A-4 Argentina (WIP)

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November 17, 2019
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November 17, 2019
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November 17, 2019
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November 17, 2019
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November 18, 2019
Corrections for the argentinean version - covering panels
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November 18, 2019
Corrections for the argentinean version - scribing additional lines
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November 24, 2019
The face of the exhaust is awful - fortunately it will barely be seen
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November 28, 2019
Starting to glue
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November 28, 2019
A lot of weight added... I hope the landing gear holds it
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November 28, 2019
Too much lead, made the fuselage difficult to fit... my fault entirely! :-\
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December 3, 2019
Adding riveting for this version
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December 3, 2019
Holes drilled
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December 3, 2019
More holes
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December 3, 2019
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December 3, 2019
Hanging stuff
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December 6, 2019
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December 8, 2019
Added the wheels and probe
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December 8, 2019
It seems the cockpit glue sunk the side...
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December 8, 2019
...on both sides
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December 8, 2019
Mr Surfacer 500 to the rescue
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December 8, 2019
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December 12, 2019
Ready from primer... I think...
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December 12, 2019
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December 12, 2019
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December 12, 2019
AK White Primer applied
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December 12, 2019
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December 12, 2019
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December 14, 2019
Kit’s seat and Quickboost’s... one of these is not right...
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December 14, 2019
Kit’s seat and Quickboost’s... one of these is not right...
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December 21, 2019
Pre-shading
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December 21, 2019
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January 5, 2020
Last minute corrections :\
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January 5, 2020
Last minute corrections :\
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January 16, 2020
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January 19, 2020
Red (Tamiya X-7)...
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January 19, 2020
White (Gunze H-11)...
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January 20, 2020
Blue (Gunze H-45)...
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January 20, 2020
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January 21, 2020
Black (MRP-5)...
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January 21, 2020
Tan (Vallejo 70.874)...
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January 22, 2020
Ooops! The argentinean A-4 does not have the black squares near the canons: removing
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January 22, 2020
Correction made
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January 23, 2020
All corrections made, including differences in the exhaust colours, and black decals applied
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January 28, 2020
Painting some details, not present in Airfix profiles
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January 28, 2020
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January 28, 2020
Decals conformed beautifully, even in the more complicated surfaces
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January 28, 2020
All ready for the weathering
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February 12, 2020
Oils and washes
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February 12, 2020
Weathering set
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February 12, 2020
Weathering finished
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February 17, 2020
Windshield wiper done
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February 17, 2020
Detail of the corrected lights
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February 17, 2020
Finished!!! 🙂

Kommentarer

21 17 November 2019, 23:52

Christian Bruer
Count me in for that Scooter. Which one do you plan to build?

20 November 2019, 17:30

Ricardo Reis
Hi Christian. The Argentinian A-4Q in the box.

21 November 2019, 07:23

Ricardo Reis
This is the guide I am using... avionesaescala.com.a..YeW2Cdz3Vb7PzXHMw6l0

21 November 2019, 18:24

Łukasz Gliński
Watching

21 November 2019, 22:29

Matthew A
Very handy link, thank you.

28 November 2019, 12:50

Sergej I
Nice progress 👍!

28 November 2019, 13:50

Ricardo Reis
Thanks mates

28 November 2019, 14:20

John Thomas
Very nice work

6 December 2019, 00:53

Ricardo Reis
Thank you John

6 December 2019, 07:18

Stephan Ryll
Looking good Ricardo 👍

12 December 2019, 18:34

Ricardo Reis
Thanks Stephan, moving to paint now

13 December 2019, 07:29

Ronan
Following

16 January 2020, 09:08

John Thomas
More nice work

17 January 2020, 01:11

B. M.
You're doing it right. Watching 🙂

17 January 2020, 06:35

Ricardo Reis
Thanks mates.

17 January 2020, 18:47

Christian Lehmann
👍

17 January 2020, 19:29

Dave Flitton
Looking good!!!

17 January 2020, 19:52

Ricardo Reis
Thanks, starting now with the whites, reds and blues

18 January 2020, 00:10

Jeramy Boileau
FOllowing

20 January 2020, 16:23

Ricardo Reis
Decals applied, plane varnished with MRP Gloss and moving to (light) weathering phase

28 January 2020, 15:00

István Szücs
It's so nice.

13 February 2020, 09:25

Richmond
Nice work

13 February 2020, 11:42

Ricardo Reis
Thanks mates; the pre-shading is a bit too heavy, the it's a pretty plane indeed

13 February 2020, 12:49

Ricardo Reis
Hi all, that's a wrap, another one finished. Thanks for following and commenting. Final photos can be found here: A-4 Argentina | Album by RReis (1:72)

17 February 2020, 22:46

Cuajete
Very nice. Congrats!

17 February 2020, 22:57

Ricardo Reis
Thanks Cuajete.

17 February 2020, 23:14

John Ballman
Very Well Done, good choice of swapping out kit Ejection Seat with Quickboost. Makes a huge difference. Thanks for sharing your build. JB

17 February 2020, 23:58

Ricardo Reis
Thanks John. The seat is indeed a huge improvement, although larger than the original one, it makes closing the canopy impossible! 🙂

18 February 2020, 07:28

Micky
Ola Ricardo, which color and brand did you use for the fuselage? it is a kind of light grey, isn't it? thanks

1 May 2021, 21:41

Ricardo Reis
Olá. For the main color, I used Gunze H315 (Gray FS 16440).

2 May 2021, 00:23

Micky
Obrigado!!

2 May 2021, 02:05

Ricardo Reis
Thank you Jorge. 🙂 Please check the separate finsihed model photos here: A-4 Argentina | Album by RReis (1:72)

6 May 2021, 13:38

Behemonth Magnus
stunning job!! well done it!

24 November 2021, 23:04

John Thomas
Very nice work

25 November 2021, 01:25

Ricardo Reis
Thanks mates 👍; please note I posted the final photos here: A-4 Argentina | Album by RReis (1:72)

25 November 2021, 07:46

Project info

A-4Q Argentina

63 bilder

1:72

Fullført

1:72 Douglas A-4B/Q Skyhawk (Airfix A03029A)

1:72 Aircraft Weapons: I (Hasegawa X72-1)

1:72 A-4 Skyhawk - Ejection Seat w/ Safety Belts (Quickboost QB 72 444)

Douglas A-4Q Skyhawk

Comando de Aviación Naval Argentina (Argentine naval Aviation 1916-now)
3 Esc. Aeronaval de Caza y Ataque 3-A-305 (0658)
Mai 1982 Falklands War - Malvinas/Falklands

FS16440 FS17875

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