mitchem Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Argentine Skyhawk 3-A-305 returns to ARA Veinticinco de Mayo following a reconnaissance mission over the South Atlantic in 1982. The 1/72 Airfix Douglas A-4B/Q Skyhawk kit finished in the markings of the 3o Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Caza y Ataque. I added a replacement pilot, a couple of aerials, dropped the flaps and the tail hook, but otherwise it's out of the box. Mounted on a base from Coastal kits with an arrestor cable made from 0.4mm brass wire - Job done! The real aircraft was lost in an accident over BACE on 22 May 1986, but the pilot managed to eject safely. Thanks for looking. mike 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Looks great! The arrestor wire makes it look very dynamic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 What modest Mike fails to mention again is that this was the worthy winner of our latest club competition - amongst some great builds! And as usual, excellent though Mike's pics are, it looks even better 'for real'! Top work Mike! Keith 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Super Scooter, great build ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Very nicely done indeed Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 On 6/25/2022 at 10:02 AM, Doc72 said: Looks great! The arrestor wire makes it look very dynamic. Many thanks Doc72. Inspiration was taken from a photo of 3-A-305 about to land on the carrier deck (The photo is near the bottom of Page 3 on this great reference site for Scooters : airfix-1-72-douglas-a4b-4p ) On 6/25/2022 at 11:04 AM, keefr22 said: What modest Mike fails to mention again is that this was the worthy winner of our latest club competition - amongst some great builds! And as usual, excellent though Mike's pics are, it looks even better 'for real'! Top work Mike! Keith Many thanks Keith, but methinks you're being far too generous! It helped that someone wasn't able to finish their entry in time !... (If I don't see a Sea Harrier at the KUTA competition in September, I'll be disappointed. 🧐) 22 hours ago, Wulfman said: Super Scooter, great build ! Wulfman Many thanks Wulfman - much appreciated. 6 hours ago, Winenut said: Very nicely done indeed Congrats! Many thanks Winenut - much appreciated. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 That is a nicely animated little diorama Mike, not your usual fare, where do the passengers sit? 😉 Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 8 hours ago, mitchem said: (If I don't see a Sea Harrier at the KUTA competition in September, I'll be disappointed. 🧐) Fingers crossed - started decalling it yesterday! K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Viking said: That is a nicely animated little diorama Mike, not your usual fare, where do the passengers sit? 😉 Cheers John Thanks John. I had to get something finished, and as for the passengers ?... ...let's just say that they're still sitting waiting patiently for the Air Zimbabwe flight under construction in "Work in Progress". 🤣 mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Smashing work. A static model depicted "in action". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Very nice idea, I like that a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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