I built this kit for the Eye In The Sky group build.
This is a 1/144 Minicraft EC-121R from the Batcat 553 Reconnaissance wing stationed at Korat during the Vietnam war. They were running a top-secret mission dropping listening devices along the ho chi minh trail and these birds would circle on station listening for activity. My dad was a senior master sergeant in avionics with this squadron.
Not the greatest kit - a few fit issues, flash etc. Anyhow - here she is
Still figuring out the black basing
Sausage masking at this scale is a bit difficult
A bit of bleed from the black basing I had to correct
Glossed and decals on - Mig filter applied and ready for dull coat
And the final product. Super finicky gear door issues with this kit. Anyhow - here she is
Pawel - Thanks for the kind words. You have a nice day too
Greg - I love the look of the SEA camo. I need to practice with my double action. Sausages are tedious especially doing 4 colors
Mississippivol - thanks
Keyda - I really want to do a navy bird blue/white/orange. I got the decals for it. What scheme did you do yours in? BTW - those gear doors were the most fiddley.
Kensar - thanks. The connie was the eye in the sky for some time. Other variances have large radar blisters, towers and the iconic giant disc - all bristling with antennae. Google it, some really pretty birds.
