I
have always been a fan of the A-7. I grew up in Ohio, and was lucky enough
to have three Air National Guard units in the state that all flew the A-7.
These guys were frequent visitors to the Dayton Air Show held every year.
This is the Hasegawa A-7D I built about a year ago. It
has a Black Box cockpit and Expert's Choice decals. It is a great kit that
goes together very quickly without much of a hassle. The only joint that
gave me problems was the wing-to-fuselage joint. It took a lot of sanding
to make the large seam go away.
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The Black Box sets
was typical of their cockpits--lots of detail, but not-so-great fit. It
also had the control stick and throttle badly out of scale. The seat,
though, is a little masterpiece.
I don't hear too much about Expert's Choice's decals, but
they are easily one of the best decals I've ever used. I didn't have any
problem applying them, and didn't even need any kind of solvent.
I didn't do a lot of weathering
to this model, as the pictures I have show this aircraft to be very clean. I
gave it a very light wash of charcoal and that gave me the effect I was after.
I added an AIM-9 Sidewinder from the Revell F-15E, and made the intake/exhaust
covers to add some color. I sprayed on a flat coat and that finished it.
Jake
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