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Christian Lehmann (Lemmy)
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Douglas A-4B/4P Skyhawk

Scale:
1:72
Status:
Completed
Started:
December 21, 2012
Completed:
March 3, 2013

This kit will be built nearly out of he box. The only things not from the box will be the ejection seat, some additional hydraulic tubes for the brakes, the bomb which will be from the freightdog kit for the A-4P and the marking. Decals will be taken from the Aztec sheet. It will be C-242 camouflaged olive drab and dark earth with yellow fin and wing marks. This plane was lost when it crashed the mast of HMS Antelope after dropping it´s bomb on it. HMS Antelope sunk when the bomb exploded during the attampt to deactivate it.
Target for this project will be to finish it during the vacation I will have at Christmas ( 21st of dec to 8th of jan)

Project inventory

Full kits
A03029
Douglas A-4B/4P Skyhawk
Airfix 1:72
A03029 2012 New tool
Detail and Conversion sets
S72023
ESCAPAC 1A For kit A-4C/D/E/L
Pavla Models 1:72
S72023
Decals
72-048
War for the Malvinas/Falklands Part 1
Aztec Models 1:72
72-048 Multi-topic (9)
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Project colors

140 Gull Grey (FS36231)
Humbrol
14ml ()
Matt
Enamel
145 Medium Grey (FS35237)
Humbrol
14ml ()
Matt
Enamel
X112 Olive Drab ANA 613
XtraColor
14ml ()
Gloss
Enamel
X113 Faded Olive Drab
XtraColor
14ml ()
Gloss
Enamel
XF-2 Flat White
Tamiya
10ml ()
Matt
Acrylic
XF-23 Light Blue
Tamiya
23ml ()
Matt
Acrylic
XF-52 Flat Earth
Tamiya
10ml ()
Matt
Acrylic

Photoalbums

A-4P, C-242, Grupo 5 de Caza, May 1982
31 images
View album, image #1
1:72
1:72 Douglas A-4B/4P Skyhawk (Airfix A03029)1:72 War for the Malvinas/Falklands (Aztec Models 72-048)1:72 ESCAPAC 1A (Pavla Models S72023)

Part of my Collection

Falklands War
Ideas 1×Completed 6×

Comments

15 December 2012, 20:18
Christian Lehmann
The project is started. Pics will follow soon.
21 December 2012, 20:49
Dimitris P.K.
Have a nice built!!
I have the same kit. I started it as a side project. So far Ia did the cockpit, excaust and closed the fuselage. The nose compartment is very tight for those 5gr needed as weight.
Also, you might have a bit of trouble with the "fins" of the turbofan. I took off one of them while glueing the two part of the fuselage.
Thats it. Hope you have a clean and nice built 🙂
21 December 2012, 21:46
Christian Lehmann
Thanks for these hints Dimitris. I started to prepare the parts of the first assembly steps for painting. The pavla seat does not fit it is to wide or the cockpit is to narrow. I have to sand the sidewalls a bit to make it fit.
22 December 2012, 17:34
Christian Lehmann
No progress today because I was caught in the christmas preperation trap. Hope to do some work tomorrow 🙂
22 December 2012, 17:35
Frank Krause
Same here Chrisitan, but probably tonight or latest tomorrow morning I will continue on my "Frankenstein" MB driver...😉
22 December 2012, 19:01
Christian Lehmann
Nice joke: FRANKenstein" LOL
22 December 2012, 19:16
Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Just finished the Sherman and now this one .Very fast ,Mate! 🙂
23 December 2012, 09:15
Christian Lehmann
The sherman is on hold ( the raider are missing). I have a very good impression of this kit and do no expect problems during assembly.
23 December 2012, 12:12

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