ghodges Posted October 13, 2008 Report Posted October 13, 2008 I've got 3 days of due to the way the Cloumbus Day holiday and my day off fell, so I thought I'd start another model. I opted for the 1/48 Hasagawa A-7D. I found a BB cockpit in it when I opened the box so I decided to put it in. It fit with minimal trimming. Here are some pics of it sitting in place. The seat, stick, coaming and main panel are only "posed" in the 'pit for now. I've managed to assemble the entire wing and the fuselage in 2 days. The fit is very good overall (excepting the intake/lip area) so the sanding should be kept to a minimum. That's the main task for tomorrow, hopefully ending in the joining of the wings to the fuselage. If I don't like the way the intake sands out, I've got a Koster vac intake cover waiting in the wings! I'm going to do a 'Nam A-7D, and hang a good number of Mk82's under it! I have hopes to 'get er done by the end of the month. Cheers! GIL
Mike Lindsey Posted October 14, 2008 Report Posted October 14, 2008 Wonderful start. Cant wait to see it finished. . . Mike
JeffS Posted October 15, 2008 Report Posted October 15, 2008 Real sweet Gil. Hope you do the 354th Sharkmouth. Now that really makes a statement.
ghodges Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Posted October 15, 2008 Yep, that's the one! I plan on doing a/c#354 of the 354thTFW, which is pictured on the back of the OLD A-7 in Action book. Those markings happen to be on the Hasagawa sheet! Cheers! GIL
ikar Posted October 16, 2008 Report Posted October 16, 2008 Why not this one? For a standard sharkmouth I'm partial to these guys, the 3rd TFS:
ghodges Posted October 16, 2008 Author Report Posted October 16, 2008 Those are great too, but I'm gonna go with the markings I already have in hand. GIL
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