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Italeri | No. 808 | 1:48 | Lockheed U-2C
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2021/22: OOB build of the vintage '70s Italeri/Testors 1/48 kit.
Project: Lockheed U-2C Spy Plane
97 30 November 2021, 14:28
Neil SchrijverHello Robert π HNY to you! Thanks very much for the comment, hope to do your interest justice π
6 January 2022, 20:25
Neil SchrijverHi Augie. Excellent! Glad to have your interest π very kind of you to comment π
7 January 2022, 21:09
Neil SchrijverExcellent! Welcome WhiteGlint. Great to have your interest also 🙂
13 January 2022, 15:44
Neil SchrijverCheers James C and David H, hope you're both well π really appreciate your interest and comments mates π I'm getting distracted by my other builds on the go at the moment. But I will get back to this one again soon. It's another oldie kit but what an iconic aircraft!
13 January 2022, 18:42
Neil SchrijverCheers @charlie 😉 kind of you to comment. I've also added some new imagery today 👍
4 February 2022, 12:05
James CLooks to be coming along nicely mate 👍
You going to camouflage it per the box art or paint it black?
21 February 2022, 16:34
Neil SchrijverHiya @James C hope you're well 🙂 thanks for commenting mate. Yes. I'm going for the more unusual box-art camouflage scheme. I believe they called it a 'Sabre' scheme that was used when operating out of the UK in the 70s... A bit different to the usual black 👍
22 February 2022, 09:13
Neil SchrijverHi mates! 🙂 Thank you very much for stopping by and your kind words 👍 much appreciated.
15 March 2022, 10:38
Patryk S.Following. Interresting method of recreating raised panel lines, great result so far!
16 March 2022, 21:38
Neil SchrijverHi Patryk π thanks for commenting and also for the likes guys. I'll get some new pictures up soon π
20 March 2022, 10:52
James CReally nice job on that camo scheme. I've also never seen one in anything but black. Very cool! 👍
8 April 2022, 18:12
GlennWow i built this old dog about 30 years ago and i think it was released about 30 years before that! (around 1962 from Hawk i think?) I did the NASA scheme back then.
8 April 2022, 21:40
Neil SchrijverThanks David π Hi Glenn, yeah agreed, it's an old one for sure. I only really build up vintage stuff. I almost went for the NASA variant, but the condition of the kit decals dictated my choice really. ππ
10 April 2022, 12:56
David CulpIt's funny that they camouflaged the top of the airplane. Who's going to be looking down on it? 🙂
18 September 2022, 01:05
Erik LeijdensLooks very good Neil! Love the camouflage scheme! Is it finished already?
18 September 2022, 06:50
Neil SchrijverHi mates π I'm certainly no expert on this sort of stuff, I too wondered why the camouflage was an option on a U2... So did a bit of research before I began... The detail I found I added against this album's description for what was called the 'Sabre' scheme π hope this helps.
Thanks for your interest, your comments and your likes also to all. Means a helluva lot mates πππ
18 September 2022, 13:19
David HErm, has to sorta land and park up somewhere. Wouldn't want to make it too easy when you're on the ground .. π
18 September 2022, 14:55
Neil SchrijverThanks Cuajete. Very kind of you 👍 🙂
Regarding the kit option and my chosen scheme (Robert & David - 🙂 haha!): apparently "The 2 tone grey colour scheme (Sabre Scheme) was insisted upon by the UK Government, concerned about the implications of "black" ops being carried out by American U-2s operating from a UK base. The TR1 was so designated for similar reasons... to dissociate the aircraft from its predecessors". If I have any of this wrong (which is highly likely!) Please feel free to correct me... 🙂 👍
21 September 2022, 10:39
Remco van HarenWow, what a great result. Nice job!
Btw: I like the way you repair the raised panel lines on the kit. I must try that too.
11 March 2023, 20:10
Neil SchrijverThanks mates! You're all really kind to comment π and also to those who liked too π I will get the final reveal images on here soon.
12 March 2023, 21:52
Neil SchrijverHere's another venerable oldie (from the '70s!) That I started back in early 2022 and finished in 2024. Unfortunately I'm so slow at booth shots, I've only now got around to final reveal images! It's my usual mix of a semi-realistic paint job, as per kit instructions, but with flourishes of 'what if' too. However, the basis of the scheme is realβ¦ Yes, they did paint the U2 in camouflage! Have caught up with a few more reveal images for other albums too. So, more work to be updated very soon - likely the Harrier next 👍.
10 March, 12:44
Patryk S.Outstanding result as always! Congratulations on a great build of an classic kitπ
1 10 March, 17:20
Neil SchrijverThanks very much for your encouraging words/liking mates! π And thanks to all who've separately liked my efforts also π I completed this oldie almost three years ago. But it's taken me this long to take a few booth shots. Time flies! Or I'm painfully slow! Hahaha π€£
1 10 March, 20:20
Robin (WhiteGlint)Beautiful work Neil! Interesting to see a U-2 in camo. Wasn't aware not all were painted black.
1 11 March, 07:39
Neil SchrijverHi all, Thanks for your lovely comments. Very much appreciated indeed 🙂 @Robin, yes it totally changes the airframe shape doesn't it - seeing it in camo. I think when I build one again, I'm going to do the white NASA version 👍 thanks to all who've liked 👍
1 11 March, 12:11
CuajeteNeil, I'd like to see that NASA one made. I'm building an R/TR (I haven't decided on the version yet) and I'm having a hard time dealing with that mess of plastic:
Lockheed U-2R/TR-1A Dragon Lady Project | Album by Cuajete (1:72)
Congrats once again for the work done with your U-2 and the beautiful scheme chosen.
1 11 March, 19:43
Neil SchrijverThanks very much mates ππ @Cuajete, looks like your kit wrestling is working wonders to me, I recall liking this one of yours too. Will look forward to the end result. Thanks to those for likes too π
1 13 March, 00:34