Enzo the Magnificent Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Post your reference information here. Please note if posting artwork or photos you must either be the copyright holder or have the copyright holder's permission to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 For those of you new to Skyhawks then this site has pretty much all you need to know. http://skyhawk.org/ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 https://www.the-blueprints.com/search/Skyhawk/ Many scale drawings. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 2/27/2021 at 8:49 PM, modelling minion said: For those of you new to Skyhawks then this site has pretty much all you need to know. http://skyhawk.org/ I've been studying the Skyhawk variant briefings in "Wings of Fame", and they are quite frankly terrifying if you want to build one of the more "exotic" export variants. For example, I don't think the Israeli A-4H or A-4N variants have ever been directly kitted in 1:72. The ESCI Israeli A-4 kit is of the A-4E variant, supplied as attrition replacements after the Yom Kippur war in 1973. The Argentine A-4R Fightinghawk? No way, Jose! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spejic Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 3 hours ago, klr said: I've been studying the Skyhawk variant briefings in "Wings of Fame", and they are quite frankly terrifying if you want to build one of the more "exotic" export variants. For example, I don't think the Israeli A-4H or A-4N variants have ever been directly kitted in 1:72. The ESCI Israeli A-4 kit is of the A-4E variant, supplied as attrition replacements after the Yom Kippur war in 1973. The Argentine A-4R Fightinghawk? No way, Jose! The A-4AR isn't too bad. It's just a lot of little things. The main difference is the nose, but you can get close with just a little sanding of a regular A-4M nose. Condor Decals made a sheet for 1/72 aircraft. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spejic Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 It turns out I actually made conversion instructions for a 1/72 A-4AR a long time ago. This may be useful for someone. Print this out at 300DPI and you will have perfectly sized templates for all the additions to the aircraft: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDSModeller Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Hi All, Re RNZAF A4K Skyhawks Pretty sure I signed up for this GB, not sure current commitments will allow me to finish my model in the 3 months but we'll see Please note the information/reference below are from either 1 to 1 conversations I have had with serving/previously served persons or my own face to face interactions with the RNZAF A4K Skyhawk during my time living on RNZAF Bases. For any doing the "Post Kahu" A4K, (this comes from a former RNZAF A4 Av-Tech), the wheel bays (especially the rear walls) had a brown sealant - The Av Teach showed me his photos (from when he Served with 75 Squadron) he had taken, so a recent outing to MOTAT here in Auckland, prompted me to take my own photos of a Preserved RNZAF A4K Post Kahu Cockpit (RNZAF Official - RNZAF Museum - Used with Permissions) Regarding Pre Kahu RNZAF A4K's, they arrived early/mid 1970 on USS Iwo Okinawa. (RNZAF Official - RNZAF Museum - Used with Permissions) The Cocooned Aircraft were towed out to RNZAF Base Auckland (Whenuapai) by road This is (to be) NZ6254 TA-4K (the view below is Upper Queens Street Auckland (Steep hill - I've walked it many a time)) (RNZAF Official - RNZAF Museum - Used with Permissions) The cocooning was removed by hand (painful process ) Note the Straight Refueling probe also note the "Hindenburg" Tanks were Gloss White (RNZAF Official - RNZAF Museum - Used with Permissions) Circa 1972 the Bent Probe was added (stopped fuel from being ingested during aerial refueling (RNZAF Official - RNZAF Museum - Used with Permissions) Re the Refueling: RNZAF A4K's did have the capability - Note Refueling Tank in photo below (RNZAF Official - RNZAF Museum - Used with Permissions) Note RNZAF A4's did have arrestor gear (hook), the below is NZ6208 touching down at Ohakea (RNZAF Official - RNZAF Museum - Used with Permissions) I actually was quite lucky to be in the right place/right time, when an RNZAF A4K touched down and caught the wire at RNZAF Whenuapai (sorry no photo of said incident ) it was really cool to watch. The SEA Scheme was worn until the Kahu changeover, but note that the Original Lower Grey applied by Douglas in the US was later changed to a New Zealand Version The RNZAF Roundel on the A4's on arrival were US Insignia Colours as applied at Douglas, with the then "Silver Fern" being painted and worn for about 6 months until November/December 1970, when the Kiwi Roundel was introduced and worn from then on Hope that helps with Kiwi Scooters? Hopefully some/all of the above may inspire your builds if doing a Kiwi one Regards Alan (PS If any of this knowledge/photos Offends anyone or I come across as a Know it all, , I can remove it) 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Does anyone have detailed cockpit reference sources? Sidewalls, bang seats, canopy frame etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Dansk said: Does anyone have detailed cockpit reference sources? Sidewalls, bang seats, canopy frame etc etc This might help for the super detailers Dansk you can skip to any areas of interest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlCRs-gINUY 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Who can help. What do I need to do to make a C into a Q....? Please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 37 minutes ago, Valkyrie said: Who can help. What do I need to do to make a C into a Q....? Please... I think you need a B to make a Q, think you might find all the info you need here; http://www.skyhawk.org/article/douglas-a4-skyhawk-production-history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Valkyrie said: Who can help. What do I need to do to make a C into a Q....? Please... Just connect the gap between the upper and lower ends of the Capital C and then draw a sticky out line at 45 degrees at the bottom right hand corner and hey presto a Q Edited March 10, 2021 by Dansk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 @modelling minion shared this in one of my threads: http://hamfisted-modeller.blogspot.com/2020/06/modelling-rnzaf-skyhawk.html and there's another page on the same site with what looks like a pretty good guide to building the Hasegawa 1/48 kit: http://hamfisted-modeller.blogspot.com/2020/06/building-148-hasegawa-skyhawk.html 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Thanks @zebra theres a wealth of information there. It details every Hasegawa kit you can make a Q out of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 does anyone know if the centre drop tank differs from the wing drop tanks? from what I’ve seen the wing tanks and winglets but the centre one doesnt? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 20 minutes ago, Dansk said: does anyone know if the centre drop tank differs from the wing drop tanks? from what I’ve seen the wing tanks and winglets but the centre one doesnt? Found this and going to put a @Tailspin Turtle in here. http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/07/douglas-low-drag-external-fuel-tanks.html?m=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 5 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Found this and going to put a @Tailspin Turtle in here. http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/07/douglas-low-drag-external-fuel-tanks.html?m=1 Brilliant resource thanks dennis 🙌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailspin Turtle Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Also: https://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/07/douglas-low-drag-external-fuel-tanks.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Some great pictures here for those of us building either a Kuwaiti or Brazilian Skyhawk. https://www.carrierbuilders.net/articles/20050627_Brazil_Skyhawk/20050627_Brazil_Skyhawk.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I see Tommy's already been here (no surprise), but I just happened across his index of Skyhawk things here: (convenient one-stop shopping!) https://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2013/03/a4d-4-skyhawk-collector.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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