zark Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 As most of you know, the Hellenic Air Force was the last one to operate the A-7 and last October there was a retirement ceremony at Araxos AFB. For that reason my modelling club for its annual show is going to have a special section dedicated to the A-7 and my contribution is what follows...the "End of the line". Since the base is only about 20 miles from my hometown it was easy for me to get/find reference pictures from friends that work in the base. So here we go...Hasegawa 1/48 A-7E the "star" of the diorama... image hosting pic hosting free image upload image hosting 12mb photo sharing sites post a picture adult image screenshot tool ...Yeap...its a sad sight!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Metodi Metodiev Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Its always sad to see retiring of iconic aircraft and scrapped ones. Great job on the dio nevertheless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BJ Blazkowicz Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 You are an artist, simple as that. I love the idea, and execution. Bravo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 That's a truly remarkable piece of work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Wonderful job!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Excellent! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fly-n-hi Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 That's really nice work! Nice job cutting out the windshield. That must have been a real task! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Snap Captain Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Zark, Awesome job mate! Just sensational! Great attention to detail. Where did you source the birds? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Thanks guys...I am really proud of my model... Andrew...about the "birds"...there is a guy in my model club that can scratch built absolutely everything from sprues...I just placed my "order and that was the end result. As a mentioned earlier due to the proximity of the AF base to my hometown we have many guys in my model club that work there...they insisted on placing the birds on the tail and not "any" bird...magpie it was the order...OOoh, and they insisted on placing more "birdshit" on the tail... Fly-n-hi...I "cheated" with the windshield...the front piece is from the old Verliden set...ok...the rest is scratch built! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
balls47 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 The Hellenic AF was the last to fly the A-7 Corsair II and officially retired the A-7 in October, 2014. That's amazing. I really loved to watch the A-7's flying here in Ohio. We had 3 Air National Guard units that flew the A-7. I was fortunate enough to be present at the "Sluf Salute" at the 178TFG in Springfield, OH in May, 1993. The 178TFG was the last unit in the U.S. military to fly the A-7. The unit transitioned to the F-16C Block 30 with the MCID (big-mouth) intake. The unit lost it's flying mission from the 2005 B.R.A.C. I was again fortunate to attend the last flying mission of the F-16 at the 178FW. It was a bitter/sweet day. They lost their flying mission, but the unit gained two more USAF missions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalo Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 That is just amazing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Outstanding work Zark, sadly saw a few looking exactly like that last October You'll have to do one of the scrapped 104's further up the line now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Yeap... One derelict F-104 is missing from my collection !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnS Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Very nice! :thumbsup: Luv the birds. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a4s4eva Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Great work there I really like it. But I don't think your photos do it justice, I'd love to see better photos of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Your work is fantastic...I loved seeing it!!! Well done!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Fantastic execution man!!!! Any plans for an abandoned F-4? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zark Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 ...F-104s...F-4s...I just need the inspiration SERNAC...the rest "is history"...lol!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Najk Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Wow! I'm stunned, this build is simply amazing! Very well executed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShawnV. Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 What a wonderful work of art! Love the birdies on the tail. It looks so real I actually felt bad for it. LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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