nirvanagr Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) Hi mates. Here's my latest work. It's the 1/48 Hasegawa a-4C Skyhawk in FAA colors and marking, during Falklands war in 1982. It was built straight from the box with the only extra the FAA Skyhawk antennas that were included in Condors decals set. It was painted with Gunze acrylics and Humbrol enamels. The antennas on the tail fin are scratchbuilt. I hope you like it. Sorry for the bad quality of the photos, they've been taken from my iPhone. Thanks for your time and interest, guys! Cheers! Edited October 29, 2012 by nirvanagr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Very nice job ! Norm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Very nice indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Very nice Skyhawk! Jens 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMChladek Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I really like this one! The color selection looks perfect to my eye! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnylurve Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Skyhawks rock. Good job pal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Really nice work. Stephen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhouse Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Nice looking Skyhawk ! Lovely Job !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Really nice scooter Always a treat to see a scooter rgds mr b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis pacheco Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Very nice! I like the colors. Can you tell us what colors did you use? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvanagr Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) Thank you guys. I didn't expect you'd like this kit. Due to many problems while i was building it, the result is not what i expected from the beginning. But, anyway, it is finished at all. I used gunze's H309 (Green) and H316 (Off-White) for the camouflage. The H316 has some drops of grey in it, in order to look like the original color. Sorry for my English... Thanks again for your comments! I'm really glad you like it. Edited October 30, 2012 by nirvanagr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Stunning Skyhawk!! I especially like your color scheme. Great work. Congrats. Karen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbaudru Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Good job ! Cheers Pierre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Good to see a Skyhawk in a different scheme! You've made a lovely model there, very well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 not my scale but a beautiful build very well done regards Glenn..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goon Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 That's a cracking Skyhawk, and very nice to see an FAA machine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 thats one very good looking skyhawk, love the colour of paintwork, are the wheel wells a blueish colour? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico13 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Very nice and accurate I am doing exactly the same ! Soon finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Very nice, great paint job ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvanagr Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 thats one very good looking skyhawk, love the colour of paintwork, are the wheel wells a blueish colour? Yes, the wheel bays are painted light blue exactly as it happenned in the real planes' wheel wells. Thanks everyone for your good words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri48 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 That's a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvanagr Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corporate Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Nice build, and I'm especially interested since I have the same kit awaiting my attention, together with some Eduard details and a collection of decals for a 1982 FAA aircraft. I recently finished the Hasegawa A4B, done as an Armada airraft from 1982 - I found it difficult, lots of tiny intricate delicate bits! What is that bomb? My information, gathered over a few years, is that the FAA Skyhawks (unlike the Armada, which had US Mk82 bombs) used a Spanish-made 250kg EXPAL (Explosivos Alaveses) bomb painted medium grey; yours has the correct parallel-sided shape, but...? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvanagr Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 (edited) Hi Tony. Thanks for your comment. This bomb is a british 1000lbs bomb, modified to be the same with the ones FAA Skyhawks (A-4C) carried during the conflict. There is another thread openned (in BM) for this reason and there you can find any answers you may be looking for. Unfortunately i can't recall of the title but it has to do with A-4C's weapons - if this is of any help. Edit: I think i've seen in some pics the grey bombs you mentioned above but i'm not sure if they were painted grey at all. Usually, the bombs are painted green. Maybe someone else can provide us some info about it. Edited November 2, 2012 by nirvanagr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corporate Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hi Tony. Thanks for your comment. This bomb is a british 1000lbs bomb, modified to be the same with the ones FAA Skyhawks (A-4C) carried during the conflict. There is another thread openned (in BM) for this reason and there you can find any answers you may be looking for. Unfortunately i can't recall of the title but it has to do with A-4C's weapons - if this is of any help. Edit: I think i've seen in some pics the grey bombs you mentioned above but i'm not sure if they were painted grey at all. Usually, the bombs are painted green. Maybe someone else can provide us some info about it. Interesting. I know the FAA also used British 1000-pounders but I understood those were confined to use with Canberras. A quick search failed to turn up the separate thread you mentioned, to do with A-4C weapon loads, but I'll try again. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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