V-22 Osprey - Italeri 1:48 scale by Popeye the Sailor - finished

[Old Collingwood]

Tape them and paint them is what I would do mate,    looking good by the way  - got a realy meaty look to her.

 

OC.

[Egilman]

5 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

I can leave them as a single stripe and patch them up with the second set,  or I can bridge them with some paint and do the second stripe

Ah brother, as I'm looking at the drawing on the instructions, port rotor has two stripes and the starboard rotor has three.... also the leading edge of all rotors is black even where the stripes are painted on, the stripes don't go completely around the rotor blades they are broken at the leading and trailing edges...

 

Of course I could be wrong..... (but that is how it looks to me, maybe it's just my bad eyes)

[popeye the sailor]

I could tape them........but I'd be wary of the tape pulling the decal off.

 

I'm gonna see what I can scare up for images........I think that in between the thin white stripes,  it might be red   as well......   they should be wrapped all the way around,  so they can be seen from under as well as over.  the 'duck' factor......hate to get cuffed by one of those blades 

 

I made more progress.......I'll show ya later  

[popeye the sailor]

I just found the coolest site for the Osprey...........the future of Osprey    these are the new versions of the Osprey under development..

 

Bell V-280 - Future Long Range Assault Aircraft

 

with the V 280 Valor,  there is a picture where you can do a 360 degree view of the aircraft....so cool!

[popeye the sailor]

the V 247 looks like pure evil 😈

[Old Collingwood]

See what you mean Denis,   evil and unmaned.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

to think that's where we're heading........we have unmanned drones already!   I made progress towards the finish of this model.  I had to toss a couple pictures though because of blurriness,  but I made more progress today,  and I will have that up as soon as I can get them out of the camera.  the hydraulic arms were cemented in place,  connecting the lower part of the door to the body.  the upper part stays where it is.......no cement needed.

[popeye the sailor]

OK.........that was a long wait...huh?    so..........Murphy must have visited me at one point........never even saw it coming     I had painted the tires and assembled the gears...later gluing them onto the model.  what I didn't see was that I had cemented the rear gear buckets on the wrong side.  I painted the parts involved,   saw the holes where they located...but somehow got them mixed up!  the forward gear door was to be closed.......I can't do that now.  nor can I add the parts for the gears.  the nose gear is fine.......I couldn't screw that up.......so this problem mainly pertains to the rear gears.  I also see that the weight is needed......this is a tail heavy model.  there is a fix though.......I will make a base for it,  and cement it down like I did for my F 15 Eagle {not a big deal}.

this puts the gears too far forward........gonna be some surgery,  I can see that!   looks like it's up to you Lou........your going to have to be the one who comes out with the perfect model.  Italeri makes a very good kit.   for anyone who wants to add an Osprey to their collection,  this would be the kit to get.    as mentioned,  the nose gear is not affected.

I still need to paint the other two cameras {the smaller nodes}.   a lot of yesterday's work { and today} has been geared toward decaling the model.

 

 

 

the outline around the door on the starboard side has been hard to set......I had to apply it with decal set....the insignia has been a problem as well....I think it's the Ghost Gray,  that is behind it,  since it looks flatter than the Gunship Gray.  I added a few parts as well.........the canopy glass.......the fins near the rear landing gear.......the dorsal fin and radar,  along with a few more decals.  so now I've set it aside to dry......

 

[Old Collingwood]

Sorry to hear of your little set back  mate,  that is looking so swell  - really taking shape.

 

OC.

[lmagna]

2 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

looks like it's up to you Lou........your going to have to be the one who comes out with the perfect model.

Well we all know what the chances for that are! I haven't even been able to get back to my Huey yet and I don't have 25 work stations around the house where I can bounce from one build to another. Now if I could take over one of my wife's three rooms of dolls, or get rid of a kid or two and repurpose their room like you did, or even grow layers of fur in the winter to stay warm so I could work in the basement......................... Even then nothing I did would be perfect.

 

I am surprised that the V 22 model is tail heavy though. Is there a chance you can add weight in the wing before mounting it?

[Egilman]

1 hour ago, lmagna said:

I am surprised that the V 22 model is tail heavy though

It's not supposed to be, according to the logs I've read say it's neutral, which way it balances depends on how heavy the paint is nose to tail, (or angle the props to taxi position) a half ounce in front of the mains should be enough for it to settle nose down in all situations....   

 

But I've never built it, so I'm giving second hand information......

[popeye the sailor]

yea......I'll do what I can concerning the gear situation.........glue them open I suppose.  I will try to modify the other parts and add them.....pictures coming.

    I did get a good idea of that is between the white stripes.......nothing.......just a normal separation.  I did paint white in the gaps and will do the same for the other stripes.  there are no pictures yet......ben busy with Christmas stuff.  as for the tail heaviness.......as mentioned,  I just make and paint a base for it and glue it down.   I can agree with that Egilman........where I have the props in the up position,  it likely upset the balance.  even with them on the model,  it doesn't change things.  it does look cool though......it's a very nice kit  

 

so close to the big day..........I hope I can do something on it  

[Egilman]

11 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

as mentioned,  I just make and paint a base for it and glue it down.   I can agree with that Egilman........where I have the props in the up position,  it likely upset the balance.  even with them on the model,  it doesn't change things.  it does look cool though......it's a very nice kit

Yeah it is a nice kit, I have a friend that does that to every model he builds, screws it to a plank, all wheels, they don't move that way but occasionally he bumps one moving it around and has to fix all the landing gear at that point...... As long as he keeps them out of harm's way, they seldom get damaged that way though....

[lmagna]

Had that happen to a friend just the other day. He went to the shelf to pick up a ME109 he built some time ago and dropped it!  Landed on the gear and knocked all three off! 

[popeye the sailor]

no....nothing like that will happen.......my F 15 has been good since I did it    besides.......no one will clean them but me  

 

anyway......I did manage to do a little bit while I was waiting for the admiral to get ready to head out....just a tiny bit more to do.  I had painted the 'bridge' on the single stripe........and am getting ready to add the second stripe.

 

 

I also started to make the base...........from some sheet basswood and 3 X 5 mm basswood strip.

 

 

I'm going to add some in the center to keep it from warping.  more to come.

[GrandpaPhil]

Very cool build!

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Phil........and thanks for the likes   

[popeye the sailor]

getting back to the Osprey.........I painted the base and gave it some markings.  I did 'em by eye....so they might not be perfect.

more on her soon  

[Canute]

Shh, don't tell everybody, Popeye.

[popeye the sailor]

with the holidays over,  I can get back to this model    it took a little though to figure out what to do about the gear door situation.   what I did isn't correct.......but it's the best solution.  any other remedy would mean almost total disassembly of the model,  and to go there would mean certain damage.

    the brace for the rear gear door was altered slightly.......basically cutting off the locator pins and cementing them in the proper place in the well.  the door hinges were added to them and painted.  once the braces were dry enough,  the doors were cemented in place.

the gear doors were added to the front well.....a couple other parts were added too.

I tried to get a shot of what can be seen as you'd look into the cockpit.......flash wasn't a help here

I went into macro without flash for these pictures.   it was plain to see that the front gear door wasn't going to fit.   what I did was cut the door in half, and cemented the curved part of it in place.  as I was working on her,  I slipped and the wing came off .......it's OK.. no damage......I can put it back on afterwards with little effort   

as can be seen,  the other half has a definite lip groove........but the groove would have had to be cemented along the body,  leaving the flat {cut} edge exposed.  to make this look a bit more plausible,  I switched these two halves,  and cemented the part meant for the starboard side,  on the port side, exposing the lip and appear as though it would mesh with the other half.  the back edge is at an angle and matches the rear gear door.

 

there is one other part,  a brace for the gear itself........but  I'm not sure I can add it without it looking like it would impede the operation.   even if I didn't add it,  cemented to the base,  it likely would never be seen.   so,  there are a few more parts to add,  and then it can be glued to the base.  almost there my friends  

Edited January 13, 2021 by popeye the sailor

[Canute]

Those gear wells almost look like they aren't deep enough to hold the landing gear. Be careful flipping that beast around, it's a big honkin mutha.

 

Good job, Denis.

[Old Collingwood]

Thats looking really nice mate  - will look great when you display it.

 

OC.

Edited January 14, 2021 by Old Collingwood

[popeye the sailor]

thanks Ken and OC,  and thanks to all the likes    I'm relieved that the gear thing was that quick a fix........still up to you Lou for the perfect model    the wing was a quick fix....just trim off some of the dried glue and re-cement it back on.   with the undercarriage work done,  it was super glued on the base.

small parts around the nose was added.....antennas ,  wipers and such........

 

 

I'm working on the props,  finishing them up....the next pictures should be gallery pictures  

the refueling tube was added.......still needs painting.

 

it's nice when I can get a good picture....I miss the focus ability of the old camera.  I'll be sure to do the finish pictures in some good lighting  

[Old Collingwood]

Really looking the business Denis  - she well be well worth a prime location when finished.

 

OC.

[lmagna]

2 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

still up to you Lou for the perfect model  

Like that will ever happen! Thanks for the compliment, but based on what I saw in this build, any effort I may make would be FAR down the list from perfect. Even blurry camera shots would not be able to hide it.

 

I think yours has turned out quite well, much better than anything I could do.

Edited January 14, 2021 by lmagna

[popeye the sailor]

c'mon Lou.........I did a botch job on the interior!   close molded stuff like that is not my strong suit.  I'm beginning to think I should have gone with a different camo.........one of the decals fell off and now I can't find it!  I'll have to order one of those letter sheets as I did for the B 17 builds....gonna have to be in black though {although I could just print the decals.....nothing fancy about letters}.   so the fuel tube is painted and I touched up the stripes on the props....not like it mattered.......one would have to look under there to see them    I'm calling her done!  

she takes up a good amount of room on the table......missing letters on the rudder fin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thanks for following along........glad that you found it interesting    

[Old Collingwood]

Lovely work mate   - its a really prominent  looking  bird, you have caught  her   excellently.

 

OC.

[lmagna]

5 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

c'mon Lou.........I did a botch job on the interior!   close molded stuff like that is not my strong suit.  I'm beginning to think I should have gone with a different camo.........one of the decals fell off and now I can't find it!  I'll have to order one of those letter sheets as I did for the B 17 builds

First off, once you placed the wing into place the interior pretty much disappeared unless you get real close and look up the bird's butt! The cockpit has much more glass than I expected but that came out perfectly. If I ever do get around to building mine then I will do the same as you did. I like the darker two tone gray much better than the other colors I have seen. If you are missing a decal then I have not noticed it.

 

I personally think it has turned out very nicely.

[Jack12477]

Impressive bird, Denis. Nice job. 

[popeye the sailor]

thank you gents....and those who hit the like button    yea,  the decals were really hard to 'stick'.  there are a couple of them I actually used the window maker to affix them.  that worked out quite well....believe it or not.........I just used a damp paper towel to wipe the excess.  flat paints are sometimes not very friendly to decals,  I find.  thanks again