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Pardubak
Alec K (Pardubak)
US

059: Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune
147967/PJ-12 VP-69, NAS Whidbey Island, 1975

Skala:
1:72
Status:
Avslutad
Satte igång:
June 7, 2022
Avslutad:
June 28, 2024
Spenderad tid:
514.6 hrs

This build is very much a homage to my youth. Growing up in Czechia during the “era of realistic socialism”, one was accustomed to consumer goods lacking variety and being in short supply and it was no different with plastic model kits. From time to time, one could get models from western manufacturers like Airfix, Matchbox, Heller etc. I am not sure how he managed it, by my dad somehow got his hands on the Hasegawa kit of the Neptune. I think he bought that one for me once I attained the prerequisite level of skill. I vividly recall sneaking into the closet to look at it when he was not around. The SIZE of that thing! This was the biggest kit my sheltered eyes have ever seen, packaged in that delicious yet frustratingly impenetrable sealed plastic bag and thus barring it from my so-desired tactile inspection. It remained in this virgin state until our departure from the worker’s paradise…

Alas, thanks to Ebay and some fool’s complete lack of appreciation for the said masterpiece of Japanese engineering, I was able to procure an identical copy decades later. True, the box was slightly creased and the decals aptly yellowed with age, but the rest was all as I remembered. Still sealed, there was no one to stop me from popping the bag and finally subjecting the plastic to my inspection. The kit was as big as I remembered it! Glorious.

See my project inventory below for references. I do not have the Schiffer book, likely a grave shortfall but in light of my "mostly OOB" initial goal, I’ll live with it. Unless you already have it, I would not bother with the Squadron title. Walkaround links on SCM were invaluable.

Some great online Neptune references:
P2VNeptune.org- p2vneptune.com/
US Navy Patrol Squadrons- vpnavy.com/aircraft_p2_128.html

Projekt inventering

Fullständiga kit
K6
Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune Anti-Submarine Patrol Plane
Hasegawa 1:72
K6 (K006 K006:1800) 1975 Nya dekaler
Detalj och omvandlingssatser
73035
Seatbelts USAAF WWII STEEL
Eduard 1:72
73035 2016 Nytt verktyg
672238
HVAR rockets
Eduard 1:72
672238 2020 Nytt verktyg
72364
Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune - PE Interior Detail Set (For Hasegawa/Revell)
Eduard 1:72
72364 2001 Nytt verktyg
AL7020
Lockheed P2V Neptune - Racks (for Hasegawa)
PlusModel 1:72
AL7020 2017 Nytt verktyg
AL7019
Flaps for P2V Neptune for Hasegawa
PlusModel 1:72
AL7019 2017 Nytt verktyg
AL7018
Wheels for P2V Neptune
PlusModel 1:72
AL7018 2017 Nytt verktyg
Dekaler
AL7021
Lockheed P2V Neptune - Stencils for light, white-grey camouflage variant
PlusModel 1:72
AL7021 2017 Nytt verktyg
Masker
CX137
P2V-7 for Hasegawa, Frog, Minicraft, Revell
Eduard 1:72
CX137 2006 Nytt verktyg
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Projektets färger

Exterior
107 Character White
Mr.COLOR
10ml ()
Satin
Lack
325 Gray FS26440
Mr.COLOR
10ml ()
Satin
Lack
Interior
317 Gray FS36231
Mr.COLOR
10ml ()
Matt
Lack

Projektreferenser

Böcker
P2V Neptune (Squadron/Signal Publications 1068)
P2V Neptune
In Action No. 1068
Jim Sullivan
1985
Lockheed Neptune (Warpaint Books Limited 51)
Lockheed Neptune
Warpaint Series No. 51
Kev Darling
2004

Fotoalbum

194 bilder
Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune WIPView album, image #190
1:72
1:72 Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune - PE Interior Detail Set (Eduard 72364)1:72 P2V-7 (Eduard CX137)1:72 Flaps for P2V Neptune (PlusModel AL7019)6+

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