t15dja Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Hi folks, hope we are all well. Here is the latest addition to my collection, Trumpeter's 1/32 A-7E Corsair II. It's built OOB with a couple of exceptions: 1. I added the Zactomodels resin intake in order to improve the profile of the front end of the Corsair. Trumpeter's kit parts give the intake a flattened, oval shape whereas in real life it is more rounded. The Zactomodel's resin intake attempts to correct this and does a good job in my opinion. 2. I used the Eduard detail set for the Escapac IG-2 ejector seat. The kit instructions would have you use the parts included for the later "SJU" seat, however I believe the SJU seats were fitted from around the mid-80s whereas the plane I'm depicting dates from 1972, so the Escapac seat would have been fitted. Anyways, here you go.....enjoy! (Note that the canopy isn't fixed yet, so you may see the odd bit of blutak holding it up!) There is a WIP here: All comments and constructive criticism very welcome. Thanks for looking. 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Wonderful! The weathering is very believable, the cockpit is awesome. That's one to be proud of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Lovely big SLUF, very nice indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris148 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Very nice indeed,built one in 1/48 with same livery a few years ago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Your Corsair looks absolutely awesome, she is one of my favourite jets from the 70th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashellis Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Stunning I do love a Corsair i have to ask how do you do the tape around the canopy, I always think it makes a masterpiece rather than a model but never had the courage to attempt it Darren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyg352 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 That's excellent. As someone said, the weathering is especially realistic, I love it! Well done & thanks for showing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t15dja Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 57 minutes ago, dashellis said: Stunning I do love a Corsair i have to ask how do you do the tape around the canopy, I always think it makes a masterpiece rather than a model but never had the courage to attempt it Darren Thanks Darren....the Corsair is one of my favorites too.....and to me it certainly doesn't deserve it's "SLUFF" nickname! Regarding the canopy frame, if you look towards the end of my WIP for this kit (see the link embedded above) you'll see that it isn't too hard to do....I just used some 0.7mm masking tape, which goes round bends nicely because it's so thin, and trimmed it with a very sharp blade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Fantastic work, nicely done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t15dja Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 Thanks, all, for your very kind comments. Looking back on the photos I posted yesterday, I've noticed that I didn't really upload any that I took of the starboard side of the aircraft, which is arguably more interesting with the refuelling probe, so here's a few more, taken from that side. As always, thanks for looking! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) She's a real beauty! I love the weathering and generally heavily-used look. Also like the very colourful markings (so much better than the "six-shades-of-grey" that predominated nowadays. I remember talking to guy at Telford last year, who had also built the kit, He said he nearly threw it away twice, but decided he'd put too much effort in to just junk what he'd produced. Thank you for providing us with such a comprehensive work-in-progress review. The kit obviously has a great many issues, but your end result is really worth the effort. Cheers. Chris. Edited August 14, 2020 by spruecutter96 Amending information. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Lovley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the MDman Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Wow! I want one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyGonzales Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 That is a magnificent build, real 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Absolutely stunning finish must be a big bird in this scale too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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