1/72 - North American OV-10A & D Bronco by ICM - box art+3D renders - release OV-10A in May 2023 & OV-10D in Q4 2023

[Homebee]

After the 1/48th kits (thread), ICM is to release 1/72nd North American OV-10 Bronco kits

- ref. 72185 - North American OV-10А Bronco - US Attack Aircraft (100% new molds) - Q2 2023

- ref. 72186 - North American OV-10D+ Bronco - US attack and observation aircraft - Q4 2023

Sources:

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/ICM72185

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/ICM72186

 

 

V.P. 

 

Edited April 18 by Homebee

[Vultures1]

Excellent news! I'm happy with that 

[Hoops]

I'm excited for this release! There was a lot of work that was going to have to go into correcting my Academy OV-10D, and if this saves me a bunch of that effort I will be very happy.

 

Cheers, and thanks ICM!

 

Hoops

[Dennis_C]

OV-10 is one of the most overdue 1/72 releases. Great someone took the challenge. I built an academy kit and should say it's a complete mess. Wrong booms length and wrong angle as a result, wing span short by a centimetre or so, wrong cowlings shape, extremely simplified wheel wells, extremely simplified chassis, totally wrong sponson (should be asymmetrical, wrong shape, no panel lines etc), wrong pylons shape, lack of panel lines on the fuselage. Of course it has a very simplistic cockpit.

The best thing about academy kit is that it builds fairly easy, although fit is poor in some places most notably sponson to fuselage mounting. A more elaborate kit might get trickier for assembly.

[Homebee]

Release expected on May 15th, 2023 - ref. 72185 - North American OV-10А Bronco - US Attack Aircraft

https://icm.com.ua/aviation/ov-10a-bronco-7/

 

 

 

 

 

V.P.

Edited April 18 by Homebee

[wadeocu]

That is inspiring box art!  The kind that sells me kits that never get built ... sad but true.

[TEXANTOMCAT]

I’ve posted this before but it’s rather wonderful- thinking of those O-1 O-2s and OV-10s 

 

deffo getting one of these 

 

TT

 

[Dave Culp]

Based on those renderings it looks like they put a bulkhead behind the cockpit.  The OV-10 does not have this bulkhead.  Every kit manufacturer insists on putting a bulkhead there for some reason.

 

I can't tell from the renderings if they have the prop pitch correct.  The pitch should be zero (flat pitch) for any aircraft powered by the Garrett turboprop.  No manufacturer has ever gotten this right either.  At least with the KH 1/32 Bronco kit the blades are separate items that can be installed at any angle.

 

-- Dave