Hellenic Air Force A-7E Tiger Meet 2007
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53 21 February 2023, 15:55
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Hellenic Air Force Corsairs are from two batches. The first were bought in the late 70s and were modified Es (hence the designation H, for Hellenic) with the most notable modification being the removal of the inflight refueling system. The second batch were second hand US Navy Es, which were delivered a couple of years after the end of Operation Desert Storm. I am almost certain that the aircraft you are building is an ex USN bird. I will check my books for that.
Obviously following with interest.
21 February 2023, 21:23
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Thank you and yes you're right. Buno 158825 is an ex navy jet
LTV A-7E-CV Corsair II/Bu. 158825
1975-80: VA-86 as AJ-413.
1984: VA-82 as AJ-307.
1986: VA-105 as AE-402.
10/1990: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
10/1994: Sold to the Greek AF.
2005-07: 335 Mira.
2008-09: 336 Mira.
2009: 335 Mira.
2014: 336 Mira.
Maybe they bought a lot of spare parts too. Therefore the "D" wheels.
22 February 2023, 04:34
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Thanks for the confirmation Falk! I have a few of pics back from 2016, when the aircraft was on static display during the 2016 Athens Flying Week. If you are interested, send me a PM.
Looking very good so far!
22 February 2023, 11:04
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Watch the film The Final Countdown. When the A-7 lands using the barrier there's great shots after it stopped with the rescue crew ftom all angles. And prominent are "D type" main wheels which makes me think there were more than one type of "navy" wheel.
Your model looks fab by the way.
1 March 2023, 21:48
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Thank you Roy. The Final Countdown's A-7 "412" is also in my stash, maybe as a following project. I started the decal sessions today, they lay down very well.
5 March 2023, 18:02
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Decals sessions finished. Next ... wait 24h to let the decals set. And then ... clear coat!
11 March 2023, 13:42
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In the last days i tested some washes. I started wit a dark brown wash but wasn't satisfied. At the end i used a neutral grey wash for the black and yellow parts and a medium grey wash for the white parts.
17 March 2023, 06:11
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Beautiful plane, even better livery. Also the cockpit is awesome and panel lines crisp and exact! Love it 👍
17 March 2023, 06:38
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Many thanks Sergej and Neil. It's a nice project, not without worries but this is modelling not LEGO (excuse me).
17 March 2023, 18:59
Album info
A colorful A-7 Corsair II from the hellenic air force at Arctic Tiger Meet 2007.