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ESCI | No. 4014 | 1:48 | Vought A-7E Corsair II

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91 13 September 2022, 08:59
Maciej Bellos
In!
13 September 2022, 11:40
David H
Pulling up a seat,
13 September 2022, 11:54
Neil
Welcome mates! πŸ™‚ Thanks for your interest πŸ‘
13 September 2022, 19:37
Gary Victory
Nice progress Neil on an old classic.
21 September 2022, 13:53
Neil
Cheers Gary! πŸ‘
21 September 2022, 23:18
David Culp
Wow, that old model is fighting you every step of the way. It's looking great.
22 September 2022, 01:35
Neil
I'll get there in the end and beat it into shape David! πŸ˜† Thanks for checking out my build and very kind of you to say πŸ‘
23 September 2022, 22:25
John
Pylon gaps are one of the worst things about these old kits. Raised panel lines are one thing but having scale gaps between wing/pylon that you could stick a fire extinguisher through, ugh.
6 October 2022, 10:57
Neil
Hahaha! Just perfectly summed up my friend πŸ˜‚ yeah... I build these with an acknowledgement that they're good enough but by no means accurate! πŸ‘
14 October 2022, 17:20
James C
Looking awesome 👍
4 November 2022, 16:32
Neil
Thanks James C πŸ‘
6 November 2022, 00:33
Arif Saeed
Looking great Neil πŸ‘Œ
3 January 2023, 11:42
Maciej Bellos
She builds up her character Neil. Looks good. I noticed that the kit also provides a Rampagers jet. I managed to get one decal set for it's successor and plan to rebuild a Monogram Hornet.
3 January 2023, 11:59
Neil
Hi Arif and Maciej - HNY 🙂 Thanks both for commenting and liking, much appreciated, yes it's gaining an ESCI personality! @Maciej - it does indeed, those decals looked like the riskier option to use from this old kit, so went with what I hoped would go down the easiest. Will keep a watch for your Hornet build for sure mate 👍
11 January 2023, 10:25
Maciej Bellos
It's way down the pipeline Neil... Will see if I move it up a bit. Looking forward to the end result!

Cheers!
11 January 2023, 13:25
Neil
Looking forward to it indeed Maciej πŸ™‚ thanks also for the recent likes mates πŸ‘
18 February 2023, 11:22
Markus Antonius
I could not finish mine back in 1985 - so good to see someone building it now 🙂 Well done so far.
7 March 2023, 11:23
Neil
Thanks Markus! And thanks for the likes mates πŸ‘
8 March 2023, 19:25
Maciej Bellos
Looks very nice Neil. Glorious Colourful Navy Era!
8 March 2023, 19:51
Guy Rump
Looking good. 👍
8 March 2023, 20:46
John
Hard to believe it's an ESCI. You obviously put a lot of elbow grease into it. Great result!
9 March 2023, 15:16
Neil
Thanks mates, you're very kind to comment 🙂 and thanks for the likes too. I've now completed the canopy repair, undercarriage flaps, ladder and also all the wheels and struts are painted - so that's next to add, then we'll be done 👍
10 March 2023, 10:19
Tommy Agne
πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘.
12 March 2023, 20:07
Neil
Cheers mate 👍 🙂
13 March 2023, 11:41
David H
Neil , you've worked absolute wonders with this old kit . Looking really good πŸ‘πŸ»
13 March 2023, 19:44
Neil
Thanks very much David πŸ‘
14 March 2023, 19:19
Villiers de Vos
Very nice effects.
16 March 2023, 07:32
Neil
Thanks very much Villiers πŸ™‚ and others for likes too! πŸ‘
18 March 2023, 10:21
James C
Looking good 👍
31 March 2023, 16:03
Neil
Hiya James C thanks mate! πŸ‘
31 March 2023, 23:10
Thomas Bischoff
I built this kit years ago - yours is turning out beautifully 👍
31 March 2023, 23:23
Neil
Hi Thomas, thanks very much πŸ™‚ and thanks for the likes too mates πŸ‘
10 April 2023, 09:19
Nathan Dempsey
Nice work Neil. You make these old kits shine.
10 April 2023, 13:27
Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.
10 April 2023, 14:49
Neil
Thanks Nathan and Villiers your interest and comments are much appreciated β˜ΊοΈπŸ‘
14 April 2023, 18:08
Rui S
Looking great πŸ‘
14 April 2023, 23:39
Neil
Thanks Rui πŸ‘
16 April 2023, 09:40
Mr James
Loving the Corsair. I remember doing an Airfix kit as a wee lad. Lovely work.
28 May 2023, 16:19
Neil
Thanks Mr James! 👍
6 June 2023, 11:55
Neil
Hi All, Have now added final reveal imagery...

Enjoyed this one a lot! I have a bit of a soft spot for Esci kits. In my youth a 1/72 scale Esci was an affordable choice, so I still enjoy building them in this larger scale very much... I endeavour to build them as 'tight' as I can and to have some basis of modern style weathering, etc. Not always an easy task when dealing with older raised panel line kits and poor fitment.

Thanks to all who took time to comment on my efforts and all who liked. As always you're all very kind to comment on my weird fascination with building these 'oldies' rather than putting my efforts into building a proper modern kit! 👍 🙂
15 March, 14:36
Matti Thomaes
Great result, you would never gues this is a 45 year old kit at first glance
15 March, 14:41
John
Impressive result on this old beast of a kit! These ESCIs are even more work than a Monogram, ha! Going to tackle their Viggen next? Oh wait, you already did I see!
15 March, 15:13
Guy Rump
Great result Neil! 👍
15 March, 15:27
Desert Marlin
Nice work! I have great memories of building this one back in the 70's!!!
15 March, 21:12
J35J
Impressive work on that old kitπŸ‘πŸ»
15 March, 21:19
Rui S
Beautiful result Neil.I πŸ‘
I'm with you, getting great results, from an old bugger, without add ons, gives one more taste on its endeavour. Congratulations
15 March, 23:29
Thomas Bischoff
well done - these old kits deserve to be built 👍
16 March, 18:49
Rui S
I agree 😉
16 March, 20:53
Gary Victory
Very nice work Neil. Great build and paint job. Top job Sir.
18 March, 07:11
Neuling
Top result indeed. 👍👍
18 March, 10:27
Neil
Gosh! I know I keep saying it, but humbled again at all the nice things you supremely talented guys have said regarding another one of my oldies πŸ™‚ πŸ‘ you're all very kind to comment.

@Rui, yes I think I must have a strange fascination (or maybe I should call it a problem!?) In trying to gain something respectable out of an 'old bugger' as you say ha! πŸ™‚ Thanks to all those who've liked also πŸ‘
18 March, 19:57
CaptGPF
Beautiful build! Did you have to treat the decals to prevent them from shattering?
18 March, 20:59
Neil
Hi CaptGPF, thanks for your like and comment πŸ‘ actually for a 40+ year old kit, the decals on this one were pretty useable. In my experience you've just got to be extra careful and avoid softening agents as they will make them disintegrate. I love to build using only the original kit decals wherever possible, but it's always a delicate process... More so than when using a fresh new set where you can pile on the pre and post solutions to help it all settle and adhere.
19 March, 00:51

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