Italeri 1/48 MV-22 Osprey WIP

My OCD would go into overload if my work bench got like that.....lol. And those are pics of my work bench at the old apartment. Here's some pics of the work bench in the new house.

I still have to put my cork boards back up and some posters up. The walls are way to empty.

Medicman71

Well after much proding, here are a few pics to start my MV-22 Osprey WIP. Updates may be slow in coming due to work and a impending move in September. There's not a lot of detail to the inside of the cargo area and no ceiling either. I'm still thinking of what to do about the ceiling (any suggestions would be helpful). This is the first model i've done in.......well a very long time so be gentle. But any tips and suggestions are always appreciated. I've learned a lot from ya'll and i'm applying what i've learned to it.

So first are some pics of my work bench. Going to add to it after we move.

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That ain't no workbench...

THIS is a workbench...

Ok, I'm back. Because of the move it took long than I thought to get back to the Osprey but I have good news.......New Pics!!! Here they are.

So that's it for now. It's my first time scratch building and using Bare Metal Foil. I have a few more details to do before I close her up. As always...comments or suggestions are always welcome.

Thanks for the pics Fermis. I have a ton of pics that I got on a CD when I ordered the decals from Flying Leathernecks. They have tons of walk-a-round pics. Yeah the early Ospreys had that weird paint job. The new paint jobs are your standard three tone grey scheme.

Here's a few crappy pics of pics. My best buddy is a crew chief on these things. Lighting sucked for pics, but it was pretty cool to climb around in them!!!

Of note is the sizable gap where the wing meets the fuse.   And the painted tail!!!

I love this pic!!! It doesn't show in the pic, but these "twentyscrews" had a weird, metallic looking paint, almost reflective looking.

YEAH!!!! A CEILING!!!! ...... HAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like you've been hard at work. Can't wait to see the updates ......

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Work keeps me busy. Here's what's been going on with the Osprey. I started on the engine naccels and had to add some scratch built exhaust covers. That was long and tedious. Discovered I had the "dash board" and cockpit instrument panel in the wrong spot so I had to do some minor corrective surgery on that. I also decided to make a roof for the cargo area (There ya go Modelchasm). Scratch building some stuff on that as well. I hope to have some stuff painted and put together this weekend and take pics. More to come this weekend.

jason18

Medicman71:

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What kit is this?  I've always wanted to do a drone.  BTW, cool pics.  Osprey's lookin' good.

It's my 1/72 Predator. It's just waiting for paint and the landing gear and Hellfires.

Medicman71

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What kit is this?  I've always wanted to do a drone.  BTW, cool pics.  Osprey's lookin' good.

tomcat4evr

it will look great once you finish and good luck i have build one before   and here is a picture of it too to help you out

 

Thanks for the pic. It looks great. I have a question for ya. Did you have a big gap on top where the wing meets the fuselage? I was test fitting and found this massive gap!

As far as plumming the cargo area, Not sure if I wanna go all out. If I did, I might never finish. Lol. And of course there's the issue of no ceiling there either.

it will look great once you finish and good luck i have build one before   and here is a picture of it too to help you out

Looks like a nice start here, MM. Looks like you're just about ready to start plumbing things in .... think you got enough wire? You're going to need it! HAHA!

Thanks for sharing .... I'll be following this one. Just be sure to take good notes as this one will be coming up in my stash soon.....

Looking good so far.  keep us posted.

Regards,  Rick

Looks like your off to a great start. This should be interesting. I've never seen a completed model of the Osprey before.