Italeri 1/48 MV-22 Osprey WIP

Here's a few pics of the first round of primer. Sorry for the crappy pics, I was out in the garage. I already see one spot that needs to be fixed.

Here's an update. Got the wing glued on and some other little things. Have it masked up to shoot the primer.

Thanks Ron and Kevin. I'm really enjoying this build even if it is taking me a while to do. The kits really not that bad. It's just that Italeri just reboxed the prototype with a few extras to make it look like a production bird. And the only aftermarket parts out there are wheels from Royal Resin and decals with a walk around CD from Flying Leathernecks. The reason I decided to drop the flaps is all the Osprey pics that i've seen with it on the ground....they all have the flaps dropped. So we'll see it how it turns out. Thanks everyone for looking.

Here's a pic.

Fantasic job thus far Medicman!  You are putting a lot of work into this build.  I heard this kit was a bit of a PITA but you are taking it even further.    Keep up the good work!

Iam enjoying this build so far cant wait to see it finished .Ron

Sweet .... post updates when you can ....

We'll chat later on about the show as it gets closer!

Thanks MC. Oh yeah I plan on going for sure. That's my birthday weekend and I hope to put the Osprey in the show too. Yeah we gotta meet up. I was there last year and spent almost all day there. Had a great time.

I'm about to attach the wing, add the front cockpit canopy and prime the whole thing. The engines are about done. Want to prime everything to see how bad it looks....lol. Hope to have some more pics later this week.

Nice job, I think they look great! ... and I wouldn't worry too much .... As long as you made an attempt at accuracy, and even MORE importantly, you're HAPPY, that's what's important.

BTW ... are you thinking about going to the Model Mania Show in Stafford in April? It's the only show that I'm going to be able to make this year, so I'm going ... hell or high water!!! Maybe we could meet up there if you're thinking about going....

Looking forward to more! ...

The flaps are done!!! As I said before the flaps aren't attached permanently and neither is the wing (that's next). The flaps and details will be attached after clean up and painting. I know it's not perfect but I like it. Thanks for looking. Now on to the pics.

Hey all, finally an update. Been real busy with work and the holidays so I haven't had much time to work on the Osprey. But I have pics!!! Here's some pics of the flaps that i'm building. I have one wing done and should have the other side done tomorrow. Please excuse the mess....still lots of clean up to do.

Drilled holes in the wing to hold the brass rod that the flaps will be attached to.

The flaps aren't attached permanently yet as there's clean up to do. They'll be attached after painting. Thanks for looking.

Thanks, that means a lot. I've had help from people here and ARC where there's a guy that has acctually built and worked on them since day one. I hope it turns out as well as i'd like. I'm kinda busy at work this week but will try to get a pic update soon. 

Well, you can't tell it ... You're doing a great job! I've already got this thread bookmarked for when I start mine up....

Can't wait to see some more updates......

It's really not that bad of a build. Ya gotta remember, this my first build in a VERY long time. I'm doing a lot of scratch building and learning a lot of new stuff at the same time.

You're making me scared to even look at my kit's box! Maybe I'll hide it further back in the closet!!!!

Not much of an update today. Lots of filling and sanding. No one wants to see all that. Lol. Got the engines together but the need more work than the airframe does. Wanting to get the wing on soon and work more on the flaps. I hope to have pics soon. Thanks.

Yes there are still some seams to take care of. Need to sand some more areas. I think some of them will disapear after some primer.

Yes the engines are sitting back there. They're gonna be a beast to get together right. After I finish with the wing, they'll be next. I scatch built some details for the engines. They're not perfect, but after painting and weathering them I think they'll be ok.

Nice! Looks like there's still some seam issues, but that might just be the way it looks. I'm sure that it'll all be fine when the primer hits it.

... and are those engines sitting back there???

Here's a new update. Got the two halves of the fuselage together and the tail on. Next up will be the wing itself.

Thanks for the link in the PM again .... might have to check out those decals and the CD....

Stop eatin' turkey and give us another update!!! Hahahah!!!

Thanks Darwin. The hump on the back wasn't so bad. The flaps will be filled and sanded to shape soon. They'll be left off till the very end of the build. I plan on closing the two fuselage halves and attaching the wing. Then the filling and sanding begins!!

Nice work on the Osprey so far.  The flap and "hump" mod is quite a project in itself.  The interior is really sharp.  Keep us posted.

Darwin, O.F. 

I'm using the walk around CD from Flying Leathernecks that came with the decals. I've had some help from a guy that's built the acctual aircraft over on the ARC Forums. There's a lot wrong with the kit as far as accuracy. I'll send you the ling to the post and you can see his on there along with all the corrections that need to be made.

Lookin good on the progress ... that interior is really coming along. Thanks for all the pictures. Will be helpful when I break into my Osprey kit. Didn't know that about the hump? Besides comments, what reference materials are you using for this one? Just curious....

Nice work thus far. Keep us posted....

New update. After a few people pointed out that I had missed a major detail, I went about fixing it. The big hump on top of the wing has to go as this is only on the Prototype Osprey and not on the production birds. So I cut it out and replaced it with sheet styrene. Used gap filling glue and that's where we're at right now. LOTS of putty and sanding to come. Should be close to closing up the fuselage soon as well. Then on to finishing the flaps and engines.

Ok, So here's another update. Not a whole lot to show. Lots of filling, shaping, sanding, etc coming up.

Here's a pic of the side upper door opened up.

This is part of the interior that will go behind the front bulkhead.

 And here are two pics of the beginnings of the flaps. Lots of work to do on those yet.

Well here they are. The flaps are cut off. Working on filling the panel line on the top of the flaps. That's not there when they're extended. Now it's time for a lot of scratch building.

Ok got both flaps cut off now and cleaned up somewhat. I got all the supplies I needed yesturday. I'll post some pics tomorrow.

Hey thankjs. Yeah that's what I was thinking. I cut one flap off yesturday so I could see what I needed. I'm going to the hobby store tomorrow to get what I need. Doesn't look like it's going to be to hard.

All of the Osprey pics that i've seen that are parked or on the ground have the flaps all the way down. That's why I decided to do it. I'll have more pics in the next few days.

Oh and did you see? There is a roof in there!!

Glad to see some progress on this one ....

I had the chance to see another 22 up close at the Alliance Airshow in Fort Worth last weekend. Wanted to get some good, close pics, but it was really busy and people were all over the place. As soon as I got set up to take a picture, people would walk right up, look at me, and then stand right in front of me ...

As far as "how to" on the flaps ... I've done something similar on a different project. Cut the flaps out, sanded the insides of the flaps so that a styrene (or brass/ alum rod) would fit. That gave me the curved edge I was looking for. Then putty and sand the seams after that.

The 22 that I saw this past weekend had the flaps all the way extended. Might be a small challenge, but not impossible.

Looking forward to more progress. Great work so far.....

Here's some pics of the wing. Now all the pics i've seen of the Osprey parked show it with the flaps down. I'm sure there's a way to do it but not exactly sure. Thought of using Milliput and stock styrene, cutting the flaps off with a razor saw.

But i'd like to get some ideas from others if possible. Thanks.