Author Topic: Douglas A-4Q Skyhawk - Comando de Aviación Naval Argentina - Airfix 1:72  (Read 2057 times)

Offline Rod The Fixer

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Hi all,
I'm building this Douglas A-4Q Skyhawk flown by Teniente de navio Carlos Lecour in the course of "The Battle of San Carlos" - Falkland War 21-25 May 1982 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_San_Carlos_(1982))


source:  AMILARG Aviacion Militar Argentina


source:  AMILARG Aviacion Militar Argentina

A quick look inside the box and the CMK detail Seat:


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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr
 
First steps...


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Offline Rod The Fixer

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first layer of primer Mr. Surface


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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


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Offline ChernayaAkula

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Gotta love the Skyhawk!  :-*
Cheers,
Moritz

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Offline elmayerle

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Looking good!!  Definitely a different subject.

Offline Rod The Fixer

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The masking process is a bit complicated but I hope the result will be satisfactory ...


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Offline Rod The Fixer

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Decals applied ...


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Offline GTX_Admin

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Coming along nicely.
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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Offline apophenia

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It is indeed  :smiley:
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Offline Buzzbomb

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billa bing billa bam.. you have a Skyhawk.

Nice build and pretty much out of the box from what I can see

Offline Old Wombat

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Ah, the original IFR probe! :D

Where the plane went "Slurp! Slurp! Slurp!" :)) "Dribble!" :-[ "Flame-out!" :o

Lovely build, though, Rod! Very nice! 8)
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Offline Rod The Fixer

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Almost completed ...


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by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr


by Rodolfo Masti, on Flickr

Offline Old Wombat

  • "We'll see when I've finished whether I'm showing off or simply embarrassing myself."
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 :smiley:
"This is the Captain. We have a little problem with our engine sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and, ah, explode."