For my next build and the first of a few commission builds I will be building the Hasegawa/Minicraft 1/72 P-3C Orion. The P-3C is an anti-submarine warfare patrol aircraft for the U.S. Navy. The scheme of this build is that of VP-8 known as “The Flying Tigers” when they were stationed at NAS Brunswick (Brunswick, Maine) during the early 1980’s. This is being built for a U.S. Navy Veteran who served with this squadron. All the details will be scratch built and the squadron specific decals will be made by me.
I have finished the cockpit, fuselage, wings, and engines this week and am now working on masking the fuselage to start the base coat of paint. I am also working on the squadron specific decals that I will need to make. I am also going to make a copy of the kit decals just in case I have issues. The kit is from 1979 and the decal sheet looks its age. If the decals start to break apart (especially the larger ones) I will be able to create new copies.
You can see all the photos and details from the start t in the build log at: 1/72 P-3C Orion of VP-8