Aviacom Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 The wife has offered to buy me one of my dream 1/32 kits, either the Trumpeter A-6A Intruder or the 1/32 Trumpeter A-7E Corsair!! So, which one would you plump for and why? I have a CAM Decals sheet for a ‘Royal Maces’ A-7E which I’ve had for a while as I really like that scheme, there again, I’ve always liked the Hi Viz ‘Black Panthers’ markings that are in the box with the A-6A. Unless anyone knows of some other really colourful CAG markings for a Vietnam era A-6A?? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 I'd go with the A-6 - it's a stunning kit. The A-7 is nice too, has a few shape errors which may or may not be of concern to you. If it's on her dime, get the more expensive kit reconspit, Adrian, europapete and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, seiran01 said: I'd go with the A-6 - it's a stunning kit. The A-7 is nice too, has a few shape errors which may or may not be of concern to you. If it's on her dime, get the more expensive kit Or the biggest box. That way it'll be easier to sneak the other one in later Richard Neo, Jack, Dragon and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 minute ago, RLWP said: Or the biggest box. That way it'll be easier to sneak the other one in later Richard Ooh, nice thought! Rick Griewski, Michael931080 and Dragon 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyfoos Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) Depending how much it matters to you, the A-7 kit has poorly shaped intake and windscreen. Zacto still makes the intake correction but no longer makes the windscreen fix. Here's the intake comparison before/after: https://zactomodels.com/product/1-32-a-7-corsair-ii-intake/ The bigger and more expensive A-6 on the otherhand is relatively well shapewise. Again if it matters to you, the kit decals, including the specific VA-35 markings that you're interested in are very inaccurate (Trumpeter in house decals in general are pretty crap for accuracy, this includes the A-7 too). Alternative decal for only A-6As includes.... Superscale made two single scheme sheets: https://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/decals/ss/decal_ss_320265.shtml https://www.scalemates.com/kits/superscale-international-ms320264-a-6a-intruder-va-95-green-lizards--611278 Zotz: https://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/review.php?rid=1313 AOA: https://www.aoadecals.com/32001/ https://www.aoadecals.com/32009/ https://www.aoadecals.com/32023/ https://www.aoadecals.com/32027/ https://www.aoadecals.com/32029/ Edited July 27, 2021 by ziggyfoos fixed links Isar 30/07 and Rick Griewski 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) Gotta love the A6. Edited July 27, 2021 by Adrian Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Hard choice, as I really like both aircraft. If pushed to the wall, I'd probably go A-7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Intruder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Will this be an Out of Box build or a detailed build using a lot of After Market stuff? Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Id go A-7 because of the more colorful schemes LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Adrian said: Gotta love the A6. Fighter pilots make movies, Bomber pilots make history. …their both bombers. and that movie quote makes me facepalm every time I hear it. But I’d get the A-6 if I had to pick between the two- cheers Pete Michael931080 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 The A-6 is far better from the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviacom Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 I went with the A-7 in the end and will have it armed like a ‘Bomb Truck’ Thanks for all your help. LSP_K2 and scvrobeson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 minute ago, thierry laurent said: The A-6 is far better from the box. You are right Thierry, and that was the reason for my question. Both can be built into exceptional models but the A-6 is far better out of the box IMO. Barry LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Aviacom said: I went with the A-7 in the end and will have it armed like a ‘Bomb Truck’ Thanks for all your help. That is what it was! Barry LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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