A-4K Skyhawk

[gengriz]

This one fought me somewhat, but I got there in the end.  It was missing an air intake and its canopy, so some old-school modelling was needed to finish.  The underlying kit is a FROG issue of the Hasegawa mould - I am told that there are shape issues, particularly around the nose, and that the hump is too rounded, but it is a good kit to assemble and it looks OK to me!

 

 

 

 

Replacement air intake from Milliput, moulded using another kit and some silicon mould material:

 

 

Replacement canopy, crash moulded again using another kit, Milliput and silicon mould, then acetate, a hair dryer and some force!

 

 

Looks OK, but a little Tippex filler needed:

 

 

And Voila:  ....

 

 

As always, everything is hand brushed using Humbrol enamels. 

 

and finally, for comparison, I built the same kit a few years back as an A-4G, without a hump, but with decals courtesy of Modledecal:

 

 

FredT
 

[Gerrardandrews]

Great model, looking like a Skyhawk 😊

[stevej60]

Excellent scratchbuilding and end result.

[stevehnz]

Lovely job on that Fred, I reckon that early scheme on the Kiwi ones is the best of the lot, not that I'm biased in any way.

Steve.

[Thud4444]

That's brilliant work on the canopy. I'm stealing that idea!  Great looking model.

[Mr B]

nice scooters

 

rgds

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

 Nice Kiwi Scooter and very nice Aussie one as well. 

[abat]

Very nice work on both. The A-4K's were originally Australian A-4G’s and transferred to the Kiwis when the Australian fixed wing fleet air arm and carrier were scrapped. 

[LDSModeller]

17 minutes ago, abat said:

Very nice work on both. The A-4K's were originally Australian A-4G’s and transferred to the Kiwis when the Australian fixed wing fleet air arm and carrier were scrapped. 

Ah No......... The RNZAF received brand new A-4K's/TA-4Ks in 1970. The ex RAN A-4G's came much later,

as in around 1984.

 

The Fern Leaf Roundel was only worn by the RNZAF Skyhawks (as in Gengriz's/Fred's model), for about 8 months, till

the current Kiwi Roundel was introduced circa Nov/Dec 1970.

Edited December 4, 2017 by LDSModeller
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[abat]

I stand corrected. 

[gengriz]

Thanks guys,  the replacement canopy was a very pleasing result - fortunately I had another kit to use as a template, but the re-usable silicon mould material is fantastic - who would have thought that green Milliput could produce such a smooth surface out a mould as my replacement intake! 

 

I will add a longer stalk if I do another canopy though  - the hair dryer definitely singed my fingers!

 

FredT

 

 

[glatisant]

Two fine builds. They certainly look like Skyhawks to me.