1:48 North-American/Rockwell OV-10A Bronco 3D-Printed & coloured Interior on decal paper

The real subject

The North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft with a pair of tail booms. It served for observation, for directing air support and for close support of ground troops. The crew sits in tandem under extensive glazing, so the cockpit shows clearly on a model and is worth finishing properly.

What the set contains

Interior elements finished in color with a three-dimensional surface, printed on and carried by decal paper. The instrument panels, the side consoles and other cockpit details already come colored and shaded, so there is no laborious picking out of small areas with a brush.

How the elements are applied

The QD series elements go on like a decal. Cut the part from the sheet, leave it in lukewarm water for about fifteen seconds and slide it off the backing paper into place. It has no adhesive layer of its own and holds reliably on gloss varnish, so once the cockpit is painted give it a coat of a gloss varnish such as Future or Tamiya X-22. On a broken-up part a drop of cyanoacrylate glue helps. Do not use a decal softener or a decal fixer, as they would attack the printed resin.

• Wash and degrease the cockpit surfaces first.
• Spray the base with a color close to the interior shade and coat it with gloss varnish.
• Apply the elements before the fuselage is glued together, while you can still see them well.
• Press them down with a cotton swab from the center toward the edges.

Who it is for

It suits the modeler who wants the cockpit finished quickly and in a consistent color scheme. It pays off especially on an aircraft with this much glazing, where the inside stays in view even after the cockpit is closed.

The set is an accessory to a kit in 1:48 scale. The model itself, the paints and the glue are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.