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Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« on: March 12, 2012, 07:06:35 AM »
I thought I'd bring my most recently 'completed' build over to share.  This one is for an Australia GB on another board.  It's the nice Academy 1/72 kit built OOB except for a stretched sprue seat firing handle and a pilot figure and AIM-9Ds from the spares box.  Decals are mostly from a Fujimi A-4. This started out with the intention of a camo scheme, similar to the late RAN's late A-4G scheme, but with gray, blue, and tan as the colors.  For some reason I could never make this look 'right' so I fell back on a USN scheme, following on from the RAN's A-4 scheme. 

It's been relocated to proper stand, but for not the only pics I have are these, so here she is:

RAN 805 Squadron Super Etendard, late 1979 Exocet trials aircraft.  In addition to the normal VF-805 markings this example carries a 'zap', a small USN stars and bars sticker on the left intake.  This zap was recently acquired on an overnight stay at Subic Bay. 









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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2012, 07:59:02 AM »
As always, you present a very well built model for us to appreciate. 
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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2012, 08:08:53 AM »
Great job.  8)

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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2012, 08:44:18 AM »
AD:

Awesome build.

I see you put the Exocet on the port pylon vs the starboard. Is that because the Oz folks drive / fly on the left side of the road?  ;D

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« Last Edit: March 12, 2012, 09:33:39 AM by The Big Gimper »
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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2012, 09:05:12 AM »
Very nice stuff.  Is the red rudder & drop tank of significance?  Given the a/c is a test platform?

Carl, I would have said the 'normal' side of the road...  >:D

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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2012, 09:34:46 AM »
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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2012, 11:42:49 AM »
Very nice stuff.  Is the red rudder & drop tank of significance?  Given the a/c is a test platform?

Carl, I would have said the 'normal' side of the road...  >:D

Regards,

John

No real significance to the red tail and tank, other than I wanted more color on the model, and love the colorful 70s Naval schemes in the USN.  I have another RAN build in the works and the plan with that one is to go ahead and mask/paint a full red and white checkerboard tail as per the 805 Sqn alternate markings. 

And as for the reversal of the normal loading of Exocet right/tank left, there is a very good reason for that...I forgot and didnt realize until the model was complete that I'd screwed up the sides.  I'm sure the RAN have a perfectly good reason for the reversal though...   ;D

Thanks for the comments guys!


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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2012, 02:42:10 PM »
Nicely done.
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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2012, 08:19:40 PM »
That is a gem  :-*
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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2012, 10:48:43 PM »
Another beauty!  :)
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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2012, 12:12:53 AM »
Looks a natural in those cool Aussie markings!

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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2012, 03:39:25 AM »
Looks awesome to me !

And i like non-matching load-outs so :D

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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2012, 11:09:34 PM »
That is very fetching!
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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2012, 11:44:33 PM »
Nice job!

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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #14 on: February 16, 2014, 05:46:27 PM »
Sometimes it really is worth going back through old topics.

Great job, very convincing!

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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2014, 08:55:26 PM »
hmm..  I like it.  :D  Gives me ideas on an F11 Tiger I have handy...  hmmm

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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #16 on: February 18, 2014, 08:06:39 AM »
Makes me wonder about a "pushed" Super Etendard with variable intakes and an afterburning Atar09 from a Mirage IIIO and a more streamlined radome.

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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2014, 12:45:57 PM »
Or a J-79  ;D

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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2014, 01:20:06 PM »
I was thinking of logistical commonality with the Mirage IIIO.  Yeah, a J79 would work fine with possibly a PW1120 re-engining at a later date.

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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #19 on: February 23, 2014, 04:48:04 AM »
Very convincing!

I love the "zapper" decal... makes me wonder if I should have a few of my old Sqdn zappers done up in 1/48 or 1/72 scale. :)

Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #20 on: March 04, 2014, 04:51:27 AM »
Hi,
Very convincing!
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Very nice look too!

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Re: Royal Australian Navy Super Etendard
« Reply #21 on: March 09, 2014, 01:34:42 PM »
Gorgeous work! I've always thought the Super Etendard is a fine-looking design and it looks great in that scheme and marks. Lovely job!
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