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From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Davide Meneghetti" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 16:22:24 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Davide Meneghetti 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 4:50 PM

  Gallery Template #05

  "1/72 Academy OV-10 Bronco" 

  by "Davide Meneghetti"
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  The Venezuelan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Venezolana-FAV) has used OV-10 Bronco extensively since the 70's. Their colors changed a couple of times and the model I built represents one aircraft showed on an airshow some years ago. The colors are the same of the recent FAV F-16, now the Broncos are being repainted again with some other colors but I really loved this one so I started collecting some info about it and it took me a couple of years to get enough pictures to have valid references for my model. Most of the pictures came from the site FAV-Club (www.fav-club.com) and some of its forum members, absolutely the best site for collecting info on FAV birds.

  The model is an Academy OV-10A as the FAV OV-10E is externally very similar to the "A" version with minor differences like some small antennas. I used 2 CMK update sets: one basically gives you the whole interior cockpit, including the seats and photoetched details; the other is a flaps and moving surfaces set which allows you to put extended flaps. However I didn't put the extended flaps as all the pictures show the airplanes with retracted flaps; I slightly modified them to show them retracted. Besides this, I added some antennas and a "stick" on the bottom right side of the cockpit (actually it works as a help to allow the pilot to get into the cockpit but strangely it's missing in the model although it's very visible).
  The parts fitted quite well although a couple of times I had to use a lot of putty to fill some holes; anyway the model is great and has finely engraved panel lines, it's much better than the Hasegawa one which has raised panel lines (and I personally hate them).

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  Painting was challenging as there is no perfect FS match for the upper surfaces greens as far as I know..I had to prepare a sheet on which I tried different mixes until I found the right ones; well, the ones that looked better to me! Upper surfaces Sand and lower surfaces Light Grey were luckily standard: Humbrol 121 (FS 33531)  and Humbrol 147 (FS 36495).
  Painting was a little hard as it was my first time with an airbrush and the aircraft shape didn't help much so it took me a lot of patience to finish it, although some minor defects still remain. 
  I didn't weather this plane much as in the pictures it still looked new but the propellers blades were already losing their painting so I only heavy weathered them. Propellers also gave me much troubles, that's why I prefer jets...
  I used generic Aztec decals of the FAV sheet and added some custom made ALPS decals.

          
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  At the end this has been a great model to build although it needs some attention and the Venezuelan scheme gives it a special touch.
  I'll be very glad of any comments.
  Thanks for looking.

  Davide

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