1:48 Monogram OA-4M Skyhawk - Outlaws

[JJ2016]

1:48 Monogram OA-4M Skyhawk - Outlaws

 

Gday my BM mates !!

 

Here's my latest build, the 1:48 Monogram OA-4M Skyhawk. This version is MCAS Yuma with a few changes as explained below.

 

This kit is a real old one from the mid-80s (most awesome time in life huh ?).... The kit was actually really nicely detailed, I could only imagine it was a high end kit all those years ago. If you pick one of these up you may be lucky to get a good decal set however my decals were shot... fell apart and the glue was a mere white putty !! As luck had it, Furball had a complete set of A4 decals that included my variant. I've taken a little artistic licensing with the markings based on what I had to try to keep the low-viz theme. I also recycled IP decals from other kits as I couldn't find ant added goodies for the OA-4M variant so mostly OOB.

 

Overall, a great old kit I enjoyed thoroughly....

 

Hope you like the build.

 

Cheers

 

JJ

 

 

 

Getting started on the cockpit....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting the fuselage and wings together and some weight in the nose

 

Thought I'd try something different with the rear cockpit, put some masking tape on the seam...

 

 

 

 

 

Getting some white on before primer...

 

 

 

 

Had to fix this one gap and re-prime

 

 

 

Finishing the priming...

 

Preshading..

 

Doing some metallic colors and shading...

 

 

 

Wheels..

 

 

Starting the main painting...

 

And the start of epic masking for the different cammo lines...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 2, 2021 by JJ2016

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Bit of wash on the landing gear bays..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was the stage where I was ready to do my favorite stage of decals but it was not to happen... At this stage I ordered the Furball decals and went onto do the underside as there weren't any (but one) decals there...

 

I used some spare decals for the fuel tanks and ammo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And now for the waiting.... decals coming from US...

 

 

And they've arrived, great set of decals, getting the job done now..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All done !!

 

Hope you liked it, RFI is here:

 

Cheers

 

JJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 2, 2021 by JJ2016