Memphis514 Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Ok so this is only my 2nd model after a 23 year hiatus from the hobby. One of my brothers in my MC is a dedicated crew chief on the ospreys and since he is close to retiring from the USAF I wanted to recreate his bird as a gift. He sent me a lot of reference photos so I hope he likes it. This is the MV-22 kit converted to the CV-22. I used the Red Fox 3d cockpit details, scratch-built the cargo area, used various PE from Eduard and used the Black Dog CV conversion kit. Decals were mixed from the kit and from Caracal but I had to custom make the numbers for the tail (#0051, which is his birds tail number). I also installed red LEDs in the cockpit and cargo area to simulate an "operational" status and added blinking navigation lights to the engine nacelles. The Ospreys used to have a 2 toned scheme but the Air Force recently went to a 1 color paint job so he asked me to use that instead. Painted with a mixture of Tamiya acrylics and lacquers. 61 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedingBlue Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Clearly you haven't lost a step over your hiatus. That's an amazing model and our brother will surely love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis514 Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 7 minutes ago, BleedingBlue said: Clearly you haven't lost a step over your hiatus. That's an amazing model and our brother will surely love it. thank you kind sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oortiz10 Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Uh huh. I like it! -O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 That is so very cool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsbrown Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Nice work, looks mean! I've been hoping that Hobby Boss would make a CV version but still waiting. Does the kit allow for easy folding blades and wing storage? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Outstanding Osprey as mentioned before me you clearly haven’t lost any of your modelling skills and abilities. This for me is a 11 out of 10 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertTheBear Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Stunning result, I bet that buddy of yours is going to be very happy! Also looking at those pictures, I don't believe you had a break for 23 years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 That is impressive! Certainly no lack or loss of skills there judging by the attention to detail. Keith 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 So let’s get this, right. You come back after 23 years away from the hobby, choose a kit that is not exactly ‘Shake ‘n’ Bake’ and use a conversion set to create a different variant. Not content with this, you also add aftermarket details and scratch-build details yourself. You then produce an absolutely awesome paint job. My problem is that I just can’t imagine what level of skill you would display had you not have taken that time off!! 😆 I’m not a great fan of the aircraft itself, but this is absolutely stunning work. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t15dja Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Absolutely sublime work....well done! As a matter of interest, does anyone know why Ospreys have those painted stripes on the upper surfaces? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertTheBear Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 1 hour ago, t15dja said: Absolutely sublime work....well done! As a matter of interest, does anyone know why Ospreys have those painted stripes on the upper surfaces? Good question, I was wondering myself what these could be. My guess - anti slip coating but these are usually whole areas without gaps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Wow wow wow, outstanding work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Stunning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 I’ve been modelling for23 years continuously, and are nowhere near that level! Nature or nurture? Whatever, you are a gifted man,brilliant build. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Yep, definitely outstanding work! Looks absolutely fantastic and I really like the lighting too - well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis514 Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 5 hours ago, paulsbrown said: Nice work, looks mean! I've been hoping that Hobby Boss would make a CV version but still waiting. Does the kit allow for easy folding blades and wing storage? i mean technically this kit comes with the bare minimum to make it a CV. The instructions actually tell you to add these parts not knowing that the MV does have those psrts (mainly the radome on the front). as far as folding the blades, the kit comes with blades for folded and deployed but only has 1 set of the "dome things" that cover the blades. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis514 Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Mark said: So let’s get this, right. You come back after 23 years away from the hobby, choose a kit that is not exactly ‘Shake ‘n’ Bake’ and use a conversion set to create a different variant. Not content with this, you also add aftermarket details and scratch-build details yourself. You then produce an absolutely awesome paint job. My problem is that I just can’t imagine what level of skill you would display had you not have taken that time off!! 😆 I’m not a great fan of the aircraft itself, but this is absolutely stunning work. well when you put it like that!! 🤣 i too often wonder where my skill level would be. i started building models at age 10 and did it till i was 25 then life happened. to be completely honest i did spend 3 months doing this kit but i watch A LOT of youtube videos on different techniques. 3 hours ago, t15dja said: Absolutely sublime work....well done! As a matter of interest, does anyone know why Ospreys have those painted stripes on the upper surfaces? thank you sir....those stripes are anti-slip for when they do maintenance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis514 Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, RupertTheBear said: Good question, I was wondering myself what these could be. My guess - anti slip coating but these are usually whole areas without gaps. you are correct...they are anti-slip stripes Edited February 3, 2023 by Memphis514 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis514 Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 8 minutes ago, Vultures1 said: Yep, definitely outstanding work! Looks absolutely fantastic and I really like the lighting too - well done actually it was my first time doing a lighting job. fortunately, the materials are really not that expensive, i think i spent like $20-25 on the LED's 38 minutes ago, Farmerboy said: I’ve been modelling for23 years continuously, and are nowhere near that level! Nature or nurture? Whatever, you are a gifted man,brilliant build. thank you sir...i am just really detailed oriented. like i said above i watch A LOT of videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred piket Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 You've done a fantastic job, I just can't believe you didn't do any building for 23 years. I wish I could ever reach a level of building quality like this (ain't gonna happen, but ok..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis514 Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, Fred piket said: You've done a fantastic job, I just can't believe you didn't do any building for 23 years. I wish I could ever reach a level of building quality like this (ain't gonna happen, but ok..) yeah i stopped when i was 25 and picked it back up again a week after i turned 48 last year in October. and you can reach any level, it just takes a LOT of patience and watching a LOT of videos and a LOT of trial and error 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Wow!!! What an amazing build and the paint, weathering and level of detail are just mindboggling. This is superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaracalModels Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Looks great - we don't see a CV-22B built very often, and an excellent build, too. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Fantastic work, your friend is going to be very happy with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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