SOC-3 Project
1September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 (Hasegawa 1/72) in silver dope.
2September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 (Hasegawa 1/72). Canopy masked with Bare Metal Foil.
3September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 (Hasegawa 1/72) in silver dope.
4September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 (Hasegawa 1/72). Canopy masked with Bare Metal Foil.
5September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 Unmasking the canopy.
6September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 Unmasking the canopy.
7September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 Unmasking the canopy. Silver paint is cheap rattlecan silver.
8September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3 Unmasking the canopy.
9September 14, 2022110711 SOC-3. All rattlecan primary colors.
10September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 adding wing walk non-skid. note attachment points drilled for rigging cables.
11September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 adding wing walk non-skid. note attachment points drilled for rigging cables.
12September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 adding wing walk non-skid. note attachment points drilled for rigging cables.
13September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Rigging wires and struts superglued to top wing.
14September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Rigging wires and struts superglued to top wing. Best I can tell, SOCs had four sets of double wires on each side.
15September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Rigging wires and struts superglued to top wing. Best I can tell, SOCs had four sets of double wires on each side.
16September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Rigging wires and struts superglued to top wing. Ready to install top wing assembly and pull rigging through lower wing.
17September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 - Ready to install top wing assembly and pull rigging through lower wing.
18September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.
19September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing. Rigging was tensioned with one finger on the bottom while securing with CA.
20September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.
21September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.
22September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.
23September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.
24September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed and rigging secured through lower wing.
25September 14, 2022111207 SOC-3 Top wing installed. Hard to see rigging.
26September 14, 2022131003 SOC-3 re-visited. Ready for markings.
27September 14, 2022131003 SOC-3 re-visited. Ready for markings.
28September 14, 2022131003 SOC-3 re-visited. Ready for markings.
29September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
30September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings. Top wing roundels and stripes from spares box (not quite finished trimming!)
31September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
32September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
33September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
34September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
35September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
36September 14, 2022131008 SOC-3 in VO-4 markings.
37September 14, 2022131021 SOC-3 in flight.
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5 14 September 2022, 21:02
Album info
SOC-3, on landing gear, assigned to VO-4 aboard USS West Virginia (BB-48) ca. 1937.
From 1/72 Minicraft/Hasegawa kit Nr. 057, c1969 (1977 release)
This is a weekend project that took 2+ years!
