This is the second
aircraft I submitted to ARC and it is the first time I've used any kind of detail
set to improve the aircraft level of detail. As I'm a big fan of the aggressor,
I decided to paint this A-4E in this scheme. After some research, I discovered
that almost all aggressors A-4 had their avionics hump retired. I also cut out
the canons as the aggressors don't use them as well.
The first thing to
do was to cut out the hump and them I used epoxi putty to close the hole . I
used the Eduard cockpit set and added some wiring on the undercarriage as well.
The details of the cockpit are impressive, but I discovered at the end that you
can't see many things clear inside with the canopy closed.
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I used a set of
"Super Scale Decal", number 72-543. The decals are good, but they
showed a lot of silvering after painting, even after I painted a coat of Klear
before the results were not very good.
Leandro
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