Mates Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Hi. I present my completed last project. This is the well-known Hasegawa A-7D Corsair II kit. I enriched the kit with resin undercarriage covers from Quickboost, Aires resin ejection seat and set A Aircraft Weapons from Hasegawa. Model paintes mostly with Gunze and Tamiya paints, small details from Vellejo and Model Master. Weathering made with oil paints for artists. 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Wow. That is awesome 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Absolutely stunning model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Top notch, nice to see another mud mover, down and dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Superb, great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Beautiful scale model! Great job all around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Great job, love the choice of colour scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t15dja Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 That is a superbly built and beautifully finished Corsair! Can I ask a question of all the A-7 experts out there please....and this is definitely not a criticism just a request for information....I'm currently building Trumpeter's 1/32 A-7E and I'm intending to show it with a full weapon's load. I seem to remember reading somewhere that the A-7 would not have its avionics bays open when there were weapons on board. Does anyone know if that is the case please? Thanks in anticipation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Cracking Corsair, lovely build and finish. Great modelling ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mates Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, t15dja said: I seem to remember reading somewhere that the A-7 would not have its avionics bays open when there were weapons on board. You interested me in this fact. I didn't know about it and I didn't see such information anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Very nice indeed! Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Really nice Corsair, great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim d Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Excellent A7. Is this the squadron used for F-117 training. Either way, it’s a beautiful build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeuschile Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 excellent Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Really lovely looking A-7D. The grey could perhaps be a little darker? Yes this is from the 4440th Tactical Group/4451st TFS which operated out of Tonopah during the day to deceive onlookers as to the purpose of the base to stand up F-117A operations. A quick search came up with a couple of images to show that A-7 avionics bays were opened when armed: Cheers Malcolm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Really great looking A-7, i like the used look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mates Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Baldy said: The grey could perhaps be a little darker? You're right, gray is too light, I think. I built the main layer of color with various shades of gray, and the last color was Gunze H305 (Hasegawa also gives this color in the instructions). I could use FS36118 from AK Real Colors, because it is darker than Gunze, or I can make my own color mix. Edited June 10, 2020 by Mates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Excellent Corsair ! ... Even if it isn't an F4U 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Lovely work, such a great jet the A7 was, I've always had a soft spot for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 A superb Sluff!!!!!! Very nice. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 That’s nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 On 6/9/2020 at 3:37 AM, t15dja said: That is a superbly built and beautifully finished Corsair! Can I ask a question of all the A-7 experts out there please....and this is definitely not a criticism just a request for information....I'm currently building Trumpeter's 1/32 A-7E and I'm intending to show it with a full weapon's load. I seem to remember reading somewhere that the A-7 would not have its avionics bays open when there were weapons on board. Does anyone know if that is the case please? Thanks in anticipation. I had the good fortune and privilege of arming visiting A-7`s when I served in the US Air Force in the early 80`s. I do remember that the avionics bays being opened while we conducted the required weapons loads. The bays weren`t always open but often times they were as essential equipment needed inspection before flight. This was my experience with others may have had differing accounts. I hope it helps. Mike 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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