Emilio Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) Hello everybody, I`m going to build, as the title obviously suggests Trumpy`s 1/32 A-6E TRAM Intruder: The aftermarket items which will be used are AMS Resin A-6E wheels, FOD covers, a pitot tube from Profimodeller, Eduards´ exterior PE and Quickboost seats which Lothar very kindly sent to me. For the markings I`m going to use AOA Decals´ "The Intruders´ sandbox" and I will depict exactly this version: I hope that I can achieve this typical touched up look. Emil **** EDIT **** Pictures continue on page 5 **** Edited October 21, 2017 by Emilio Harold, Rick Griewski, Starfighter and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilio Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 I already started working on the cockpit and the radar with adding some wiring. It is not really like on the real thing but it makes things look busier In addition to that I got the seats ready for paint, they are Gru-7 seats for a F-14A, so I just had to modify the ejection pull handle to make them suitable for an A-6E Emil johncrow, Whitey, F`s are my favs and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Emil, nice choice of reference, this should be big and filthy when its done! mpk and F`s are my favs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Fantastic start Emil and great choice of markings - front row seat booked !!!! Lothar F`s are my favs and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconspit Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Beautyful..., really cool... F`s are my favs and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Ooohhh, this is going to be awesome. Absolutely! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planesimple81 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 You have to love the dirty touched up look of the navy birds. As Lothar has the front row I'll be in the second row annoyingly slurping my big gulp. Jeff mpk and Vandy 1 VX 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilio Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Yes, I really can`t wait to paint this beast. I made some progress today and slapped some paint on the cockpit and the seats The colour came out a little bit too light but weathering will hopefully darken it. Next steps are finishing the detail painting and then weathering the cockpit up Emil F`s are my favs, Vandy 1 VX 4, mpk and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 That looks delicious , like something chocolate with vanilla and oat flakes... mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Here are some pics of the particular a/c you are doing, you can zoom in on them or downloaded them (the down arrow symbol), one of then is a larger version of the one you posted: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6468692 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6464331 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6464330 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6468699 Jari mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilio Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 That looks delicious , like something chocolate with vanilla and oat flakes... But nothing compared to your scratch building abilities Here are some pics of the particular a/c you are doing, you can zoom in on them or downloaded them (the down arrow symbol), one of then is a larger version of the one you posted: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6468692 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6464331 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6464330 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6468699 Jari Thank you for sharing this, but I already have all of them on my hardrive Emil mpk and F`s are my favs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 No problem, i'm sure others may enjoy the images as well. What time period do you plan to have your Intruder in? Desert Storm or afterwards? How do you plan to display it as most times you don't see the engine covers on the a/c, especially during normal day to day operations on the carrier deck. Also do you plan to have the a/c loaded with weapons or just fuel tanks? Jari mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilio Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) It is, according to the decals from Desert Storm. I plan on displaying it with the intake cover, but that isn`t sure yet. I will show the radar and one open engine cover, because Trumpeter offers the detail. So it`s more like a maintenance scenario. And I`m also tempted to make a bomb truck, which then wouldn`t be quite appropriate. Emil Edited February 18, 2017 by Emilio mpk and F`s are my favs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) Actually you can have the engine panels open with a full load: and open radome: Jari Edited February 18, 2017 by Finn F`s are my favs, Marcel111, Lothar and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Emilo Terrific start on the A6 and your front office is looking mighty good Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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