Starfighter Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Looking great - can't wait for the E to come out. Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 Still a ways to go prior to paint but slowly moving along. Thanks as always for the positive comments - it is really amazing having this beast on the bench - makes me grin every time I see it. I did sort out the intakes finally at least. The kit comes with these flimsy photoetched fans (bottom in pic below) that are supposed to go behind the plastic front bit (top in pic below) - I found some replacement fans from a 1/48 SU-27 kit I had in the stash (middle parts in pic below.) After multiple applications of Tamiya grey and then white fine primer the intakes are as smooth as they are gonna get - I am happy with the result. Showtime 100 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Wingtip corrections. 1. Leading edge nav light is kinda over-large from what I see in pics. 2. Kit comes with engraved lines representing formation "slime" lights - these are not on the Intruder till sometime in the E version's service life Showtime 100 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 To redo the forward nav light and create the "wedge" light typical to early intruders further back on the tip, I couldn't find a clear red plastic toothbrush so I tried some red plastic beads from the craft isle: Showtime 100 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 And after shaping them below. Unfortunately the red did not carry through the bead so by the time I had it shaped it was no longer red, so I used a little clear red paint on them: Aluxe and Showtime 100 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Ooh very nice, simple fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 It seems that the old fashioned, plain coloured plastic toothbrushes are getting harder to find. I still work from some very old stock, but I suspect once they're used up I'll be looking for an alternative approach. I guess any coloured plastic of sufficient size and colour would do. Nice work with the beads! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 To redo the forward nav light and create the "wedge" light typical to early intruders further back on the tip, I couldn't find a clear red plastic toothbrush so I tried some red plastic beads from the craft isle: Are those the heart shaped beads from the craft store? I have some of those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Are those the heart shaped beads from the craft store? I have some of those! Yep, they are from the craft isle at the local shopping mega-mart. Unfortunately I would not use these again since the red color did not go through the whole bead and the plastic was really hard to shape - my thumb is all torn and cut up from carving it yesterday lol Having better luck doing the "green" lights on the other wing - I found some clear green plastic scissors and the green carries all the way thru so I think that is gonna work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 New guy with a couple of questions. What weapons do they include, and how do they look? Also, are the drop tanks included and how is the shape. The ones in the A-7D/E and Harriers look "off" and IIRC they use the same tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Stoner Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 The tanks look fine to me! Loadout is pretty much the same as the A-7 kit, well pretty much like all Trumpeter 60-70 era kits! I spent a weekend building 28 snakeye's. Using Tamiya MER's corrected to fit the A-6, should look beefy! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Smith Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Wow...! With a great paint,the "OOB" is enough!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Stoner Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Wow...! With a great paint,the "OOB" is enough!!! - decals! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 (edited) Haven't had much time to work on this, but I did finish the artwork for my replacement VA-35 decals. I had decent side views of both sides of an aircraft from the 1969 Coral Sea Vietnam cruise so I went with those. Here are the "test" decals applied to check the fit (they are just "slapped on" with no decal set etc so a little rough): Edited September 2, 2013 by petrov27 shepard, Ads and Showtime 100 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Stoner Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Sweet, that's the way it should look! Very nice work. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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