11bee Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Fantastic weathering. I like that you took the time to weather those bombs, very few people catch this. Nothing looks worse (IMO) than a bunch of glossy, immaculate bombs on a combat aircraft. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) Hi, 11bee, John, thanks for the kind comments, really appreciate it : ) A bit of a nightmare attaching them to the wings : ( Still have to squeeze in the fuel tank pylon in there, which I'll be attaching empty. Edited October 13, 2019 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Things are progressing nicely. She looks good all loaded up. This will be quite an impressive display when completed. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnS Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 That bomb load is impressive. Can't wait to see the finished display. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
my favs are F`s Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Oh man, both are awesome. The weathering is... juicy! 🙂 Btw if you attach/display it like that - I should say that it is a pretty ellegant solution! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 That last picture is splendid! I love the weathering Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Hi JohnS, Steve, thanks! : ) MFAF, Jackman, thanks guys! Yeah, the A-7 looks menacing when armed to the teeth and showing its wares, doesn't it : ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) The last of the Mojicans : ) Got the final set of ordnance wrapped up for Corsair No. 2...what a relief to get all of that bomb-work done! Tried correcting that wonky one but other parts kept getting knocked off so I just left it alone. Edited October 17, 2019 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Absolutely magnificent! Love the loadout, some serious iron rain on someone's day! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) Thanks for the kind words, Ichitoe! : ) Worked on the fuel tank pylons. I won't be attaching the fuel tanks to keep to the maximum payload of 15,000 lbs. The swaybars will be a little more visible for the Corsair flying at a steep bank so I detailed them a little. The bolts on the swaybars have those footpads that hold against the surface of the fuel tank. I used to cut up some disks using a punch but they end up looking like hockey pucks instead of having a slightly conical shape. So I tried to make better footpads... I would first drill out a 0.5mm hole at the end of the rod. Then turn the rod against a cutter blade held at an angle. And slice off a "footpad" : ) I would thread a 0.5mm rod through it. I cut up those curved swaybar parts from 0.5 x 1mm strip styrene, sanded to shape and threaded the bolts through. For the nuts I just sliced up some tiny discs. I think they look a little better than the swaybars that came in with the kit. Edited October 20, 2019 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 They look awesome !! Not sure I'd even attempt that, great work !! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Great job on the sway braces! What a sweet looking display you’ve got going. Can’t wait to see it finished! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 Thanks, A-10Loader! Hi Falconxlvi, really glad you like it so far! : ) Did some further shaping of the swaybraces... Created the openings on the underside. Really wanted to carve out the openings but not so sure how I'd go about it, so I just painted the openings on. Detailed the innards a little using some cut up strips of 0.13mm sheet styrene. The opening was too stark a dark color so I faded it a little to make it look a little more realistic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Excellent detailing! Your patience really pays off. I've built the same A-7E from Hasegawa of VA-15 (see my posts in Display section) but was not that far in detailing as you did, great job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 Hi BastianD, thanks! Saw your A-7E, great build! And nice Tomcat! Pylons are ready. They aren't very visible : ) Woops, need to fix that Snakeye : ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Very nice work. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 Thanks, Steve! : ) Working on the the last set of swaybars... The conical footpads are the hardest to shape as the rod "wags" on the dremel while you turn but they still look pretty good once you slip them onto the rods. The nuts are easier to shape. Just sliced flat discs to slip on and you're done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Excellent execution crackerjazz, they look really great ! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlienFrogModeller Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Impressive!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Your detailing is insane....those sway braces look awesome! I may be a good painter but your build skills are absolutely fantastic! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 Hi AFM, Aigore, thanks guys! : ) Worked on the various protrusions: Re-shaped two pitot tubes by sanding the ends. These A-7s at that time had only one pitot tube on the port side. Also made some base plates. Will have to flatten the sheen. Cut up some styrene bits for the angle-of-attack probes as the kit didn't have any. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Beautiful work crackerjazz !! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaxos345 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Cracking work as always Joe!!! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K2Pete Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Holey Schmitt crackerjazz ... this is beyond SUPERB!! Your build skills, and your finishing skills are ... HOLEY KOW! I hope the judges at HeritageCon notice all these incredibly lovely details you're inserting! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) Steve, John, Pete, thanks for the kind comments. Really appreciate it : ) Ok ready to mount the lights, pitot tubes, antennae and other stuff that launch into the ether and vanish. Hope I don't lose any. Pulled it off with losing any : ) The cannons on these Corsairs didn't have those bare-metal panels so I just needed to paint on the gun blast marks. Made some of those "trash can" style grab handles. The canopies don't sit perfectly but I'm fine with that. I once did the mistake of gluing on my Hasegawa Tomcat canopies, found some specks of dust inside the next day and couldn't do anything about them. So lesson learned -- no more glued-on canopies for me. My only regret is that I should have painted them along with the fuselage in one go so they'll have the same color. I don't understand why they're in another shade when it's the same brand of paint. And I believe the same bottle? All in all I think I'm good with these Corsairs. I couldn't find the pilot's names -- I'll print those someday -- just can't tell when that'll be so I'll take some shots for now and off they go to the Display Case section : ) Edited November 30, 2019 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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