Phartycr0c Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) And said "LO! get that thing off my table now!" The earth shook and the craft knives were mislaid. Paints were confiscated and the meek cried "Forgiveness!" And so it came to pass that the A7 was finally finished. The Almighty looked and saw that it was good. I however didnt!. As you may know I have had some motivational issues with this build mainly because of the presence of a certain Flanker in my stash. Nowt wrong with the kit itself the build fine, As I have said before anyone who undertakes this build should invest in the Zacto conversion it makes a major difference to the overall look of the kit. The Trumpeter offering is a little squashed. Downside? the amount of filling and sanding to achieve a smooth finish in the intake and the canopy construction itself which is different to say the least. Anyhow on with the "show". BTW I know the loadout is too heavy and incorrect but I like the walleye so there! I made a right pigs ear of the underside weathering so no bottom shots! On the 92nd day she rose again to sit at the right hand of the VF 82 F/A 18 C It is Easter after all! Edited March 25, 2008 by Phartycr0c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Very nice "SLUF" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Verilly thou hast produced a pretty bang on job! What scale? Hasegawa 1/48?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels49 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Phat, if ya don't tell'em they'll never know the bloody diff. Looks damned fine to me!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 Trumpy 1 32 with rubbish photography! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Very nice - the first head on shot is awesome. If you don't mind me saying, your RBF tags could do with a little livening up - twist a few here and there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entlim Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Jolly Good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
model_madness Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Nicely done Farty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periklis_sale Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Nice work mate!!! Just a minor comment if i might! The RAT shouldnt be painted black? It is still grey! Also it should be standing on the opened panel not inside the panel!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswoofie Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 That's nice big SLUF! Good Job Karl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted March 26, 2008 Author Share Posted March 26, 2008 Nice work mate!!!Just a minor comment if i might! The RAT shouldnt be painted black? It is still grey! Also it should be standing on the opened panel not inside the panel!!! Thanks everyone for your kind comments. Im now going to appear completely ignorant and ask what is the RAT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Ram Air Turbine.. On the starbord side with the triangular cover, right under the stars n bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexwh773 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 This is just awesome Bexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Very nice build mate . I think the loadout is fine, it just would be interesting getting it off a carrier with that amount. How ever if you look at some of the pics from Vietnam and Desert Storm they carried a shed load of tanks and MK 82's on TER's with no worries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Mmmmmmm A-7's Nice 'clean' build. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entlim Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 To be honest Greg, from what I have seen ( in my mass of refs) that load out would work,as they could carry more than any other plane in it's time............... Very nice build mate . I think the loadout is fine, it just would be interesting getting it off a carrier with that amount. How ever if you look at some of the pics from Vietnam and Desert Storm they carried a shed load of tanks and MK 82's on TER's with no worries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 The old A-7 has to be a classic, it's ugly but looks "right" for some reason. Great looking model, you have captured it really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeew Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Very, very nice. Always like to see an A-7E. Good finish overall, and despite the scepticsim over the loadout, it suits it IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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