1/48 AMT/ESCI S-3B Viking

by Scott Vomacka

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This is my 1/48 AMT/ESCI S-3B Viking kit.  The kit I used was actually the ES-3 version, but I used parts from another old S-3A kit I had (Wing and canopy).  I closed up all the weapons bay doors and the FLIR(?) pod door.  These doors did not fit that great and some extra filling work was needed.  Other than that, there were no other problems with the kit.

I used Steel Beach FOD covers on the engines, and these were a little tricky to get to sit right because of the shape of the inlet.  They are still allot less work than trying to fill and sand the seams on the inside of the intakes though.

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I used Aeromaster decals for VS-21 CAG, and the aircraft stencils.  No problems putting them on.  It took me a full day to apply the tail decal, and to get it to conform. LOTS of MicroSol was used on this one.

The resin base is from Just Plane Stuff. The figures and tractors are from Verlinden and Hasegawa. 

Overall this is still a nice model and builds into a nice model with a little work. I would like to thank Bill Suggs for his help with reference photos and other information on this aircraft.  Thanks Bill!
Scott 

 

Photos and text © by Scott Vomacka