dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Grumman OV-1B Mohawk. Vietnam 1968. 1/72 scale. Not sure quite how old this kit is but that price tag really does say 8"6d ! 8 shillings and sixpence. about 42.5p in todays money! I paid somewhat more for it a few months ago. It's now quite a rare beast. The kit is a rebox of a Hasegawa kit that was around and the same time. She's an old lady now but still came up a treat. I've given her a somewhat scruffy appearance as would have been the norm given the conditions out in Vietnam. Thanks for viewing. comments welcome. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Together with the OV-10 Bronco, the OV-1 is one of very few Turboprop Combat Aircraft. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Together with the OV-10 Bronco, the OV-1 is one of very few Turboprop Combat Aircraft. I can never decide which of these I like better. They are both pretty novel and unique. Another candidate for turboprop combat aircraft is the AC-130 gunship, though admittedly it is a spin-off of a non-combat type. OV-1 and OV-10 were designed and purpose-built for the role. Then there's the Tu-95 Bear!!! Now THAT is a turboprop. Something like 16,000 shp per engine. John 2 Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Mustn't forget the Westland Wyvern of course. To date the only Turboprop fighter aircraft. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunner 69 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Nice model, Alan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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