the MDman Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 This is part III in my series on the Gulf of Sidra incident. The short encounter on 19 August 1981 in which two Tomcats shot down two Libyan Fitters. After the E-2C Hawkeye and the Su 17 Fitter I recently finished the Hasegawa kit of the A-7E Corsair II. I fitted the model with a D-704 Buddy Pack by Attack Squadron under the port wing, and two fuel tanks under the starboard wing, as seen on a picture of this particular aircraft from September 1980. The specific markings of the "403" were homemade and the squadron markings were provided by an old decal set from Microscale. Hope you like! 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Stunning & realistic looking weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Outstanding work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordstrpe Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I do like that ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Really stunning,weathered beautifully too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squibby Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Got to agree with the general sentiment, exceptional weathering effort. Really looks the part. Great build! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Fantastic, love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Absolutely spot on, great paint work and weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monday Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) The level of weathering is perfect. Nice. BM. Edited January 18, 2017 by Blue Monday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 That Sir is an absolute stunner, I had to look twice to work out the first photo was a model!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 This looks superb. Weathering is excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 And here she is in real life when I shot her while at Stokes Bay.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the MDman Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: And here she is in real life when I shot her while at Stokes Bay.... That's her! Do you have by any chance more pictures of the Nimitz from that visit? Part of the Bay of Sidra incident series is the Trumpeter Nimitz 1/350. I am still looking for references of the Nimitz from that Era? Edited January 20, 2017 by the MDman Autocorrect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Great work - love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Quote Do you have by any chance more pictures of the Nimitz from that visit? Part of the Bay of Sidra incident series is the Trumpeter Nimitz 1/350. I am still looking for references of the Nimitz from that Era? I do, what are you looking for? Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 What a fine model and one of my favourite American navel planes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the MDman Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 I'll PM you tomorrow RidgeRunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Okay, my shots are mainly aircraft orientated and not of the ship. Is that okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_w Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 That's fantastic, the top photo I thought was a reference photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Hi Rob, So, as promised here are some shots from Nimitz in Stokes Bay in Oct 1980, and I'm posting them here in case they are of interest to others. Not edited other than cropping basically: Best regards, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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