A-7B
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Project reference photo
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Kit from my stash
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Beginning paint work, Testors square bottle acrylics hand brushed
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More initial paint work- Tamiya Yellow Green for Zinc Chromate
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Basic cockpit tub... Vallejo US Uniform Green seat cushions- bad choice
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Seat cushions redone with Polly Scale OD, much better
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IP
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Second and third coats of white for intake
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My hobby bench companion Klaus‘ quality control inspection
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IP ready for lenses
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Putty work on intake seam
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Exhaust nozzle painted
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More QC inspection by Klaus
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Completed IP
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Completed cockpit tub
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Completed cockpit tub
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Exhaust nozzle installed
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Intake and cockpit installed
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Fuselage assembled
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Seams cleaned up
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Close up of cockpit area
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Intake to fuselage seam clean up
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Wings assembled
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Stabilators cleaned up and rescribed
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Kit Mk.82s for loadout, only gonna use 4
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Wings added
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Test fit of stabs - left removable for painting
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Nose gear strut and refueling probe added
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Extension for nose wheel strut support added
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Top view nose gear strut support arm extension
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Main gear struts added
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Spacer for Sidewinder rail
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Spacers added for Sidewinder rails
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Creating gunsight housing from piece of sprue
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Gunsight installed
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Gunsight installed
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IP hood painted
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Hasegawa Rockeyes for loadout
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Swaybraces added to Rockeyes and slots filed into Statio 3 & 6 pylons
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Sway braces added to AERO 5A-1 launcher
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AERO 5A-1 launcher installed
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20mm cannon bores drilled out
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Gunsight lens added
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Klaus inspecting gunsight
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Upper main gear door modified to correct configuration
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Lower main gear doors and upper strut door added
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Lowers main gear and nose gear doors added
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ECM fairing under rudder to be removed
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ECM fairing removed
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Canopy dipped in Future
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Initial painting on ordnance... the white will need multiple coats...
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Canopy masked
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Canopy installed
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Landing light added, foiled, and lens masked
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Another coat of white on the Shrikes & Rockeyes
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Tamiya White LSP in the intake
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Humbrol Matt Black for interior frame color
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Overall Tamiya Gray LSP
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Marble base coat Tamiya Flat White
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Top light coats of very thinned Tamiya Gloss White
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Marble base coat Tamiya Flat White
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Top light coats of very thinned Tamiya Gloss White
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Top base of Gunze Light Gull Gray
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Topcoat of Gunze Light Gull Gray
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Touch ups of gloss white on bottom
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Touch ups of Light Gull Gray on uppers
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Walkways painted on and masks removed
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Gloss coat on
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Stencils and national insignia applied
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Squadron markings and modex applied
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Close up of modified incomplete bureau number
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Squadron color added to TER & Aero launcher
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Squadron color added to TER & Aero launcher
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Detail painting and decals
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Ordnance and wheels ready
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Weathering begun
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More weathering
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Panel line weathering completed topside
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Panel line weathering completed underside
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Masks removed, nose area close up
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Ordnance and wheels on, almost done
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Ordnance and wheels on, almost done
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Completed. Klaus inspected and approved!
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Zoukei Mura base
Commentaires
24 14 January 2020, 19:00
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Following. Just building a A-7 in 1:72, it's nice to watch this one for inspiration. Good luck!
24 March 2020, 09:07
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Thanks for watching guys! I'm trying to keep this project simple and quick.
24 March 2020, 15:46
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Thank you Clifford & John. Tomorrow will be the gloss coat in preparation for decals.
7 April 2020, 03:09
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Thank you Jos. I see that you're planning an Air Force Flying Tigers A-7 using the Hobbyboss kit. You should not have the challenges of this oldie to deal with.
7 April 2020, 14:41
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Very cool! I remember that good old days of modeling when you are able to get a hand on those Monogram Kits!
Will follow with mutch interesst!
7 April 2020, 20:32
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Thank you Lutz. This isn't one of Monogram's better kits, but it's easy and fun. And it looks like an A-7 to me...
9 April 2020, 03:13
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I have only built the Haseagawa A-7E, but I have that Monogram one in my stash. I will re-scribe mine. Yours is looking good, Like Jos it will be good reference material for my build.
9 April 2020, 03:31
Album info
VA-93 Vietnam 1972