Volture Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) Hi my friends, Here iam again with another project that i ve been started and its one of my favorite aircraft the A4 Skyhawk. As i know this kit is a nice upgrade of the old Hasegawa kit, and from a first look has excellent fit and details!Becides i will use the very nice Aires cockpit set and wheel bay set! So i started with the resin cockpit ...cleaned assempled and ready for painting!Also the main body of the engine assembled and it is ready to meet the exchaust tube. Hope to have a nice result.. Regards Philippos Edited June 7, 2017 by Volture mark31, Anthony in NZ, Brenhen and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Hi Philippos I am sure this will be great fun to watch. Cant have too many Scooters on here!! Great start Cheers Anthony Brenhen, Harold and Volture 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfists nz Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 'Bout time we had a big scooter update from you Anthony isn't it?? Harold and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Lol, now Camerons Spitfire is finished you reckon I should get back to it??? Waiting to see how some Kahu cockpit parts have printed at the moment..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Yeah Anthony, come on update... I m not even mentioning the BK...what! Anthony is building a BK.? Anthony, what should I answer? Lol.. Anthony in NZ and Volture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 LOL......What should I answer??? Lol Volture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Philippos​, Looking forward to following your Scooter -E build. As Anthony said, you just can't have enough Scooter builds. Joel Anthony in NZ and Volture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volture Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 Hi my friends, This nice project continues by assembly ..the engine and painting the visible parts Regard Philippos Doctorgaz, Shaka HI, Anthony in NZ and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Philippos​, Your engine is coming out quite nicely. Are you planning on having the fuselage split open to display it ? Joel Volture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volture Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 Philippos​, Your engine is coming out quite nicely. Are you planning on having the fuselage split open to display it ? Joel Thank you my friend... No i will not do that...but i thinking to open the front nose little panels if i find some photos of the inside...do you have any pics of these? Thank you again mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Thank you my friend... No i will not do that...but i thinking to open the front nose little panels if i find some photos of the inside...do you have any pics of these? Thank you again mate I'll have to check my research material as I closed all the compartments on my Scooter with the intention of keeping the clean lines of the Scooter as a priority. Joel Volture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volture Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 Hi my friends.. I continue this project making a difficult adjustment of the resin wheel bay set of Aires....!!Added plastic card to fill the big void in the center and at the front...and soooo much rub to fit perfect the upper halves of the main wing...done!! Anthony in NZ and HerculesPA_2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfists nz Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Are you going to sand out the step in the leading edge slat ..pig of a job..then build up with something? Or glue in some strips like I did which is a drama.. Volture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volture Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 Are you going to sand out the step in the leading edge slat ..pig of a job..then build up with something? Or glue in some strips like I did which is a drama.. I havent decide yet...i have to check this out first and i will see what i can do....in any case thank you so much dor the warning!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 (edited) Volture, Nice job getting those pesky Aires wheels wells to fit. On my Scooter I just went with the kit parts as it's a display model and will never be turned over. Only those areas that can be seen while on it's legs are detailed or corrected. As for the well known issue of the leading edge slat step, there are several ways to go about removing it, or just leave it if it doesn't bother you. I opted to add strip plastic in steps, then file, putty, and sand to completely remove it, and maintain the proper angle. It was a major effort, and did take some time to do with several redos as needed.The most popular method is to cut out the under slat wing surface, add sheet on both sides to offset what you cut away, and then decide if you want the leading edges to meet. If so, you need to add some strip plastic the the back of the cut off slat surface. Here's a picture of my reworked slat surfaces. When I run my fingers over those areas, there is absolutely no trace of the step. For me the effort was well worth it, but for others they just left if as is. (Which I did on my 1/48 scale Hasegawa Scooter). Joel Edited May 15, 2017 by Joel_W Volture, Starfighter Jock and HerculesPA_2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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