ERTL 1/48 S-3 Viking

lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 12:41 AM

Aewsome.............neat subject too. Thanks for sharing...

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JOE RIX

Member since
August 2009
From: MOAB, UTAH

Posted by JOE RIX on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 12:18 AM

Gorgeous S-3. Really sharp paint and detail. I've got a couple of those kits in my stash I picked up back in eighties I believe. May have to build one of those up someday as I sure like the S-3.

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B_one fixer

Member since
April 2014

Posted by B_one fixer on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 11:34 PM

Thanks BrandonK and Jeaton

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 11:16 PM

Well done. I used to see these at Burbank years ago. I think I have every version of the kit, but I have yet to build any of them.

John

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BrandonK

Member since
June 2014

Posted by BrandonK on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 9:59 AM

You did a fantastic job on this one. The panel line weathering really stands out to me as outstanding. Super nice build and thanks for sharing.

BK

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B_one fixer

Member since
April 2014

Posted by B_one fixer on Saturday, June 27, 2015 2:30 AM

Thanks all,

Devi Dog it was a pretty fun build, I have three more in the stash. You don't really see too many Vikings being built up. I look forward to seeing yours when you are done with her.

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Devil Dawg

Member since
March 2005
From: Lancaster, South Carolina

Posted by Devil Dawg on Saturday, June 27, 2015 1:45 AM

Great job on her, fixer! Love the way she looks.

I've got the Italeri 1/48th kit of this, along with aftermarket decals of the S-3 that President Bush trapped on a carrier with (forgot which carrier that was). I've got all the reference photos I need for it (took 'em myself). That actual bird was at the Museum Of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, FL, back in 2003, and I just happened to be visiting just after it was taken there. I was allowed to go and take as many pictures as I wanted of the exterior. Couldn't get permission to go inside her, though. After seeing your S-3, I might just hafta get mine off the shelf and get started on it.

Again, great job on her!!

Devil Dawg

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tankerbuilder

Member since
August 2008

Posted by tankerbuilder on Thursday, June 25, 2015 11:30 AM

Who you callin " Portly " ?

Funny this should show up when it did . I just found the one in my stash I bought because my Relative flew one . Not " Portly " just pleasingly round !

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Buckeye

Member since
February 2007
From: Brunswick, Ohio

Posted by Buckeye on Thursday, June 25, 2015 11:25 AM

Excellent job on that Hoover!

Mike

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USMC6094

Member since
February 2014

Posted by USMC6094 on Thursday, June 25, 2015 11:23 AM

Good looking Hoover, those portly birds are ALOT more nimble than they look

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Fly-n-hi

Member since
December 2006
From: Phoenix, AZ

Posted by Fly-n-hi on Thursday, June 25, 2015 10:22 AM

Very well done! I like the Maverick load out, too. Don't see many S-3 builds with those. This is a kit I'd like to build at some point myself.

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B_one fixer

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April 2014

Posted by B_one fixer on Thursday, June 25, 2015 8:12 AM

Thanks all, Mississippi this is one of the few kits I I had left from the early 90's that I never built. I kinda stumbled on Tobit while doing some cleaning. I was pleasantly surprised when I found it.

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mississippivol

Member since
November 2003
From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)

Posted by mississippivol on Thursday, June 25, 2015 7:53 AM

Beautiful! That's not a kit I see on the tables any more. How'd you come across it?

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Thursday, June 25, 2015 7:50 AM

Beautifully done, exceptional.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

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Ish47guy

Member since
November 2009
From: The NYC.

Posted by Ish47guy on Thursday, June 25, 2015 3:52 AM

Great rendition of one of my favorite kits. Given the time frame and circumstances (deployed to the Gulf and in combat operations), the weathering looks pretty good.

Any chance since you're a B-1 mech that you are going to tackle the 1/48th B-1 kit?

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allan

Member since
June 2003
From: Cavite, Philippines

Posted by allan on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 11:59 PM

Very nicely done. Im not sure, though, I think CAG birds are usually a lot cleaner than other carrier planes.

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B_one fixer

Member since
April 2014

ERTL 1/48 S-3 Viking

Posted by B_one fixer on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 11:09 PM

Been working on this for a while now. Glad to finally have finished. Only addition besides the decals is a Vacuform canopy. She is done up to represent VS-38, the first S-3 squadron to fire a AGM-65 in combat in 2003 against saddams yacht.