KITTY HAWK 32003 NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL OV-10D BRONCO "MARINES" 1/32 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
The design was based upon a twin turbo-prop powered air frame with tandem seating, a high wing for ample ground clearance, short take-off and landing (STOL) capability, integral guns as well as the ability to carry external stores, and a cargo/personnel bay behind the cockpit. The aircraft would be designated as the OV-10A Bronco and would be operated by the US Marine Corps, US Navy (for a relatively brief time), as well as the US Air Force. After combat experience in Vietnam revealed the Bronco to be under powered, the OV-10D was developed to provide more power as well as integrate FLIR and targeting capabilities for day/night operations. Some OV-10As were also upgraded with more power as well.
The OV-10A saw combat with all three services (Navy, Marines, Air Force) during Vietnam and would remain as the primary forward air control platform for the US Air Force until replaced by the OA-37B and OA-10A in 1991. The Marines took the OV-10D into Operation Desert Storm in 1991 and would keep their Broncos into 1995.
FEATURES:
Molded in light gray styrene, this kit is presented on 11 parts trees plus one tree of (very) clear parts, one fret of photo-etched details, and one essential ballast weight of white metal. You've likely seen some of the test builds and it looks like the feedback they've received was factored into this release quite effectively. Among the features and options in this kit:
Nicely detailed front and rear cockpits
Ejection seats have photo-etched crew restraints
Instrument panels are decals and represent OV-10D+ configuration with vertical tape engine instrument displays
Positionable crew entry doors
Rear compartment is boxed in and has structural details
Rear compartment door has avionics rack and is positionable
Nose 'hood' is positionable to reveal FLIR pedestal
Sponson access doors are positionable
Sponson gun bays have two M60 machine guns in each bay plus ammo feeds
Two detailed Garrett T76 engines
Positionable nacelle access doors
Detailed landing gear
Weighted landing gear wheels
Positionable flaps
Positionable flaperons
Positionable spoilers
Positionable elevator
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