Padubon Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) Here we go again. I will try to enhance this kit with the Aires detail set that would be perfect, if only it fit properly! I want to build A-4E Bu151059 on its later time. Based on what I have found about it, the plane was repainted, from its first Adversary camo, between 1989-1990, in which the Sand FS 33531 and Brown FS 30219 were inverted. I have no clue why. The fuselage and wings stars, went from grey to brown on the inside part. Photographs suggest that, at least initially, the Adversary red star on the vertical plane, changed to a North Korea star representation, while the left side kept the red star. By late 1991, both sides had the N. Korea star. If anyone knows something about Red 32, please let me know. This is how it looked in May of 1989. Note the camo pattern, not hollow grey stars and the vertical plane adversary red star. Freshly repainted between 1989-1990 with inverted camo pattern, hollow grey stars and N Korea marking on the right vertical. This picture from June 1991, indicates weather wear and a replacement LH wing slat. Note that it still have the Adversary red star on the left vertical. This December of 1991 picture shows the N Korean star representation on the left vertical. This picture of December 1992 shows what it appears to be the beginning of the sad ending for A-4E Bu 151059, my favorite looking Scooter. So far this is what I have done: I read a review about the terrible fitting of the Aires resin wheel wells, I’ll let you know tomorrow. Now, the wings have the “step” that the 1/48 Hasegawa A-4 have at the wing slat area, I fixed by cutting it and with patched it with plastic strips. I’ll finish them tonight. so far so good. Edited February 13, 2021 by Padubon BradG, mozart, Kagemusha and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Great to see a Scooter, and what a choice, particularly like the vibrant colours of the last photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Leduc Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Oh yes... Top Gun Scooter, nice, was it hard to put your hand on that sheet...? Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 28 minutes ago, Daniel Leduc said: Oh yes... Top Gun Scooter, nice, was it hard to put your hand on that sheet...? Dan. Actually, I am going to mask some of the markings. I gave up looking for the decals. Daniel Leduc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) Here some work done. I don’t like the kit’s intakes so I went for the AMS set. Unfortunately, is not deep enough, so I had to do some surgery. I also test fitted the wheel wells and sure enough, they don’t fit. More surgery will be needed. The Aires cockpit went well and it did fit very well. Edited November 3, 2020 by Padubon Chris Wimmer, KiwiZac, Rockie Yarwood and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 3 hours ago, MARU5137 said: Your Interior work on the cockpit looks SUPERB. keep up the Thanks! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 I finally had some time today. To be able to make the intakes work well, I had to cut the forward section, due to the resin intakes being not deep enough. I think it all went well. denders, Chris Wimmer, Anthony in NZ and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Nice work! The intakes came out great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Beautifully done on those intakes...they really came up well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Intakes look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 On 11/19/2020 at 11:45 PM, Rockie Yarwood said: Nice work! The intakes came out great! 10 hours ago, Anthony in NZ said: Beautifully done on those intakes...they really came up well. 10 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Intakes look great! Thank you gents, I appreciate it. Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 Finally after a few days of nothing I was able to do some progress. The Aires wheel wells, although gorgeous, they simply won’t fit, unless a lot of plastic surgery is performed! Anyway, this is how it looks: First, most of the parked A-4 pictures I have seen, they show their horizontal surfaces in the nose up position. I wanted to make it that way so, more surgery. Second, the dreadful Aires fit!! Beautiful buy yikes!!! Chris Wimmer, Anthony in NZ, johncrow and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 Here some more: The slats need a little work, as the some of these tails have several ejection pin marks. Finally it is starting to look like a scooter: Landrotten Highlander, Marcel111, Daniel Leduc and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Oh yea, that's brilliant! Those Aires w wells are a bear to fit, but the detail is just so impressive, you just gotta do it. Really well done, really love the little Scooter Rockie Yarwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padubon Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Thank you gents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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