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Cessna O-2A “Oscar Deuce” – 1:48 (Testors/Italeri) - Gallery

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Cessna O-2A “Oscar Deuce” – 1:48 (Testors/Italeri) - Gallery
Posted by Aerodata.it on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 7:55 AM

Hi all, this is my first model on FSM community, hope you like it!
In late ‘60s USAF introduced twin-powered Cessna O-2A to replace single engine Cessna O-1 (my next project).
Old Testors/Italeri kit was acceptable but almost basic. It needed a lot of improvements that they absorbed me for 6 months and 293 hours of real work.
Cockpit with avionics rack and rear junction box was fully self-made (... except for cloches).
Continental IO-360 engine was coming by 2 sets of edited Lycoming taken from old Esci Cessna 172 kits to set up a 6 pistons propeller.
Firewall bulkhead, front gear bay and plates were made by styrene. Rivets and panels were rescribed for the whole aircraft.
Pilot was freely inspired by actor Danny Glover who played the role of Capt. Clark ‘Bird Dog’ in BAT21 movie.
The real aircraft is now preserved at National Museum of USAF, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Cheers, Alessandro

Rome, Italy

 

P.S. check FSM March 2016 issue for another Cessna O-2A (...but much less detailed Wink )
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Posted by tempestjohnny on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 8:21 AM
Wow

 

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Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 8:46 AM

Very nice!  Love the presentation.

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Posted by falconmod on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 12:09 PM

fabulous!     great job!

John

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Posted by Toshi on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 12:12 PM

You did a fantastic job on this build.  Excellent!

Toshi

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Posted by PFJN on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 5:57 PM

Wow, great build and an interesting topic :)

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Posted by patrick206 on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 6:05 PM

A really nice build, fine details and finish. Thanks for the post and photos.

Patrick

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Posted by goldhammer on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 6:47 PM

You took the basic "pig in a box" and did a fabulous job with her!!!!  Puts my OOB build to total shame.

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Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 12:39 PM

That looks great! Especially the interior work. I'm gonna save this for reference when I build the one in my stash.

 

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Posted by seasick on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 12:56 PM

WOW!

 

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Posted by Greg on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 1:28 PM

Very impressive.

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Posted by Hodakamax on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 1:37 PM

A couple of comments, first on your very fine rendition of the aircraft. Excellent work for sure. I have actually seen the very example at the Museum. Also just a memory, but while in the '60s, going to college in Wichita Kansas I also worked at a filling station very close to the Cessna plant and watched them coming and going during development and testing as they left the line for their first flights. Thanks for refreshing my memories of a unique aircraft! 

Good job!

Max

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Posted by 1943Mike on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 1:39 PM

Holy cow! Estremamente ben fatto!

 

Mike

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Posted by Mikeym_us on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 5:40 PM

stikpusher

That looks great! Especially the interior work. I'm gonna save this for reference when I build the one in my stash.

 

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Posted by Mopar Madness on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 5:54 PM

Wow! Great job!

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Posted by freem on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 6:08 PM

Totally awesome.

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Posted by midnightprowler on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 6:12 PM

Simply stunning.

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Posted by Tanker - Builder on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 7:52 PM

All I can say ;

 OOH MY ! Goooodness .She's Purty ! I got three in my stash .All to be civvy versions . T.B.

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Posted by wolfhammer1 on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 9:43 PM

Wow!  That is beautiful!  O-2s used to fly over my house from the Air Guard base near my house.  I'll admit I have one in the stash also, and I will keep this build in mind as an inspriation.  Thanks for sharing.

John

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Posted by fox on Thursday, April 27, 2017 6:41 PM

Outstanding build! Toast Keep up the great work.

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Posted by Aerodata.it on Monday, May 1, 2017 4:33 AM

First mission for Cessna shortly after roll-out.

Gold medal at Midway Model Meeting 2017, in Perugia (Italy). Sunday, April 30th.

Cheers!

A.

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Posted by PFJN on Monday, May 1, 2017 11:02 AM

Aerodata.it

First mission for Cessna shortly after roll-out.

Gold medal at Midway Model Meeting 2017, in Perugia (Italy). Sunday, April 30th.

Cheers!

A.

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Congratulations Smile

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Posted by Hodakamax on Monday, May 1, 2017 11:07 AM

Bravo!!

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Posted by CrashTestDummy on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 3:04 PM

Aerodata.it

<SNIP>

Cheers, Alessandro

Rome, Italy

 

P.S. check FSM March 2016 issue for another Cessna O-2A (...but much less detailed Wink )
 <SNIP>
 

Alessandro, I was thinking that the pictures you posted were from that one that was detailed in FSM, as I really enjoyed reviewing that article.  It's interesting to know the one in the FSM article is 'less detailed'!  Nice work.

My Dad was originally slated to fly those in Viet Nam, but managed to get reassigned to a B-57 group when he got there for O-2 training.  >Whew!<

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas

G. Beaird,

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Posted by Aerodata.it on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 2:53 AM
Thanks Gene! :* Alex
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Posted by goldhammer on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 10:00 AM

Congrats on the gold......extremely well deserved.

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