Tim's Etendard - COMPLETED

[theplasticsurgeon]

Opening a new thread for this sea-surface striker.

Bought at some model show

Options,  I'm planning the French camo version 14F.

Parts.

[theplasticsurgeon]

Post about my previous Super Etendard, built about 1990, an Airfix kit.

Photos removed, overtaken by events.

[Col.]

Another excellent subject choice Tim

[Wings unlevel]

Definitely one of the more elegant aircraft to sling an anti-ship missile!

[theplasticsurgeon]

And afternoon's modelling - this is what it's all about.

Etendard cockpit photos that I've found, just show a black hole - easy.

I didn't stop for photo's until this point.  Very hard plastic, precisely formed.  Raised panel detail.

The fit of parts is just superb, highly reminiscent of Hasegawa.

No mention of nose ballast, so I fitted some anyway.

Parts for the splitter plates are reversed from what the instructions show,  But I'm loving this! 

[Col.]

Coming together nicely Tim  

[theplasticsurgeon]

Airbrushed Humbrol 127 overall.

[Col.]

You look to have a good smooth coat of paint laid down there Tim  

[theplasticsurgeon]

Cockpit view, I've added a pilot from my spares.

Canopy fitted and masked.

My masking of the underside.  My paint conversions, the light grey is far too light.

Then  a stbd view of the camo pattern,  gleaned from the internet.

Topside airbrushed H125, freehand.

And unmasked.

[Col.]

Good work getting the starboard side camouflage scheme sorted out Tim. I'd not noticed that wasn't included in the paint diagrams.

[arfa1983]

I've never tried airbrushing enamel paints before. I believe my last experience with them was 20 years ago using a brush only.

 

I guess drying time is not great but I can see the results are beautiful! 

[Bertie McBoatface]

I thought something awful had happened to the canopy until I remembered Copydex. Phew!

[theplasticsurgeon]

Decals.

 

[Col.]

French markings always look cool and even more so with an anchor in them

[theplasticsurgeon]

Undercarriage, 

and up onto her pins.

[theplasticsurgeon]

Exocet!

I found photos of Exocet armed Etendards, with the bigger fuel-tank.  Now fitted.

And completion.

[Col.]

Nicely done Tim

[theplasticsurgeon]

I've retrieved my Heller Etendard, to refurbish with leftover decals.

Before that some comparison photos.

First, where are the cannons.  Clearly present on Heller.

A bit more subtle, but slightly less beefy intakes.  Slightly too much spine when compared to photos.

Another score for Heller.

Heller shows a fuselage join for engine removal.  Another detail lacking on Italeri.

These, and their alter-egos are the only 2 Super Etendards in 1/72, and it is my sad duty to say that Heller has topped Italeri.
 

[exdraken]

Very nice build!

Will look interesting next to the Corsair as well later!!

[stevehnz]

I'm most impressed with this, & seeing as I have neither of them, I'll be on the look out for one now, Heller for preference I think.

Steve.

[desert falcon]

Both are looking really good 👍

[klr]

This kit was first released in 1983 by Sunny Tri-S (yup, never heard of them either), then re boxed in turn by Academy, Minicraft, then Italeri - which is where I got my first two of these from:

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/sunny-tri-s-p2-dassault-breguet-amd-super-etendard--179428

 

The last time I build this, I struggled with the outer main U/C door sections, and ended up having to move the flap hinge housings (or whatever they are) slightly outboard. I also had second thoughts about the undercarriage struts and door colours, switching from white (Italeri) to metallic, based on photographic research, and on looking at other instructions.