish I put in a foam block:

I will go over it again in the morning and make sure I have done everything but I think this is now ready for a final dusting of matt varnish. My model is now festooned with delicate parts and I am having to handle it very carefully, using only a few safe areas. Hopefully things will go well with the varnishing and then it's just the side windows, wipers and lights to add, plus a final bit of weathering.

Bye for now,

Nigel

[Spookytooth]

It never ceases to amaze me the way you find a solution to what could be a problem .

I suppose, that is why we enjoy this wonderful hobby.

Simon.

[Martian]

Those steps look really effective!

Martin

[hendie]

very nice work Nigel

[Bordfunker]

Great attention to detail as ever Nigel.

Karl

[infofrog]

Nigel you did a very good job

Rick

[AlexN]

I had that "ah, another photo of the real th- ... no, it's not!" moment again, looking at the newly-installed-and-liberated-from-their-support steps!

Fantastic!

Cheers,

Alex.

Edited August 30, 2015 by AlexN

[louiex2]

Brilliant work- as usual another Nigelized masterpiece waiting for the RFI posting.

[Tomoshenko]

Superb. Those steps are amazing. The close up shots of the retractor arm and the sneaky view of the fire extinguisher look like miniaturised versions of the real thing.

[keefr22]

Superb. Those steps are amazing. The close up shots of the retractor arm and the sneaky view of the fire extinguisher look like miniaturised versions of the real thing.

Certainly do, & they invite you to actually climb aboard...!!