Italeri 1/48 MV-22 Osprey WIP

Nice build.  I don't know if you already explained this or not but how did it go together?  I heard that this kit has some pretty bad fit issues.

Looks Great, excellent job on it!

Putty and sand, putty and sand

I think it came out great and congrats for entering it. I do not have the courage to put my stuff on display for anybody to see...well except on here.

CallSignOWL

looks great, medicman! nice job

Thanks CallSignOWL!!

Enjoyed watching this build,it came out awesome!

Fly-n-hi

Nice build.  I don't know if you already explained this or not but how did it go together?  I heard that this kit has some pretty bad fit issues.

Thanks Fly-n-hi.

It has some fit issues but I don't think it was that bad. I've seen worse (Revell F-14A for example). It's the inaccuracies that are the problem. But with some work they can be overcome since there are no aftermarket fixes.

grandadjohn

Putty and sand, putty and sand

Yeah. It took a lot of that and then some.

Hercmech

I think it came out great and congrats for entering it. I do not have the courage to put my stuff on display for anybody to see...well except on here.

Thanks Hercmech. I didn't place but it was still fun and a good learning experiance.

TREYZX10R

Enjoyed watching this build,it came out awesome!

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the build.

what was the right color for the top?

personman906

what was the right color for the top?

It's Medium Grey in Testors Model Master Acrylics.

Beautiful work on the Osprey.  If a new-tool is released in 1/72 I'll snatch one up, it has been on the to-do list for some time.  The bug bites harder each time I see one zooming over the base too.  Noticed the Ace in the Hole patch in the background, any ties?  My father retired from that unit many years back and I have been slowly acquiring a model of each aircraft the 111th flew, from Jenny to Predator-mostly 1/72 but couple 1/144 for the larger transports.  Nearly complete.  The major hurdle will be carving the time out of some other project to get working on them.

deattilio

Beautiful work on the Osprey.  If a new-tool is released in 1/72 I'll snatch one up, it has been on the to-do list for some time.  The bug bites harder each time I see one zooming over the base too.  Noticed the Ace in the Hole patch in the background, any ties?  My father retired from that unit many years back and I have been slowly acquiring a model of each aircraft the 111th flew, from Jenny to Predator-mostly 1/72 but couple 1/144 for the larger transports.  Nearly complete.  The major hurdle will be carving the time out of some other project to get working on them.

Thanks. I've always wanted to build one and saw it at Hobby Lobby when I got back into the hobby and couldn't resist.

I got the patch at the Model Mania 2011 last Saturday. They were selling the patches and t-shirts. The Predator squadron was at the same table selling T-shirts, patches and prints of thier Predators.