Plasticbutcher Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Hi All, I present my version of the Skyhawk from Hobbycraft. I did my best to convert it up to a N, I got her 95% of the way there but ran out of steam, so I call her done. She is OOB except for the seat which is TrueDetails, the air breaks are Eduard. I did scratch a few items, mostly intakes,antenna and fods. I also converted the bombs to drill rounds with Milliput. Painted her with Humbrol and used the excellent Isradecal sheet on the Ahit. You are as usual welcome to comment. Hope you like her and thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotthldr Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Great looking build and nice paintwork. Always amazed me how much ordnance such a small a/c could carry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Nicely done! Were the paint colors stock Humbrol colors, or did you need to modify any? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Nicely done! Were the paint colors stock Humbrol colors, or did you need to modify any? Thanks mate, they were stock colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 lovely work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dergrunepunkt Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 (edited) I buit one of this Hobbycraft A-4s, they're less than accurate but they look good, and you did a great job on it, congrats!, btw, does it comes with the nozzle extension? Edited September 3, 2012 by dergrunepunkt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 I buit one of this Hobbycraft A-4s, they're less than accurate but they look good, and you did a great job on it, congrats!, btw, does it comes with the nozzle extension? Thanks, yeah, indeed it does include the nozzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMChladek Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 The nozzle part is in the A-4H, M and N kits. In the H and N, you also get the DEFA cannon packs for below the wings as well. It is a decent Skyhawk kit for the money (although they have gotten a little scarce in spots). This build looks great! I wouldn't worry so much about it not quite being an N model as the IAF pretty much upgraded their H and E models to N capability over the years with the same avionics packages. The only way to really tell them apart was the cockpit canopy itself (H and E using the original style canopy). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dergrunepunkt Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I forgot, but hobbycraft neglects to mention an actuator of the nose landing gear, you shold have a "spare" long actuator somewhere, it happend to me when I built this kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri48 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Classic Kit and Classic example of a fantastic looking jet. Brian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 I forgot, but hobbycraft neglects to mention an actuator of the nose landing gear, you shold have a "spare" long actuator somewhere, it happend to me when I built this kit Found it!!!! Thanks for that, When you look at it it's so obvious that it's missing. DOH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jørgen Tangerud Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Cool build Well done. Noticed this thread as i`ve just watched "The Sum Of All Fears" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 Cool build Well done. Noticed this thread as i`ve just watched "The Sum Of All Fears" Thanks Jorgen, I had forgotten about that movie. :popcorn: :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Really Nice job on that old kit !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Nice build, stunning paintwork! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StyroPyro Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Awesome work! very inspiring. especially the finish and the scratch work you did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Georgeous!!!! well built model 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Your are a master at this craft. What a great build! Belle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Looks awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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