A-7B
Project reference photo
Kit from my stash
Beginning paint work, Testors square bottle acrylics hand brushed
More initial paint work- Tamiya Yellow Green for Zinc Chromate
Basic cockpit tub... Vallejo US Uniform Green seat cushions- bad choice
Seat cushions redone with Polly Scale OD, much better
IP
Second and third coats of white for intake
My hobby bench companion Klaus‘ quality control inspection
IP ready for lenses
Putty work on intake seam
Exhaust nozzle painted
More QC inspection by Klaus
Completed IP
Completed cockpit tub
Completed cockpit tub
Exhaust nozzle installed
Intake and cockpit installed
Fuselage assembled
Seams cleaned up
Close up of cockpit area
Intake to fuselage seam clean up
Wings assembled
Stabilators cleaned up and rescribed
Kit Mk.82s for loadout, only gonna use 4
Wings added
Test fit of stabs - left removable for painting
Nose gear strut and refueling probe added
Extension for nose wheel strut support added
Top view nose gear strut support arm extension
Main gear struts added
Spacer for Sidewinder rail
Spacers added for Sidewinder rails
Creating gunsight housing from piece of sprue
Gunsight installed
Gunsight installed
IP hood painted
Hasegawa Rockeyes for loadout
Swaybraces added to Rockeyes and slots filed into Statio 3 & 6 pylons
Sway braces added to AERO 5A-1 launcher
AERO 5A-1 launcher installed
20mm cannon bores drilled out
Gunsight lens added
Klaus inspecting gunsight
Upper main gear door modified to correct configuration
Lower main gear doors and upper strut door added
Lowers main gear and nose gear doors added
ECM fairing under rudder to be removed
ECM fairing removed
Canopy dipped in Future
Initial painting on ordnance... the white will need multiple coats...
Canopy masked
Canopy installed
Landing light added, foiled, and lens masked
Another coat of white on the Shrikes & Rockeyes
Tamiya White LSP in the intake
Humbrol Matt Black for interior frame color
Overall Tamiya Gray LSP
Marble base coat Tamiya Flat White
Top light coats of very thinned Tamiya Gloss White
Marble base coat Tamiya Flat White
Top light coats of very thinned Tamiya Gloss White
Top base of Gunze Light Gull Gray
Topcoat of Gunze Light Gull Gray
Touch ups of gloss white on bottom
Touch ups of Light Gull Gray on uppers
Walkways painted on and masks removed
Gloss coat on
Stencils and national insignia applied
Squadron markings and modex applied
Close up of modified incomplete bureau number
Squadron color added to TER & Aero launcher
Squadron color added to TER & Aero launcher
Detail painting and decals
Ordnance and wheels ready
Weathering begun
More weathering
Panel line weathering completed topside
Panel line weathering completed underside
Masks removed, nose area close up
Ordnance and wheels on, almost done
Ordnance and wheels on, almost done
Completed. Klaus inspected and approved!
Completed 4/26
Completed 4/26
Completed 4/26
Completed 4/26
Completed 4/26
Completed 4/26
Completed 4/26
Completed 4/26
Completed 4/26
Completed 4/26
Completed 4/26
Completed 4/26
Zoukei Mura base
Comments
24 14 January 2020, 19:00
Palo MFollowing. Just building a A-7 in 1:72, it's nice to watch this one for inspiration. Good luck!
24 March 2020, 09:07
Carlos CisnerosThanks for watching guys! I'm trying to keep this project simple and quick.
24 March 2020, 15:46
Carlos CisnerosThank you Clifford & John. Tomorrow will be the gloss coat in preparation for decals.
7 April 2020, 03:09
Carlos CisnerosThank you Jos. I see that you're planning an Air Force Flying Tigers A-7 using the Hobbyboss kit. You should not have the challenges of this oldie to deal with.
7 April 2020, 14:41
Lutz BertelmannVery cool! I remember that good old days of modeling when you are able to get a hand on those Monogram Kits!
Will follow with mutch interesst!
7 April 2020, 20:32
Carlos CisnerosThank you Lutz. This isn't one of Monogram's better kits, but it's easy and fun. And it looks like an A-7 to me...
9 April 2020, 03:13
Clifford KeeslerI have only built the Haseagawa A-7E, but I have that Monogram one in my stash. I will re-scribe mine. Yours is looking good, Like Jos it will be good reference material for my build.
9 April 2020, 03:31
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