Jump to content

Recommended Posts

This is my second entry, a A-7A Corsair II in 1/48 from Hobby Boss with eduard photoetched parts and homemade decals/ painted on markings combined with the kit decals.

I will paint it in the colors of VA-153 on board of USS Oriskany in 1971.

I am more the WW2 guy so my knowledge about modern jet planes is a little bit limited, but as far as I can see the biggest issues are the intake and canopy area. Fixing the intake shouldn´t be a big problem, some heat and squeezing and it will probably look ok. Not sure what I can do about the canopy... :)

Cor_1.jpg

Link to post
Share on other sites

Today I started the first steps to fix the intake. After some candle heat and squeezing the nose area looks a little bit better:

Cor_2.jpg

I melted a small piece of the intake edge, this happens if you play with fire :thumbsup:

Cor_3.jpg

More pictures of my progress next week...

Happy new Year!

Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...

I was busy working on a new canopy. I filled the original kit piece with magic sculp, added some putty here and there, built an vacu-form machine and after the third try I now have an acceptable looking new canopy :D

Cor_5.jpg

Cor_6.jpg

I also started with the cockpit and pilot (the pilot is from monogram)

Cor_7.jpg

Link to post
Share on other sites

After a lot of sanding the new canopy is in place and the intake and nose are also finished:

Cor_11.jpg

I scratch build launcher rails for the Shrike missiles (these are not included in the hobby boss A-7 kit, I will instead using Monogram shrikes):

Cor_12.jpg

Now my Corsair is almost ready for painting...

:rolleyes:

Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
  • 2 weeks later...

Thanks Yardbird78!

I was quite busy the last weeks, not much time for modeling :)

I painted the missiles and bombs and applied the first layer of gloss grey on the A-7. The white underside was also reworked with another layer of white:

Cor_18.jpg

I am planning to use the salt weathering technique on this one (my 1st try :) )

Cor_19.jpg

And now back to work, adding decals on my shrikes...

Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...