P-3C Orion US Navy 1/72 Hasegawa

The Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion is an anti-submarine aircraft in the US Navy, developed as the succeeding aircraft of the P-2 Neptune. Lockheed’s design increased the cabin capacity to 2.5 times that of the P-2 and noticeably improved the pay load and inhabitability. The max speed and the armament pay load were approximately doubled with this modification. The Type C, succeeding Types A and B, improved the efficiency of the anti-submarine operations considerably by installing an electronic data processing system and controlling the various data and information automatically through the centralized computer. The modernization plan of the Type C was performed with updates I, II and II. From update II onward, the AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile was mounted.

Please see the paint guide below for the manufacturer’s suggested colors.

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Product Details

Scale: 1/72
Skill Level: 2
Parts: 90+
– Painting and assembly required
– 5 sprues
– Clear parts
– Molded in grey plastic
– One decal sheet
– Assemble as P-3C update III or CP-140
– 30g ballast required for assembly (not included)
– Includes decals and paint guides for the following versions:

1. US Navy VP-40 ‘Fighting Marlins’
2. CP-140 Aurora Canadian Armed Forces, No. 407 Sqn.

– Illustrated instructions and paint guide

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Paint Guide:

Black
White
Red
Silver
Flat Black
Orange
Orange Yellow
Wood Brown (for option A above only)
Aircraft Grey
Sky
Dark Sea Grey
Burnt Iron
Tire Black
Clear Red
Clear Blue
Light Grey FS 36375
Light Grey FS 16440
White FS 17875
Radome
Grey Blue (for option B above only)
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