JackMan Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 http://cgi.ebay.com/TA-7C-A-7K-Corsair-II-...1QQcmdZViewItem Not linked in anyway to seller. Just thought I'd let you guys know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gene K Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 That's the Maintrack conversion. If the 1/72 Maintrack TA-7C conversion is any indication, be prepared for a lot of putty work -- and you'll likely have to use the yellow canopy as a vacuform master. Still, a lot less expensive than the RVHP fuselage. Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Gene, agreed on the putty, but all three of my 1/72nd Maintrack conversions have nice clear canopies. Didn't they come out with an updated version? Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Ah, I knew I had a review somewhere... In a review of the Maintrack conversion over at Modeling Madness, the reviewer states: the thick, yellow canopy (...) is more than just the canopy, it is also the fuselage around the canopy, both on the sides and behind it. My kits all came with nice, clear vacformed canopies that consist of just the main canopy, not anything around it, for use with the donor kit's windscreen. In contrast with the review, my sets also came with decals (waterslide Indiana ANG for the A-7K and clearfix decals for VAQ-34 (two birds), NWTC and VA-174 for the TA-7C/EA-7L kit). HTH! Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gene K Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Andre, The yellow canopy I was referring to was in the 1/48 ebay item. The Maintrack 1/72 conversions that I have all have very clear vac canopies. Scott's Modeling Madness review is obviously for an earlier Maintrack 1/72 A-7 conversion (resin versus later plastic). The Maintrack parts fit onto the 1/72 Fujimi kit is ...well... an exercise in patience, cutting, and filling. I'll be posting pictures of my A-7K progress - as soon as I finally blend-in the air refueling receptacle. Here are the Maintrack parts: Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Hi Gene, yup, I'm working on the same set (only the EA-7L flavor). So far I'm still not satisfied with the filler over the fuselage flug. Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gene K Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Andre, The way I solved the rear fuselage plug misfit was to cut the plug into quarters. I then build up the left side over a scale side view, and then build the right side against the completed left to ensure alignment. You can see the extent of the spacers required in the pic below (#1). Next time I'll try placing the plug further back. I built the left side first since the Maintrack front was more "square" -- you can see in my first post how badly the right front is off in the vertical joint. Number 2 in the photo below shows the correction required. The biggest putty challenge will be on the top (#3), especially since the Maintrack canopy hump needs to be faired in and made flatter at the sides. Looking forward to your pictures. Gene K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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