dsahling1 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I present to everyone a 1/32 'Jester's A-4' from the movie Top Gun! A little background on this build, it began as my A-4F Blue Angels, but due to a canopy cracking and at the time I could't get the windshield to fit properly, so alas to the shelf-of-doom it went. One day Top Gun was on TV and I thought, I'd give it a go! It's the excellent Trumpeter kit (which I highly recommend to anyone considering any A-4 version), with the Wolfpack cockpit, Aires wheel bays, AMS resin bent refueling probe, SAC nose gear, Eduard photoetch flaps and slats, Quickboost ejection seat, Two Bobs 'Top Gun Tinker Toys Decals' (A VERY special thank you to Fred (F5Guy) for donating these extremely hard to find decals to me!!!!) Some scratch building. I originally started this with flaps and slats up since it was for the Blue Angels, but had to pull them off which butchered them in the process, but some careful reconstruction with CA glue, sanding, and scribing fixed it (wish I had some before and after photos). I used Model Master acrylic paints and freehanded the camo after some careful reference checking with the two bobs sheet, photos, and movie clips (the two bobs scheme is slightly incorrect). Anyone know of a 1/32 aftermarket set for the A-4 boarding ladder? Anyways, I hope everyone enjoys checking it out! Girlscanplay2, D Bellis, K5IKL and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Mike Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Wow! Great job MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) Love it For the ladder A.4 Skyhawk Access Ladder Gunsmoke Range 1/32nd USAF/USN from Flight PathA super-detailed unit in cast metal and etched nickel silver for the 'Scooter', including finely etched step tread detail.Price: £6.00 (£7.20 Including VAT at 20%) http://www.djparkins.com/acatalog/Gunsmoke_Range_1_32nd_USAF_USN.html http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/PF32029P Cheers Edited October 3, 2014 by Vandy 1 VX 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Awesome! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 That is very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 She's defiantly a keeper. Great paint.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Nice scooter! Besides the Flightpath option, you also have the more detailed Profimodeller one: http://www.profimodeller.com/detail/32029-a4-step-ladder/ http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?product_category_id=&product_division_id=&manufacturer_id=&code=&product_type_id=&scale_id=953&keyword_search=skyhawk+ladder&setPerPage=25¤cy_id= HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr b Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 like it a lot great work rgds mr b K5IKL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K5IKL Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 She's defiantly a keeper. Great paint.....Harv Yeah, what Harv says. Looks great.... Cheers, Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 What a comeback from the Shelf of Doom! Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lud13 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Great Adversary Scooter !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Dan, I'd love to publish your Skyhawk on the website if you'd allow me to! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsahling1 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Absolutely Kevin! I'd be honored! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Smith Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Nice scooter,Maverick is going to be jealous ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 And here's the article Dan! http://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/article.php?aid=2159 Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now