ghodges Posted January 29, 2024 Report Posted January 29, 2024 Just finished this 1/48 Hasagawa A-7E kit, built as an "Iron Hand" SAM suppression A-7C with a load of Rockeye bombs and Shrike missiles. The A-7C was externally the same as the later A-7E, but still had the Pratt-Whitney A-7B engine. The paints used were Model Master and I did the panel lines in pencil. The markings came from the "Going Downtown" Wild Weasel IPMS Nats convention decal sheet. There was an Aires resin cockpit and a Seamless Suckers intake in the box, so I used them in the build. Both fit with only minor modifications needed. I especially liked the film backing for the instrument panel, seen here sitting behind the PE main panel. Other than these additions, I closed up all the open avionics panels and built the model OOTB. The folded wings are a kit option. And on to the finished pics! This my 3rd build for this year, and I only jumped on it because I was waiting for some instructions for my O-47 to come in the mail. That's what will be up next! Questions, critiques, and comments welcome, as always! Gil 2
Mark Deliduka Posted January 29, 2024 Report Posted January 29, 2024 Way to go! You're three ahead of me for count, and miles ahead of me in quality!
ghodges Posted January 30, 2024 Author Report Posted January 30, 2024 (edited) I may be ahead of you for the moment... but give you one good week and you'll triple my finished model count! As for quality.... i know the angles to take pics from to hide the horrors! 😉 GIL Edited January 31, 2024 by ghodges 1
StuartMont Posted January 30, 2024 Report Posted January 30, 2024 The fact that you guys can put together these models so quickly and they still look so wonderful is amazing. Put them in the right setting and these things look real. And, by the way, Mark, your models are very high-quality as well. I just hope one day I’ll get close to being able to put together a finished model that comes close to what modelers who post on these forums produce each time out.
Mark Deliduka Posted January 31, 2024 Report Posted January 31, 2024 Thank you Gil! I'm quiet some distance from finishing anything right now; I just hope I can get something finished in February s9ince January is already gone. Thank you Stuart! I'm sure you'll have no problem attaining a good level of quality, keep at it my friend!
Jmarc Posted February 2, 2024 Report Posted February 2, 2024 LLLLLLLLLLLLLooking great and well done also , way to go SIR and thank you for sharing it with us, it's quite appreciated !
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