hsr Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 In May of 2016 I built the Hasegawa OV-1B kit. Due to a series of unfortunate events the clear parts got totally messed up (a common theme in my builds). In my efforts to get new transparencies I ended up with an OV-1A and an OV-1B kit. I had only intended to build an OV-1B kit but since I now had all the parts to build an OV-1A, including one set of good transparencies I decided to do a JOV-1A. In my case all that was required to convert the OV-1A to the JOV-1A was the addition of the extra weapons pylons and the appropriate XM-157 and XM-159 rocket pods, which I already had. The JOV-1A was an Army modification to arm the OV-1A for close tactical support, although the official reason was for fire suppression and target marking. These were deployed to Vietnam for operational testing and then withdrawn due to Air Force opposition to the Army use of fixed wing attack aircraft. The kit itself is of late 1960 vintage and shows its age, but there were no major issues other then the decals. They were slightly yellowed, but a few weeks taped to a south facing window fixed that. More serious they wing decals were over sized and they had color alignment issues. They did go down well with only minor silvering that was easy to correct. I used the Cobra Co. interior which I acquired from Lone Star Models. So on to the pictures Next up is the Mach 2 E-1B. Enjoy. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Very nice Mohawk 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Nice build of a really interesting-looking aircraft! I wouldn't suggest a "beautiful" plane, but it is a matter of the viewer's opinion I guess. Nice work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Always liked the Mohawk. Are there any still flying? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Yeah Iike that its different BZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsr Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 5 hours ago, Eric Mc said: Are there any still flying? According to Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_OV-1_Mohawk the last US Army one was retired in 1992 and the Argentine Army retired their last on in 2015, but there are several still flying at airshows and museums Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Not familiar with this aircraft but you've made a really nice job of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Great to see this rare old kit again,many thank's,good job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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