lazyeagle Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) Finished the Hobby Boss 1/72 A-7D Corsair. Mostly out of the box except for adding my own scratched seatbelts and cockpit instrumentation….from WIP page – http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234962294-hobbyboss-172-a-7d-corsair/ So did I top the Century Wings A-7D diecast corsair…..Not sure but one will end up on ebay…. (diecast A-7 above the built kit) Thanks for looking Sanjay Edited June 14, 2014 by lazyeagle title changed.... 9
SkyMover Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 Sanjay, Great work - camo scheme looks really good. Chris
thepureness Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 Which is the diecast model and which is the built kit, i'll assume the kit with all the weapons is the HB kit which looks stunning
lazyeagle Posted June 14, 2014 Author Posted June 14, 2014 Sanjay, Great work - camo scheme looks really good. Chris Thanks Chris Which is the diecast model and which is the built kit, i'll assume the kit with all the weapons is the HB kit which looks stunning Correct yes the HB is the model with all the bombs hanging off of it- diecast shown in first photo above the kit...thanks for the compliment
Luftwaffe Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 The bombs are mk83's, aren't they? What's the matter with the extensions at the bomb's tips? Never seen it before.... The camo looks very nice indeed with the blurred transistions.
lazyeagle Posted June 14, 2014 Author Posted June 14, 2014 Bombs are mk 82s with extended air detonation fuses- quite common on A-7's and F-4s during Vietnam and beyond.
Spad Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) So did I top the Century Wings A-7D diecast corsair…..Not sure but one will end up on ebay…. Yes you most certainly did - excellent job you've done! Sell the die-cast! (though you may get much more for the HB kit....!!) Thanks for showing - nice work. cheers Rick Edited June 15, 2014 by Spad
Spitfire31 Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 Beautiful work – looks much bigger than the quoted scale! Kind regards, Joachim
modelglue Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 I think you did more than top it, I think you nailed it completely!
batcode Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) nice work looks great, nice job on the cam and finish Edited June 15, 2014 by batcode
AdrianMF Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 Great finish and weathering. You certainly could hang a lot of stuff on that airframe! It must have been a slog to get all that ordnance built and painted. Regards, Adrian
bunnylurve Posted June 15, 2014 Posted June 15, 2014 Sanjay, that's some good work on show there buddy!
NavDoc Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 Hoping to get started on either the Hobby Boss or the Fujimi kit soon. Have you compared the two ?? You did a beautiful job on this one! I'm inspired to start with the Hobbyboss!
lazyeagle Posted June 16, 2014 Author Posted June 16, 2014 Thank you everyone, really humbled by all of the kind comments. It certainly was challenging as a kit not because it was difficult to build, more of a case of all the little bombs, door actuators, multiple stencils and fiddly parts to paint and to look 'operational'. One thing I learned that never put all your faith in the instructions as they can lead you astray a tad- especially when it comes to decal placement. The HB kit is good- can't speak for the Fujimi one, however the skinflints did not provide any cockpit decals/instruments. One question to everyone -- what is everyone's preferred matt clear coat? I used Humbrol's matt coat and find that it's not truly matt. I read that Gunze paints also are the shades of choice? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Funny thing is I used to think the diecasts were the bees knees...now they're starting to look a little toy like to me.... Thanks all Sanjay
Vulcanicity Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 Great stuff, your weathering and finishing knock the socks off the diecast! I use Humbrol rattlecan matt varnish
F-32 Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 Very cool, I prefer the kit although the diecast version does look good too!
Wolwe82 Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 very nice and nice load under the wings (i bet dr.who would love it too, with so many screwdrivers there.... )
kstater94 Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Looks fantastic! They only error is that you added the pave penny pod under the intake. That was a post Vietnam addition to the A-7 fleet. Otherwise it looks spot on! Cheers! John
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