[Completed see other post for pics] Italeri 1/48 V-22 Osprey

[amateurmodeler]

Well I'm very late into the game, and after looking around internet land, all I found for this kit was a mask set and after market decals, which I passed on both. I'm not sure if I'm going to tackle scratch building for the first time with the flaps on this thing. May just build it straight out of the box.

[JMac]

Cool subject for the group build.

JMac

[Quaralane]

Always saw the Osprey as an interesting concept.
I look forward to seeing your build

[amateurmodeler]

OK I decided at 5 in the morning that I should try to give the interior more going on so this is turning into a scratch build sorta. Mainly cannibalized a broken p-38 and used cockpit parts in different spots up front

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/osprey6.jpg

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/osprey5.jpg

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/osprey4.jpg

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/osprey7.jpg

of course they will all be painted to match the rest of the interior. I think I will put some putty around some of the panels to blend them in a little better

ps if you have a photobucket account send me a pm on here with a link to your site so I can follow it. Time for bed

[amateurmodeler]

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/Aviation/ospreyinterior.jpg
troop seats

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/Aviation/ospreypit.jpg
cockpit from rear

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/Aviation/ospreypit2.jpg
another from rear of cockpit

working on the wheels and props now, finished sanding seams on wings, almost ready to paint some of it!

[Quaralane]

Looking good. You've made the detail stand out really well here

[Scott Girvan]

I agree, that cockpit is looking great.

[amateurmodeler]

still working on using washes landing gear wheel well below:

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/Aviation/ospreygrar.jpg

set the cockpit in place, and attached the fuselage halves together. The props are coming along and the wheels are done

bought some tamiya extra thin cement and some mr masking from sprue brothers:
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/Aviation/ospreywindshield.jpg

came out better than trying to find these lines under tape, the frame is very faint on the canopy, should look more like a plane, er... helicopt...uh..."aircraft" tomorrow 

[amateurmodeler]

Thanks everybody for the replies and kind comments, it's ready fir a primer coat and check for any errors I need to fix. I have some more pictures to upload but it will probably be tomorrow sometime when I upload them. Kinda burned out for the rest of the weekend on modeling

[JMac]

Looking forward to seeing some pic's of everything all primed & reday for paint.

[Scott Girvan]

Yeah, always a great day when the construction ends and and primer goes down.

[amateurmodeler]

props painted, just need future, decals, and a flat coat:

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/Aviation/ospreyprop3.jpg

closeup of prop hubs:

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/Aviation/osprop2.jpg

mockup for assembly:

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/Aviation/ospreyprop.jpg

unfortunately I don't have time to try and scratchbuild the flaps down with the props in an upwards pointing position, however I did come across some photos of these aircraft parked with the props in the forward position.

overall picture of aircraft before paint:

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/Aviation/ospreymockup.jpg

and one more of the nose "junk":

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/amateurmodeler/Aviation/ospreynose.jpg

already primed it, and I have some stuff to fill, so I ask, what should I use? Been thinking about some Mr Surfacer or some kind of putty that's easier to work with than the testors stuff. Or maybe baking soda? Opinions?

[JMac]

Looks good. the Mr. Surfacer is a really good product for filling small sinks, and seams. I'm just trying it out right now, so I'm still learning what it can do. There Is a good link to a Mr. Surfaced article here on the forum.http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/forum/index.php/topic,1657.0.html.

Hope that helps. I can't comment on filling with baking soda - I have not tried that yet.

Jmac

[Scott Girvan]

Baking soda & CA works great. fast and easy.

[amateurmodeler]

I have been having camera problems so I will tell you what has been going on. Well I primed it, filled some seams and did my pre shade. Then directions say to use model master dark ghost grey for the top and light ghost gray for the bottom. I did that and sprayed a coat of future. I am pretty disappointed with the finish. I have a gritty texture which I am not really worried about cause I can fix that but you can't see the shade difference between the two colors. So I'm thinking about going back over it with a darker shade of grey and see how that looks. Keep you posted......