1/32 A-6 drop tanks

[kap64]

Hello al, does anyone make accurate 1/32 A-6 Intruder drop tanks? I'm eventually going to build a KA-6D tanker. Thanks.

[Tony T]

 

Fisher made some (before the fire) and there might be some willing to part with theirs.

The other route is the Hasegawa A-4 Skyhawk, but just two a box. 

Are the Trumpeter tanks that bad? 

 

Tony 

[kap64]

8 hours ago, Tony T said:

 

Fisher made some (before the fire) and there might be some willing to part with theirs.

The other route is the Hasegawa A-4 Skyhawk, but just two a box. 

Are the Trumpeter tanks that bad? 

 

Tony 

Someone in here did a build post of an EA-6A, and if not for some of the builds comparing them to the real ones, I might not have noticed the shape issue and the lack of vents on the Trumpeter tanks, but now that I've seen the errors, it's now very noticeable to me.

 

[red Dog]

i built a KA-6D in 1/32 with 4 drop tanks

I also read that electric intruder post saying that the tanks were awful, so i compared the trumpeter A-6 and the hasegawa tanks

Well to me it's not that awful. Yes there's a difference, but barely visible

Length is the same, front section is the same, the hasegawa are just thicker at the end section. 

Something I could really live with; So in the end, I sticked to the trumpeters.

Note also the missing details at the rear tip, I made these with decals

 

 

You biggest problem is not the tank actuallly, it's the way the tanks are attached to the pylon.

The intruder have a very noticeable downward angle when loading stores, including the wing bags.

Trumpeter wants you to load them flat and that is a real eye attractive mistake. 

 

That's the trumpy way:

 

and after the correction:

 

Hope that helps, have fun with the KA-6D, it's a great kit. But it needs a bit of love, especially converting to tanker

beware wing fence and DECM antennas

More info in my WIP

Edited February 5, 2019 by red Dog