Emilio Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 Thanks guys, I will also add a little bit heat decoloration to the engines. Emil mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsahling1 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Careful before you attach the wings, they have a snap-tight fit to the fuselage thats really good (Trumpeter had their A-team for this one) and probably won't require filler, or maybe just a very small amount the only thing is its very hard to separate them once you slide them into place so make sure you do the wheel wells and paint them first. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleAviation Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Superb cockpit work mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizzy 78 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 What imperfections, they look awesome as does your cockpit. Very nice work! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilio Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 Thank you gentlemen! What imperfections, they look awesome as does your cockpit. Very nice work! Thanks, there are a few unlovely glue joints on both ends of the engines, which won`t be visible later on. Emil mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilio Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 I`ve got a small update today: Work on the nose wheel well has started and is close to completion, here is my interpretation of an A-6`s nose wheel well: The stencils are from a 1/48 Revell F-15E, I just threw them in because it looked rather empty, although the OOB detail is pretty decent. But I also encountered the first big disappointment, the engine bay is just a big ugly whole, without any detail. I`m not too big into scracht building, so I wont spend too much time detailing it up and the model will stay 99.9% on its legs once done. I hope that the engines will mostly cover this section up. In addition to that I improved the arrestor hook bay with some Eduard PE. For whatever reason the outer ones didn`t fit and I had to sand them down a little bit: And I finished the air intakes, already masked them before they were glued onto the two fuselage halfs. Emil Marcel111, F`s are my favs, mpk and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilio Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) Another small update, I glued the fuselage halfs together, the fit was decent, but not perfect. Now the sanding and filling begins! This is were I`m at right now: Emil Edited February 28, 2017 by Emilio Starfighter, Marcel111, Dragon and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Emil, excellent job on the Pit with more then enough detail and detail painting. the two seats look exceeding good as well. Gluing up the fuselage is always a major step accomplished in a build as far as I'm concernted. Looking forward to your next update. Joel mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Coming along nice Emilio. Cannot wait to see this one in the paint booth. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Menacing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilio Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the nice comments everybody Just look at what the postman brought today: The Decals look stunning, but I especially appreciate the effort AOA Decals made for all the references, little corrections and hints which part to use, which panel line to remove etc. So I had to try them out and applied the stencils to the seats: Emil Edited March 1, 2017 by Emilio Dragon, mark31, F`s are my favs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Seats look great, Emilio. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I will be watching this build. Just got a A6E and trying to decide my weapons load. Great work on the cockpit. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilio Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Thanks Jim and Mike! I am pretty sure I will make a bomb truck with Mk-82s. Emil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilio Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 After being of the bench for some time I made a little bit of progress on the Intruder. First of all I filled and sanded all the joints and little gaps. After that I primed the wheel wells and the engine bay. Is the engine bay really painted with interior green, as the manual suggests? I couldn`t find any usefull reference shots of this area. And at last but not least some pics of the cockpit, which is nearly finished, just needs a matte coat: Emil HerculesPA_2, Dragon, Whitey and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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