Nice work! I spent three years with VP-48. I built one of these with custom decals from my squadron for myself. VP-40 was one of our sister squadrons. A few details. Only three of the engines had alternators. I think number one was the lone hold out. Number one always burned cleaner than the other three. We ALWAYS dressed our props. Which means they were almost always a straight cross. Sometimes an X but always the same across the wing. You did a nice job on the engine wash and the APU exhaust. Those areas were always a bit dirty, even after a good bath. The lead edge was actually gray, covered with a clear self adhesive tape about a foot wide. This clear cover yellowed very quickly and made the lead edge look yellow. I painted mine with a very light coat of yellow to simulate this effect. The walk ways on the wings were non-skid black. I taped mine and shot them with flat black. P-3Cs of my era were Light Gray Gloss and Gloss White. It was a very glossy paint and tended to be very shiny. Our aircraft had very few if any bare spots. These were squawked by aircrew or maintenance crew during daily inspections. They were sanded and repainted with in a day or so. I made three deployments with my squadron. It was a great time. Better upon reflection. One last note. Naval squadrons had a big inspection every year or every other year (I have forgotten the frequency, but not the pain). Called the "Corrosion Inspection". The squadron prepped like their mother-in-law was coming to stay a week. Everything was cleaned, painted, filed and proof read. Everyone was on edge. To fail was unthinkable. The pressure was extreme. Those same emotions and drive came bubbling up as I built my P-3C. I could hear my skipped say: "Make her shine like a baby's butt!" I spent more time on that model than any before or since.
Tom Andrews oh wow. Wish I had this info before building the kit. I did some research but I know it’s insufficient when I decided to build it. It’s hard to find first hand experience on the Orion through the web. I do realise that US Navy’s Orions are A LOT cleaner than other operators. Now I know the reason. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome build my friend! Im excited about this one because I scooped this exact model up when my favorite hobby shop closed down last year. Its in my stash and I love this aircraft! Im thinking of rescribing all the panel lines but yours turned out so well without doing that so I may change my mind! Thanks for the video!
Thanks my friend! I was thinking about rescribing as well in the beginning, but I guess I was not up to those extra work. 😅. Don’t keep it in the stash for too long!
That is a stunning build of an old kit of classic cold war warrior. very well done. especial;y with a raised panel line kit. I like your reinstating of the rivets. Beautifully painted weathered and presented.
Great job again I like the builds also because there is not a ton of aftermarket stuff used to make a good looking model Ps the marlin on tail came out great!
SuperBommer1 thanks again buddy. I try to use the parts out of the box as much as possible unless I really want to go into the details. Putting the tail art was quite a freaky moment. Would be a shame if I screw it up. 😂
I've done this kit literally a hundred times, having been on a base working on the real thing. The kit could use a modernization, especially the cockpit and panel lines. Nice job!
Nice! Yeah, I totally agree with you. It’s about time someone releases this beauty with a modern tooling. Recessed panel lines would make the job easier.
Awesome build! Finally something different from all that fighter jet stuff here on RU-vid. Great job. Thumps up from me!!! It looks like a big model. How big is it?
I wish more people would see this video! I went inside an Aurora a short while ago during an Air Cadet trip, it was amazing. Like falling in love with aviation all over again.
Great build!! I was in VP-40, a buddy of mine and myself painted the huge Marlin tail flash on A/C 913. Its actually my phones lock screen picture. Great build!!
That sir is a truly excellent build, you are to be congratulated on what you have achieved with this very good but old kit, yoh also have yourself another subscrber, best regards from Australia, Les
Weight on wheels not only flattens the bottom of the tires it also compresses the sidewall of them. Sanding the bottom flat doesnt make it look like you have low pressure tires, it just looks like you have flat tires.
I'm curious about the date of the white/grey paint scheme. All the ones I see now are solid grey. I see them almost daily but mostly I see the P-8 Poseidons.
Sweet. I flew as a radar operator or SS3 in P-3s during my career. Vp-40 was one of my squadrons. Thanks for posting the greatest of all maritime aircraft.
I flew as an observer in VP-40 from '72-'75. We were the first to pick up Russian communication from their nuclear sub in the Indian Ocean, during the Vietnam war. Had a crazy pilot that took us weightless in one. It was Awesome, for about 8 seconds! Great memories in that Squadron.
Clean1 I wish I had the chance to experience that. The only time I saw the P-3 up close was back in 2011 when they came to Malaysia for LIMA 2011 exhibition.
im proud to say that my girlfriend is a TACO (at least thats what they call her) here in the RAAF.. Although her wing is transitioning to the P-8A, they are still keeping 2 of our AP-3Cs around, that where modified by the RAAF for ELINT. She thinks shes got the best job in the world. she says its better than being on a P-8
Tengo este P-3C de hasegawa con ese mismo decal del swordfish escuadrón ahora viendo tu construcción me ha dado la inspiración para ensamblarlo Spectacular and nice build congratulations keep build thanks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻☺️😀
I want to do one of these but the rcaf cp140 auroa in the early paint scheme of red white and grey with the lighting bolts as there is from a modeler aspect no real mods needed un like the other aircraft I would like to do is the cp104 argus which needs the mach2 bristol britinia kit and conversion kit from transport wings
Wow! Thank you for this video of the Mighty Hunter! I flew this beauty with 320 Squadron of the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1990's and love seeing back all the details in your model. Really an amazing job. One day I will try to build one myself, but after seeing this video... :-(
An extremely harmful video that shows that the author does not at all understand the essence of most of the modeling techniques used. The result was expected. I would like to wish the author to learn how to simply carefully assemble and paint the models.
Thanks for the feedback. As I said in my page, I’m not a pro modeller. Simply posting videos here to share my love for building models and as you can see, I did not label my videos as tutorial or how to. As I can see from your youtube profile, you just created your profile a day ago. So I’m looking forward to see you share a build or two and maybe perhaps learn from someone as good as you. All that said and done, I am proud of all the models I’ve built including the ones since I was a little boy. That helped me spark my passion for aviation and made me an airline pilot I am today. Looking forward to learn from you. Спасибо!
I’m blown away with the incredible job you did with this model! One thing that would would have been super cool is if you added the rubber brake lines to back of the main landing gear down at the wheels.
I actually chose VP-40 because of this model kit. I built this in Primary flight training, selected P-3s, and had the benefit of flying for the Fighting Marlins for 3.5 years. Such a great video.
I remember a friend building one of these, many years ago. I'm not sure but I think this may have been a Frog mould commissioned just before they went bust, Hasegawa reboxed quite a few Frog kits but I maybe wrong
@@Boxplanes hasegawa repopped frog's F6 lightning and some of their WW2 fighters. The P3 could have been in the preproduction phase and hasegawa probably snapped it up before it went into full production
It really pisses me off when a model company can design a really nice kit, then not even give correct weight for nose weight. Hasegawa has a reputation of making nice kits, but this kind of gross error makes one wonder what other mistakes they made. The only thing worse is when a company omits the info completely. It must be some national secret or something. You, sir, did a really nice job on this kit. Too bad Hasegawa didn't uphold their end of the bargain.
Thanks buddy. Yeah, you’re spot on. But I’m giving Hasegawa the benefit of doubt since this is an old kit. But you’re right, wouldn’t hurt to alter the instructions a bit. Like you said, some brands are worse by omitting the info altogether. Happy modelling!
The landing gear bays for the main landing gear are badly designed, or am I wrong? There's no room for the wheels at all. But otherwise the model looks really great. Well done!
Yeah you’re right. It’s just basic stuff in there. Czech Master Resin does have excellent resin parts for Hasegawa’s Orion. I believe the set includes landing gear bays, weapon bays, as well as flaps down parts. Thank you for your kind words!
@@Boxplanes Ok, great! The only torpedoes I've actually handled have been the Mk 48's back when I did submarine things. All of our war shots were green. When we went out prior to deploying, we would have orange training torpedoes shot against us. They had no warhead, only fuel and guidance. They only had about 10 minutes of fuel on board. They were orange for two reasons: 1. So we would know they they weren't war shots and 2. To make them visible to the torpedo retrieval boats. The 46's were probably also colored according to their purpose.
Yes yes yes, finally somebody who dares to make a P-3 and put it on youtube. Thank you very much. I really enjoyed your build and subscribed immediately. To bad it's still a tail sitter. I'm a huge fan of the P-3. I even got a tattoo😅 now I've seen your builds i can't wait to start my 7 1/72 P-3 and 5 1/144 p-3/L-188/cp-140. Take care and i will looking forward to your next build. Greetings from Netherlands 👋🏻👍🏻
Thank you for your kind words. I really enjoyed building the P-3. Probably will buy more in the future 😅. Enjoy every moment of your build. Happy modelling and stay safe in the Netherlands!
I was an acoustic Sensor Station One operator in VP-40 when we transitioned to the P-3C Update 3 in late 1985 - early 1986 and I logged many an hour in this very Buno. This was the first P-3 variant to have a fully digitized sensor suite called SASP instead of the analog AQA-7 that work so well in earlier models.
Beautiful job on a plane we don't see modeled much. Great trick on replacing raised panel lines, I'll have to remember that. Looking forward to the growth of your channel and future builds! Subscribed!
I really enjoyed watching your build, well done on an excellent subject and result. It's a shame about the nose weight issue. Instructions are not always correct. I have noticed this in other model builds that I have watched and therefore will be adding much more weight than recommended with my future builds. Cheers and thanks. 🍻
Thanks for your kind words. You’re right about the weights. Yeah normally I do add more than the recommended weights. But since I have other plans on how to display this Orion that doesn’t really matter whether it’s a tail sitter or not, why not put the manufacturer’s recommendation to the test. 😅 Cheers sir. Thanks for watching.
Well, as modeller is that basically to known that you cannot trust kits instructions, its easy to find out how many conter weight you need, you use a stick and balance it out in near of main suspension, if the model sit down, you need more weight, if the nose goes down, your conter weight is enough, very simple waay.
