Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune WIP
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I was struggling a bit to select my next build, spending time on gathering references for several project and abandoning each in turn. I had the Neptune kit in my stash for a while and as I have never built anything big, I finally reached for the Neptune kit. "It's going to be a nice relaxing OOB build" I said. Right. As in many times past, this idyllic plan did not survive the first contact with determined internet search.
I started with the two books listed in the project's reference section, thinking they would be more than adequate for an OOB build. Turns out they lack any detailed information or photos, precipitating an online hunt for detailed images. This initially also failed to produce much in terms of detailed photos and info, but as I was pumped to get started I did so without having enough material gathered. As I was progressing with the build I discovered several resources that uncovered many shortcomings of the kit. Needless to say, I learned few things I wished I was aware of earlier.
Below are links to the Tailhook Topics blog entries I referenced heavily during my build as well as some inspiring build logs by other modelers (I have included more reference links under the Project description):
Tailhook Topics- Hasagawa P2V Neptune Kit: tailhooktopics.blogs..p2v-neptune-kit.html
Tailhook Topics- Lockheed P2V-5 vs -7: tailspintopics.blogs..-5-vs-7-neptune.html
Build logs:
Keiun on 72nd Aircraft (in progress, and although of P2V-5, still and excellent and recent resource)- tapatalk.com/groups/..3Dlogin?deduce=login
Moggy on Britmodeller (older and not completed to date, but still a great resource)- britmodeller.com/for..tine-naval-aviation/
Paul Budzik's 1:48 scratch-built effort, as yet incomplete (and with his refocusing on ships, likely to remain so)- paulbudzik.com/curre..ne_Model_Budzik.html
Marcello Rosa (also on SCM)- marcellorosa.com/1-72p2v-7neptune
NABE3 (AP-2H gunship)- nabe3saviation.web.f..explanatione-fr.html
