TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Good evening For this Gb I will build the Hobby 2000 rebox of the Fujimi A4 B Skyhawk that I will represent in the markings of an aircraft of the VA 15 Valions during its 1st deployment abord the USS Intrepid in the Tonkin Gulf in 1966 The box art The sprues The building instructions The decals sheet , the canopy and painting masks I will replace the seat by a Quickboost resin seat Patrice 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Welcome aboard Patrice, and with a nice choice of scheme too. It will be good to see a Hobby2000/Fujimi A-4B being built alongside all the Airfix ones. Looking forward to your build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Hello dear french compatriot ! Your scheme choice is fantastic ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Bonjour Hello Remy Merci Thank you Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Good evening Today I started this build I placed the decals representing the instrument panel on its support and I glued the stick on the "bath tube" I glued the 2 rear fuselage halves together after placing the exhausts Patrice 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Off to a great start Patrice, that cockpit looks really good. The rear fuselage looks like it has gone together very nicely too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Bonsoir Patrice, this is a very good start. Interesting difference of conception between the Airfix and Fujimi kits. I always missed the latter, but they have a great reputation. I will follow your build with great interest. Have fun. A + JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 Good evening Today I preparde the Quickboost resin seat (I still have to paint the black bands ) I glued the "bathtube" on the right half fuselage , I placed some weight and glued the 2 front fuselage halves together I cut off the flaps on the lower wing ¨Patrice 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Hi Patrice, looking good! Are you the lucky one who can use an after market seat without having to trim it? The height of the seat seems to always be a problem. Looks very nice. KR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 57 minutes ago, jean said: Hi Patrice, looking good! Are you the lucky one who can use an after market seat without having to trim it? The height of the seat seems to always be a problem. Looks very nice. KR Good evening Jean Thank you I must admit that I have not yet checked the height of the Quickboost seat compared to the seat of the kit ... But I can confirm that it happen some times that I have to trim the seat .. Cheers Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Very nice work Patrice, the seat in particular. Looks like she is going together very nicely. I hope that your seat fits better than others in the GB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 23 hours ago, modelling minion said: Very nice work Patrice, the seat in particular. Looks like she is going together very nicely. I hope that your seat fits better than others in the GB. Good evening Craig Thank you for your comment , today I made a dry fit test of the seat and it seems that I would not be obliged to trim it ... I glued the wings together And I also started to prepare the landing gear and wheels Patrice 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Coming on very nicely Patrice, I am very pleased to hear that you don't have to remove any material from the ejector seat, makes life a lot easier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 Good evening Yesterday I glued the front and aft part of the fuselage together and today I placed the wings I decided to paint the lower stabilizers before glueing them on the fuselage latter I prepared 4 Snakeyes bombs that I will place on 2 Ter pylons under the wings Patrice 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Your Skyhawk has taken shape very nicely Patrice, and it looks like it has been a nice fitting kit. Good idea painting the horizontal stabilizers before fitting them, makes the job a lot easier. Good job on painting the bombs, very neat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 Good evening Craig Thank you for your comment but the truth is that I had to use some filler when I glued the front and aft fuselage together as you can see on the photo above ... Cheers Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Yes I saw the filler Patrice, but that is nothing compared to some of my builds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 This has come together very well and quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Good afternoon Thank you for your comments .. Cheers Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 Good evening Yessterday I painted the lower surfaces in white And today I started to paint the upper surfaces in Grey Patrice 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Good job on the white Patrice, not a colour that I like to paint. The grey is looking very nice too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Good evening Today I continued the paint Patrice 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Excellent job on the painting Patrice, extremely neat and very good coverage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Good evening Today I placed the windshield ,the refuelling probe and the Quickboost guns and I placed the decals Patrice 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 That looks fantastic Patrice, the decals really bring some extra colour to the build. She certainly has plenty of mission marks on her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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