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Cant wait for it! The OS2U is SUPER DUPER ugly with the wheels on it, but the ungainly looking single float and out-rigger floats is really cool IMHO. REALLY looking forward to this one!!!

If the SAC gear is anything like their previous releases, Id steer VERY clear of them for the OV-10. The cantilevered effect of the OV-10 gear is really going to compound the soft nature of their metal. Like Paul, I’d wait for Ernie’s gear to come out. G-Factors white brass is very strong, does not flex, and best of all, you can polish out the oleos! I have sent Ernie a set of the OOB KH OV-10 gear, and I expect them to come to market in the next month or two. Cheers,

Yes, OOB weapons stores are out of scale, and there are some confirmed accuracy issues with the pit. I am also in contact with Ernie Gee from G-Factor models and G-Factor is set to release a set of white brass gear for this thing. The OOB gear is VERY springy and kind of weak, so these will be a GOOD addition.

Nice review! It it inDEED a wonderful little kit and it builds up WONDERFULLY. The fit is on par with Tamiya IMHO. A couple words of warning however: - Be careful with the windscreen. It takes a bit of pressure to get all that glazing to mate up and some spider cracking can occur if you abuse it. (ask me how I know!) - Decals - They settle down nice and conform well, as the carrier has been minimized by KH, but they are NOT...........I repeat NOT user friendly! They will curl up on you in a heartbeat if your not careful, and they are prone to tearing. I HIGHLY recommend using a small piece of thin Tamiya tape on your model exactly where you want your decal to go before placing them, as even with the glossiest of glosses, you have just a scant few seconds to manuver them before they stick down. - VMO 4 wrap around camo scheme color: Do NOT use the Model Master Euro Gray FS36801 that the instruction manual calls out for. I did myself as it was a review build for Kitty Hawk models, but it is in fact way, WAY too light for the real scheme, which is MUCH darker...............boardering on a black. I would hightly recommend using a color like "weathered black" which is MUCH closer to the 1:1 scheme. - Gear - BE CAREFUL! They are quite springy OOB, and tend to splay the wheels a bit of you desplay the model on glass. Forthcoming AM gear will be MOST welcome.

Hideously expensive? Maybe to some. But if you look at it from a sufferer of sever AMS syndrome, its actually quite reasonable. I bought a trumpy SU-30 MKK and would be embarrassed to say how much I spent on AM for it. NOT embarrassed about how awesome I thought it turned out, but in the scheme of things my HpH Me-410 (had on several occasions bid on the later of the SB Me-410 releases when they appeared on E-bay for ridiculous amounts) came with color Eduard PE, and great resin accessories that I might otherwise be tempted to spend the amount that the kit cost again just on AM. So in that context its quite good value for the money.

Awesome! I watched LSPer Russ build his scratched XF5U with great interest prior to his UN-timely passing. Ive always been quite fond of this ugly (or beautiful depending on your perspective) lil thing and once released will DEFINITELY be buying a copy. I really dig unusual air-frames and it doesn't come much more unusual than this................. Way to go MpM!

No doubt! Thats CRAZY good! And thats from someone whos not even that much into 109s. Really tremendous job, the weathering is something I aspire to for sure

That was pretty cool! They actually did a pretty great job on things like the Veryeasy..............Might actuall see this one! F4Us were cool too