1/48 Roden JOV-1A Mohawk

[IanG]

Yay! I've finished!
Whilst this kit has it's issues, I'm very happy with the final result.
Some care was needed when assembling the engine casings, the canopy is fiddly, and the decals are brittle and horrendous.
Also, it's a tail sitter. There just isn't the room in the front of the airframe to put enough weights (the nosecone is full of weights!). Out of curiosity, placed a load of extra weight on the front, and nearly buckled the undercarriage, and it still sat on its tail! Solution is a clear acrylic jewellery ring display cone, cut to size, and placed under the fuselage, at the rear of the wing.
Despite that, though, this is a nice little kit.

Painted predominantly with the Hataka paints listed here:-
A187 Tan
A125 NATO Black
A050 Light Grey
A101 Traffic White
A040 Black-Grey
A018 US Olive Drab (Late)
Plus Mission Models Highway Yellow
All of the above supplied by M.A.N. Models
Display base courtesy of Coastal Kits Display Bases

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[sheppsea]

Great work and a really interesting subject

[shortCummins]

really nice job, she looks fantastic on the runway backdrop

rgds
John(shortCummins)

[Fridgy]

Looks great John
She has turned out really well despite fighting you at various stages of the build

[IanG]

Great work and a really interesting subject

Thank you.

[IanG]

really nice job, she looks fantastic on the runway backdrop

rgds
John(shortCummins)

Cheers John. The Coastal Kits bases are very good, a huge range, plus they'll do one-off designs too.

[IanG]

Looks great John
She has turned out really well despite fighting you at various stages of the build

Thank you Mick.
Yes, she did put up a fight, decals being the worst part. Apparently Roden have a reputation for poor quality decals. Just as well I've got aftermarket for my OV-4D variant Mohawk.

Ian.