Completed with Decals Kitty Hawk 1:32 OV-10D Bronco

Hunter

Toshi - 

A very great and solid build buddy. The paint work is outstanding, and the canopy work looks good. As for the decals, you'll nail it when your replacements arrive. Add a notch to another great build friend. It turned out great. Looking forward to the next one. 

 

Toshi

Toshi,

The Bronco is looking great, as always! Sorry to hear about the decals. Makes me glad that I bought an aftermarket set for mine now!

The little cylindrical item on the top of the Bronco, atop the fairing near the rear of the fuselage, is an AN/ALQ-144 Infrared Deception device. I used to work on them waaayyyy back when I was in the Marines. They're used on just about anything that flies low & slow (helicopters, Broncos, etc.). Each of the little flat panels that you see on them are glass panels. I've forgottent over the years just how many there are, but each one should look like a mirror, even though they aren't mirrors. They allow IR signals out to fool enemy IR homing missiles. These would come back from combat flights with many, many of the small glass panels broken (mainly from all the sand and debris kicked up during take-off & landing), so that is mostly what I did when repairing them - replacing the glass panels. I'm not sure if the US military even uses this old technology anymore. 

Looking forward to seeing the pictures of the finished Bronco! Good Luck!

Gary Mason

Devil Dawg

Toshi,

The Bronco is looking great, as always! Sorry to hear about the decals. Makes me glad that I bought an aftermarket set for mine now!

The little cylindrical item on the top of the Bronco, atop the fairing near the rear of the fuselage, is an AN/ALQ-144 Infrared Deception device. I used to work on them waaayyyy back when I was in the Marines. They're used on just about anything that flies low & slow (helicopters, Broncos, etc.). Each of the little flat panels that you see on them are glass panels. I've forgottent over the years just how many there are, but each one should look like a mirror, even though they aren't mirrors. They allow IR signals out to fool enemy IR homing missiles. These would come back from combat flights with many, many of the small glass panels broken (mainly from all the sand and debris kicked up during take-off & landing), so that is mostly what I did when repairing them - replacing the glass panels. I'm not sure if the US military even uses this old technology anymore. 

Looking forward to seeing the pictures of the finished Bronco! Good Luck!

Gary Mason

 

 

I was very irritated last night watching my decals just melt.  Mrs. Toshi had to calm me down and took me away from the bench.  Then in the usual fashion, we did the Mrs. Toshi's way, we both went online to eBay and found a set by Caralca.  It was shipped this morning so I should see it mid-next week if not earlier. 

Devil Dawg, thank you so much for assisting me on this build.  You've really helped me out a lot.  Also, thank you for the read and replies.

Toshi

Oops! Sorry, Toshi! Didn't mean to imply that I worked on Broncos during my time in the military. I actually worked on the Deceptive Electronic Countermeasures (DECM) equipment on Harriers, Skyhawks, Intruders, Prowlers, Cobras, Super Stallions, etc. The AN/ALQ-144 (just one of the many different DECM equipment used on aircraft) was used on the Cobras and Broncos, plus a few other aircraft (I think the Hueys had them, too). The squadron I was with in the Gulf War, which was part of the 22 MEU(SOC), was flying Harriers, Cobras, Hueys, and Sea Stallions (CH-53D) off of the USS Saipan (LHA-2 - the same ship used in the movie "Heart Break Ridge"), so I got to work on the ALQ-144s that came off of the Cobras. No Broncos in this squadron, although I kinda wished there were. I've always loved the looks of the OV-10.

Oh, and you'll love the Caracal Decals - I have the same set myself for my Bronco!

Gary Mason

Devil Dawg

Oops! Sorry, Toshi! Didn't mean to imply that I worked on Broncos during my time in the military. I actually worked on the Deceptive Electronic Countermeasures (DECM) equipment on Harriers, Skyhawks, Intruders, Prowlers, Cobras, Super Stallions, etc. The AN/ALQ-144 (just one of the many different DECM equipment used on aircraft) was used on the Cobras and Broncos, plus a few other aircraft (I think the Hueys had them, too). The squadron I was with in the Gulf War, which was part of the 22 MEU(SOC), was flying Harriers, Cobras, Hueys, and Sea Stallions (CH-53D) off of the USS Saipan (LHA-2 - the same ship used in the movie "Heart Break Ridge"), so I got to work on the ALQ-144s that came off of the Cobras. No Broncos in this squadron, although I kinda wished there were. I've always loved the looks of the OV-10.

 

Oh, and you'll love the Caracal Decals - I have the same set myself for my Bronco!

Gary Mason

 

 

Toshi

BrandonK

That looks pretty darn good. I really like the colors. Nice work my man!!

BK

 

Toshi

patrick206

Way to go, Toshi - 

Another outstanding build for you, great job all around, the finished model looks just fine. Unfortunate that the decals are so poor, when will the kit makers ensure that everything is set right, when the kits leave the factory?

Congratulations, another one in the log book.

Patrick

 

Toshi

Finally, I received my decals for the Bronco.  It was a Caracal set.  If anyone has trouble with the kit decals, you can order direct from them.  It's CD32015.  Thank you forum members for your support in my builds.  I greatly appreciate it.

Toshi

You have inspired me Toshi, I ordered this kit and it should arrive today.

Looks great!

Mike

Buckeye

You have inspired me Toshi, I ordered this kit and it should arrive today.

Looks great!

Mike

 

Toshi

Beautiful Bronco, Toshi!  Crisp, solid build! 

Btw, what I have is the 1/72 Academy kit.  One of these days, one of these days...

Outstanding indeed, Toshi  Well done.

allan

Beautiful Bronco, Toshi!  Crisp, solid build! 

 

Btw, what I have is the 1/72 Academy kit.  One of these days, one of these days...

 

Toshi

jeaton01

Outstanding indeed, Toshi  Well done.

 

Toshi