A-7E Corsair II VA-12 Clinchers
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Comments
75 11 January 2021, 17:19
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I did a 1/72 A-7E ages ago... now I am going to sit and see it it has to be done 🙂
11 January 2021, 17:27
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As Christian Bruer said, the wheels are too narrow so i've ordered the Reskit ones. That's the only issue with this kit in my opinion😉
16 January 2021, 11:46
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i think he has added quite a few (excellent) details😉
i like the way you hold the kit , nice jig. 🙂
16 January 2021, 17:18
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Very nice details 👍.
Ronan, when you get Reskit's wheels, can you take a pic to compare with the kit ones, please? Thanks.
16 January 2021, 18:29
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I finished a bad italleri kit a few months ago. At a far enough distance they might be considered to be about the same airplane. Those added details are very impressive, thanks for sharing, taking a seat.
16 January 2021, 20:32
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@Michel : the folding is not in the kit, you have to do it by yourself but it is not very difficult...
@Cuajete : i will take pics of the wheels to compare Reskit and HB
18 January 2021, 21:47
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Here it is, the reskit wheels arrived today.
You can easily see the difference, the reskit ones are taller and much wider.
8 February 2021, 19:46
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I've been away from the platform for a while. What better way to get back in (and be stumped in the face for how I suck at building models! 😉 ) than starting with Ronan's latest update. 🙂
8 February 2021, 22:26
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How to solve problems with deciding what to build next? Watch Ronan's albums and then you know: nah, these I'm gonna sell or build later on, not now😉
9 February 2021, 08:26
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or take it the other way, now you have a fantastic tutorial of how they should be done😉
9 February 2021, 08:46
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😄 Inside my head there's currently a battle of thoughts going on whether to follow up on Spanjaard's or Lukasz's approach. Still undecided.... 😉
9 February 2021, 14:33
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Not an easy decision Patrick! 😄
Ronan can you tell us why you improve the original tires if you have resin ones?
9 February 2021, 15:54
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@Harry : my first idea was to improve the original wheels, so i've started to modify the main ones but when i saw the front wheels ( wide like a bicycle wheel ... ), i decided to buy the reskit wheels😉
9 February 2021, 17:53
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I'm currently setting the decals from Xtradecals :
they are very beautiful but horribly brittle, I have to touch up every decal. I recommend you not to buy this brand of decals 👎
25 February 2021, 11:21
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Sorry to hear that! Very frustrating after so much work has already gone into the build.
25 February 2021, 19:38
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Looks already finished! 👍 Just snap the wings and gears on. Wonderful job!
2 March 2021, 18:32
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Wow you sure it's only 1/72! That's a great job, hope I can get mine to look a 1/10 as good
6 March 2021, 08:41
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Świetny Corsair! Bardzo ładnie wykonany, świetnie uzbrojony. Duży "+" za podniesione skrzydła.
14 March 2021, 22:35
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All the crisp details and cleanliness make it look like 48, extraordinary work ! 👍
15 March 2021, 07:54
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Excellent finish again - I love the complete balance of the job - nothing got neglected, nothing screams in your face - a pleasure to look at 👍
15 March 2021, 08:35