1/48 Hasegawa A4PTM

by Sam Chia

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This is my 1/48 scale Hasegawa A4PTM of the Royal Malaysian Airforce (RMAF). I was inspired to build it when the decals suddenly became available for this particular aircraft. Having grown up in the region I’ve always been fascinated with the Skyhawks operated by various South-east Asian countries in the region. The model was completed several years ago but only loaded with ordinance (partially) recently just before its photo shoot! The Hasegawa kit is just fantastic. The fit is almost flawless and there was hardly a need for any putty at all and very limited cleanup at the joints. I’m sure most who have attempted the kit will know what I mean.

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The model was mostly OOB with only the addition of a true details bang seat and a few MK82s from the venerable Hasegawa weapons set.  Paint was from the Gunze Sangyo acrylic line.  Modellers will need to add sufficient weight to the nose and I was nearly faced with a tail-sitter when I was finished.  I had to work from very few references that I had at the time from one of my old motorbook titles so I apologise in advance if I’ve inadvertedly gotten some details wrong.

The model took about a month or so of off and on work but it was a pleasure to build. I suppose the next stop will be skyhawks for the RSAF and TNI-AU!

Sam Chia

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Photos and text © by Sam Chia