Sturmovik Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Here are some photos of what I consider the joy of my current collection, Hobbycraft´s A-4B Skyhawk. This is my only post-WW2 jet. It was an easy build, I almost ruin it because I trimmed the nose landing gear, not thinking about the nose up stand the aircraft should have. I also managed to lose the pitot tube while handling it, so I replaced it with a bent staple glued with CA. The model was brushpainted with Revell colours 46, 40 and 65. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Looks great! What bomb is that? Nice that people still build the older kits! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 @exdraken I´m not really sure, online photos show what looks like a MK 82 bomb, but the Hobbycraft one seems to be a MK 81. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 3 hours ago, Sturmovik said: @exdraken I´m not really sure, online photos show what looks like a MK 82 bomb, but the Hobbycraft one seems to be a MK 81. Looking at it again I woud discard both... More a M117 size and schape wise ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 What scale is this A-4P(B)? The colours are a bit dark although the slight glossiness of the finish is reasonably accurate. The bomb is a British Mk.17 1000lb HE. The FAA did not use US ordnance 'till after the Falklands conflict. Your model represents C-207 in the early years (1970's) of FAA use, the giveaway is the lack of red painted 'pinch points' behind the slats. Regards, FAAMAN 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 @FAAMAN it´s the Hobbycraft kit in 1:48. I had a struggle with the colours, I tried following Airfix´s colour guide, but I thought the model would end up looking like a Spitfire, so after sleeping on it for some time, I decided to use RLM 70/81/65, because it looked good to my eyes. The glossiness is because of the matt varnish. The A-4s lined up on this LINK look similar in colour to mine but faded, so let´s assume this was a freshly painted example I literally had no idea about the colour of the slats (the flaps are painted in the fuselage colour), I just used RLM 02 because I didn´t want to buy red paint just for that detail. Another clue is that it doesn´t have the colours of 1986. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I've done a rather exhaustive thread regarding correctly the A-4B and FAA A-4P here on the ATF, this link will take you to the A-4P posts, https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/airfixtributeforum/airfix-1-72-douglas-a4b-4p-skyhawk-a03029-t47356-s30.html#p716507 The Airfix colour call outs are not that bad really, but they really should've done some research before releasing the kit FAA option. I know it's for the Airfix model and other 1/72 scale kits (I do not build 1/48 scale) but the info is universal to all J-65 powered A-4's. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 That´s a really exhaustive investigation, I´ll bookmark the link for future reference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Great looking skyhawk. I really like the finish, and great brush paint work. I'm embarking on a bit of a Skyhawk marathon and there will be a good deal of Argentine versions including this one. Good research thread too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon382 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Nice looking Scooter. Having been down South for work some 10 years after the conflict I just can't seem to bring myself to model an Argentine airframe, strange but a little personal for me I guess.Very nice result mind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 8 hours ago, Valkyrie said: Great looking skyhawk. I really like the finish, and great brush paint work. I'm embarking on a bit of a Skyhawk marathon and there will be a good deal of Argentine versions including this one. Good research thread too. I can give you the links I´ve bookmarked if you want to, all of them are in Spanish, but the pictures speak for themself. 1 hour ago, Simon382 said: Nice looking Scooter. Having been down South for work some 10 years after the conflict I just can't seem to bring myself to model an Argentine airframe, strange but a little personal for me I guess.Very nice result mind Same but backwards, I don´t see myself making a Harrier, and I´ve been three times in the UK. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I can not comment on the color but the paint job is great and amazing being that it is a brush job. I have always enjoyed Hobbycraft kits myself as they generally look the part and are affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 17 hours ago, Sturmovik said: I can give you the links I´ve bookmarked if you want to, all of them are in Spanish, but the pictures speak for themself. Same but backwards, I don´t see myself making a Harrier, and I´ve been three times in the UK. Yeah post the Links please, be great to even have a look. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 @Valkyrie Hobbycraft 1:48 A-4B Skyhawk "Falklands Fighter" Hobbycraft 1/48 A-4C Skyhawk Advise to Hobbycraft A-4 C Skyhawk 1/48 owners A-4C Argentine Skyhawk Arqueología Aeronáutica: DOUGLAS A-4B Skyhawk-Mat. C-207-Morón McDonnell Douglas A-4 B Skyhawk WINGS PALETTE-Douglas A-4 Skyhawk-Argentina Xtradecal painting guide DOUGLAS A-4Q Skyhawk – Mat. 3-A-304 – Buenos Aires Hobbycraft 1/48 A-4B Skyhawk, by Pablo Calcaterra A-4B McDonnell Douglas A-4B Skyhawk (C-207) C-207 Un Skyhawk, Mucha Historia A-4C Argentine Skyhawk by Pablo Calcaterra (Hobbycraft 1/48) Falkland skyhawk underside colour Airfix 1/72 Douglas A4B/4P Skyhawk (A03029) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 11 hours ago, Harold55 said: affordable. Not this one, at today´s dollar price, I payed 68$ to a guy on Facebook, minus shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Sturmovik I would NEVER send anyone to "WingsPallette", EVER !! They are one of the sites I would never go!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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