Popular Post chameleon2009 Posted June 19, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2017 Grumman A-6 Intruder The Grumman A-6 Intruder was an American, twin jet-engine, mid-wing all-weather attack aircraft built by Grumman Aerospace. In service with the United States Navy and Marine Corps between 1963 and 1997, the Intruder was designed as an all-weather medium attack aircraft to replace the piston-engined Douglas A-1 Skyraider. As the A-6E was slated for retirement, its precision strike mission was taken over by the Grumman F-14 Tomcat equipped with a LANTIRN pod. From the A-6, a specialized electronic warfare derivative, the EA-6, was developed. Following the good showing of the propeller-driven Skyraider in the Korean War, the United States Navy issued preliminary requirements in 1955 for an all-weather carrier-based attack aircraft. The U.S. Navy published an operational requirement document for it in October 1956. It released a request for proposals (RFP) in February 1957.Proposals were submitted by Bell, Boeing, Douglas, Grumman, Lockheed, Martin, North American, and Vought.Following evaluation of the bids, the U.S. Navy announced the selection of Grumman on 2 January 1958. The company was awarded a contract for the development of the A2F-1 in February 1958.The A-6's design team was led by Lawrence Mead, Jr. He later played a lead role in the design of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and the Lunar Excursion Module. The first prototype YA2F-1, lacking radar and the navigational and attack avionics, made the Intruder's first flight on 19 April 1960, with the second prototype flying on 28 July 1960. In general, development flying went well,[with the major problem encountered being handling problems associated with the aircraft's air brakes mounted on the rear fuselage. In an attempt to solve this, the third prototype had its horizontal tailplane moved rearwards by 16 inches (41 cm), but this did not completely solve the handling problems, which were resolved by fitting split-hinged speed-brakes on the aircraft's wing-tips. Early production aircraft were fitted with both the fuselage and wingtip air brakes, although the fuselage-mounted items were soon bolted shut, and were removed from later aircraft. This is the trumpeter 1/32 sauce kit, and apart from a few issues a dream to build, the cockpit had the Eduard PE added, with a few other bits of Eduard to enhance the other bland items. All the figures are from Reedoak ( amazing figures) and the base is scratch built, using flight path tie downs. all painted using a combination of Mr Hobby, Tamiyia, and Vallejo air 83 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 WOW !! Those figures are that good - it's hard to concentrate on the rest of the Intruder model. I've got an A-6 in the build queue, so will be bookmarking this for future reference. I've just taken a glance at all the photo's once, however this build has you going back for more looks and more inspiration. That's one piece of modelling to marvel at for a long time. Well done. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 What can I say? Apart from "awesome modelling"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 VERY impressive! Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Brilliant 😎 looking model, figure's are great, joy to look at😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Outstanding work!! Thanks for sharing this. Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Awesome dio - those figures are superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsar Bomba Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I do not know which I like more, the figures or the aircraft. Would really like to see a WIP on both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Congratulations! Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghatherly Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Very, Very, Very Nice! Love the subtle shading and the figure work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Amazing build and Dio`, the whole thing looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Outstanding! Simply superb. Those figures are great too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 A remarkable production. Like others, I was drawn to the figures as much as the aeroplane. You really have got those figures superbly finished. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Well cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) Work of art!!!!! Stunning result! BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited June 19, 2017 by Snitok1983 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Work of art!!!!! Stunning result! BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Absolutely stunning work, the A-6 is tremendous but the figures, their positions, the painting, poses are what makes this extra special. Simply outstanding, Rgds, Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Strasser Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 That is beyond words, oh yeah!!! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakakoz Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Outstanding. The figures have a photographic quality to them, and from many angles, one might not assume they were painted models. They don't just complement the diorama, they almost become the focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 A very neatly done Intruder and I agree those figures are great - very realistically painted too! - so much so that the Intruder becomes the back drop to the figures - hope to see more of your work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Absolutely stunning, a masterpiece!!! Which is why I hesitate to ask, am I seeing things right or do the "walkway" stencils really say "kalkray"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodziee Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) Wow! How good's that. Very nice work. Edited June 20, 2017 by Woodziee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chameleon2009 Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Andrew D Jolly Rogers guy said: Absolutely stunning, a masterpiece!!! Which is why I hesitate to ask, am I seeing things right or do the "walkway" stencils really say "kalkray"? 1 do you think someone at Trumpeter has had a bad day in the typesetting section, I scratched my head when applying the decal,but never gave it a second thought, my mistake, but what do you think is it a massive typo,I found this from 2010 "And then this. WTF And their cock-up isn't even consistent - luckily all the other stencilling was correctly spelt :" So with that in mind mine are coming off, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Superb modelling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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