Starfighter Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 2/20/2020 at 7:56 PM, ericg said: Thanks for the comments guys. yes Ben, I have done the intake and nose cone already and have the canopy correction pending. Great news! Please do not cut off the kit radome too quickly - I personally think the Zaco radome does not look correct at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Starfighter said: Great news! Please do not cut off the kit radome too quickly - I personally think the Zaco radome does not look correct at all. It’s waaaayyyy too late for that mate! USMC Herc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Eric, look forward to following another one of your inspirational builds. Great start already! Marcel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Eric it is nice to have a first hand source for info for your build. As for the load, the large Bullpups would be nice, and correct, but i don't think anyone makes them in 1/32 scale. You could go with an easy one, M-117s on each pylon as seen at the 2:00 mark of this video: https://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675051012_USS-Ranger_ordnance-personnel_A-7A-aircraft_holding-fuse-bomb Jari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 TAC scale dynamic makes AGM-12B Bullpup in resin. Two on sale on ebay right now. no idea of the quality but they are cheap. https://www.ebay.com/itm/TAC-SCALE-DYNAMIC-RGM-12B-BULLPUP-RADIO-GUIDED-MISSILES-2-1-32-SCALE-32025/253829326907?hash=item3b1968283b:g:Y6UAAOSwc~xbJfHe https://www.ebay.com/itm/TAC-Scale-Dynamics-Bullpup-Missiles-Radio-Guidied-32025-Super-Rare/233302021563?hash=item3651e255bb:g:ShMAAOSw0eNdQaO3 will follow this project which as per usual is awesome. Cheers, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Dukie99 said: TAC scale dynamic makes AGM-12B Bullpup in resin. Two on sale on ebay right now. no idea of the quality but they are cheap. https://www.ebay.com/itm/TAC-SCALE-DYNAMIC-RGM-12B-BULLPUP-RADIO-GUIDED-MISSILES-2-1-32-SCALE-32025/253829326907?hash=item3b1968283b:g:Y6UAAOSwc~xbJfHe https://www.ebay.com/itm/TAC-Scale-Dynamics-Bullpup-Missiles-Radio-Guidied-32025-Super-Rare/233302021563?hash=item3651e255bb:g:ShMAAOSw0eNdQaO3 Those are the smaller AGM-12B Bullpup A while the ones i mentioned are the larger AGM-12C Bullpup B: The designations does get a bit confusing. Here is one on a A-7: Jari Edited February 23, 2020 by Finn Victor K2, Derek B and USMC Herc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Eric, You've another great build in progress! I do not know if any of the detail work I did on the Trumpeter A-7D kit would be helpful but here's the link. Barry Derek B, zaxos345 and Uncarina 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Barry said: Eric, You've another great build in progress! I do not know if any of the detail work I did on the Trumpeter A-7D kit would be helpful but here's the link. Barry Thanks for a link to your build Barry, much appreciated. I will check it out for inspiration. Thanks also to everyone else for the comments. Some more work. The Zacto intake and nose correction was next. The aftermarket correction features a small part which blends the kit intake into the new intake lip. This required removal of a small amount of material from the front of the intake. I used Tamiya white tape as a guide to cut it off. The Zacto resin requires the kit intake to be bent to meet it. You can see the difference here before it has been modified. The new intake correction fits inside the fuselage nicely, but needs the sides of the intake squeezed together to modify the shape ready fo the new intake lip. The kit nose was sawed off, being careful to keep the panel around the refuelling probe intact. Here is the kit intake lip compared to the resin correction. The difference is quite noticeable and I think is a necessary addition to the kit. All fitted. Some filler will be required. The resin parts fit very well. Landrotten Highlander, Victor K2, D.B. Andrus and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Nice work on the intake, here is one in real life: Jari USMC Herc, Derek B, Victor K2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Good work. This is a repair kit from Zactomodels? You can't buy it anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Note in the above pic there is some tape on the radome, most likely a fix of a minor problem,not serious enough for a full replacement. Jari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Also note that the early model SLUFs didn’t have the RWR fairings on the edge of the intake. They came along later, but in 1968 they definitely weren’t there. HTH Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC Herc Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Great fix to the mouth of the man eater... Cheers Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 First of all Thanks You for your service. Been thinking about getting this kit myself. Not really a jet fan, however, I do like the A-7. I read about all the downfalls of this kit, how this part doesn't fit or that part doesn't fit, hows it been going so far as the kit parts themselves fitting together? And for your kit, it looks fantastic with the aftermarket upgrades and your upgrades, keep up the great work. I will be following. Thanks, Reuben Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Awesome! I have the SLUF and Chris's correction including the canopy in the stash to do......................this is making me want to dig mine out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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