F-16 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) The sprue shots are up: 1/48 Hobby Boss A-4E Skyhawk It looks like they molded the flaps/slats to the wing. Other than that it looks like a Hasegawa clone. Scott CNJC-IPMS Edited May 10, 2017 by f-16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Any word on pricing or if they'll release an early version? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anj4de Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Flaps and slats are molded as part of the wing...unusual to see a Skyhawk like that but acceptable if you want to do "in flight"... cheers Uwe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan_Lotton Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 The flaps..that's okay..since most photos I've seen of Skyhawks on the ramp or parked on deck have the flaps up. However the slats are an issue since they were either pulled down by gravity or air pressure..which means that they'd be down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 14 minutes ago, Jonathan_Lotton said: The flaps..that's okay..since most photos I've seen of Skyhawks on the ramp or parked on deck have the flaps up. However the slats are an issue since they were either pulled down by gravity or air pressure..which means that they'd be down. In that case, I would say this kit is un buildable! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan_Lotton Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 9 minutes ago, B.Sin said: In that case, I would say this kit is un buildable! Best go straight into the bin. Just get the kit, open it up, and pour the contents into the trash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.Sin Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 58 minutes ago, Jonathan_Lotton said: Best go straight into the bin. Just get the kit, open it up, and pour the contents into the trash. Of cause I was just kidding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan_Lotton Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 37 minutes ago, B.Sin said: Of cause I was just kidding. As was I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I'm happy with the Hasegawa offering, even with all it's issues. Not going to go out of my way to acquire one.... if i find one at a vendor table for cheap....I might get it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk174 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) Well this was out of left field. Did not even hear about this pending. I see the nose wheel is attached to the landing strut so very similar to Hasegawa. Not too crazy about the slats being in the up position. Would be ok for the Blue Angels but not the regular A-4 fleet I would think. Will have to see plastic before I commit to buy but to be honest not too excited since I already have many 1/48 Skyhawk kits (Monogram, ESCI, Hobbycraft and Hasegawa). Don't really need another kit I am NOT building. Edited May 10, 2017 by skyhawk174 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Weapons and wing fuel tanks are repop from the A-7 kits. But interesting to see the sprue with the missile rails (Sprue G) - looks like this may be the 400 gallon centerline tank? (Could also be a distorted photo?) Building mostly inflight models I'll try one out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I'm with you Niels.....might buy one for an in-flight Vietnam era aircraft. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper730 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Hopes for an alternative dashed.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Only straight inflight refueling probe. Source one leftover from Hasegawa and you have yourself an A-4F or late A-4E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a4s4eva Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 300 gal tanks look a bit anemic. Slats and flaps up means its not much use for a aircraft on the ground as these were down 99% of the time in my experience. As others have said might be ok for in flight builds especially if the interior engine intake piece fits better than Hasegawas . Overall nothing here makes me want to buy it over the Hasegawa one...Be interesting to see what price it goes for Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zerosystem Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 On the other hand with the slats up, no mythical slat wells to be fixed ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcon1974 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 I was getting nervous as to if this kit was going to be better than Hasegawa's as I have just bought 2 of the Eduard boxings from Sprue Bros. from their deal of the day deal. Not so much now. It has the one piece NLG (strut and wheel assembly) too just like Hasegawa's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 No separate flaps and slats? Meh. Skip. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 3 hours ago, gb_madcat_sl said: No separate flaps and slats? Meh. Skip. Why did this do this but keep the airbrakes separate? It makes no sense. The slats are so distinctive on A-4's. The flaps may be cuttable, seeing as the actuator for them is a separate part. It also doesn't have a proper deep exhaust, but that's common in models of Skyhawks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk174 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 14 minutes ago, spejic said: Why did this do this but keep the airbrakes separate? It makes no sense. The slats are so distinctive on A-4's. The flaps may be cuttable, seeing as the actuator for them is a separate part. It also doesn't have a proper deep exhaust, but that's common in models of Skyhawks. Ok I may have missed this on the sprue shots. Where do you see the actuators? Without them I would think it would make cutting the front slats difficult. I have no desire to scratch build them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 It is possible to build this sitting on the deck with the slats up, just have them "pinned" in the up position. There was a canvas strap that was used to pin the slats in the up position, use a piece of decal stripe to simulate this and have a RBF flag at the end of it to simulate the pin. There is a drawing of the strap in the Ginter Naval Fighter book for the A-4 (can't remember which A-4 book but one of them has info on the strap). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Or have a couple of 1/48 ground crew holding the slats closed... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Nose wheel molded to the strut? Goes right straight into the Stupid Kit Feature thread in the General section........... This is 2017 after all. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dmanton300 Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 The hump is pretty much a work of fantasy as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gene K Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 On 5/10/2017 at 1:22 PM, viper730 said: Hopes for an alternative dashed.... I say the same ... but without the sarcasm. Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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