Pat C Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 (edited) Finished my first Sword kit!!! Another Skyknight for the forum - this one a USMC electronic warfare bird using an option from the very nice decal sheet. skyk7 by pat cauthery, on Flickr As was pointed out on the other Skyknight in RFI, the Sword kit comes with cable ducts running down both fuselage sides that need to be removed for anything but a handful of missile test aircraft. THis was a reasonably easy job, with a few panels needing to be rescribed as a result. skyk8 by pat cauthery, on Flickr The fit of the intake ducts left a bit to be desired. I mounted the the compressor faces further back than the kit allows for based on a few pics showing this area. I also tried to blend in the intake area with Milliput. skyk2 by pat cauthery, on Flickr Another small mod was to shorten the nose landing gear in order to replicate the sit of the aircraft I was modelling. Some Skyknights do have a more nose high stance on the ground so you may want to consult some pics of the aircraft you are replicating. Fit of the canopy was fiddly with all three pieces needing careful sanding along all their mating surfaces to make them slightly smaller. skyk6 by pat cauthery, on Flickr Paint was Xtracrylix LGG over white with Gunze Tyre Black for the anti dazzle panel and radome. skyk1 by pat cauthery, on Flickr Hope you like!! skyk5 by pat cauthery, on Flickr skyk3 by pat cauthery, on Flickr Pat Edited July 9, 2017 by Pat C 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 (edited) Such a wonderful Skyknight !!! Il looks really FANTASTIC, doesn't it ? And you say it's 1/72; I can't believe it! Well tidy work . Congratulations. Polo. Edited June 25, 2017 by polo1112 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Very, very nice! Great job on the intakes and canopy, too! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Yep, another great looking Skyknight on the forum. My search continues!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 A credit to the 1/72 fraternity! Nice! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaselden Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Great looking Drut! One day I WILL take on the challenge of the Czech Model 1/48 kit...but not yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Love it! I don't know much about Skynights, nor have I built a Sword kit (though I own one or two), but I like the look of your model. Excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Top job there Pat. I just love the US Navy /Marines planes of that era I built the matchbox one years ago in the grey and white scheme but it doesn't compare to this in terms of the kit and the build. Cheers Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 thanks for the comments guys - photos now restored having been emptied from Photobucket!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convair Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 You don't see many Skyknight kits around. Very well executed, I liked it very much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 That's a very nice looking Skyknight. I really like the highlighted panel lines. Nice and subtle. It's never occurred to me before seeing this the similarity between this aircraft and the Skyraider. Very clearly from the same stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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