Modern Fighter Aircraft Groupbuild

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April 6, 2014
Kit cockpit with Color PE set and Resin seat
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April 6, 2014
Colored PE side panels
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April 6, 2014
Resin seat installed
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April 6, 2014
Cockpit with seat And panels
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April 6, 2014
Cockpit with seat and panels
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April 6, 2014
Cockpit complete
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April 6, 2014
cockpit complete
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April 6, 2014
Cockpit completed
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April 7, 2014
Cockpit installed
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April 10, 2014
Airframe complete and painted
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April 10, 2014
Top view
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April 10, 2014
Front view
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April 10, 2014
Starboard view
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April 10, 2014
Front view
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April 10, 2014
Bottom view
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April 10, 2014
Rear view
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April 10, 2014
Port view
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April 13, 2014
Deacls under way. Some are kit and some are from the spare box port view
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April 13, 2014
Front view
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April 13, 2014
Starboard view
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April 13, 2014
Top view
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April 13, 2014
Top view
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April 13, 2014
Bottom view
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April 14, 2014
Aircraft complete starboard view
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April 14, 2014
Port view
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April 14, 2014
Top view
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April 14, 2014
Front view
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April 14, 2014
Port view
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April 16, 2014
A-4 and base complete top view
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April 16, 2014
A-4 complete
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April 16, 2014
A-4 port view
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April 16, 2014
A-4 front view
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April 16, 2014
A-4 starboard view
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April 16, 2014
Squadron patch cira 1964
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April 16, 2014
Photo of A-4 VMA-242
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April 6, 2014
In flight A-4's VMA-242

Comments

6 April 2014, 12:31

B
Cool! What markings will you do?

6 April 2014, 13:32

John Thomas Author
I am thinking VMA-242 Marines. More photos soon.

6 April 2014, 15:12

Jermaine Hoskin
Nice start John, looking forward to some more photos of this.

6 April 2014, 16:49

Christian Ristits
Wow, the instrument-panel looks very good...!

6 April 2014, 17:00

John Thomas Author
Christian, thanks, This is the first time I used colored PE set. It adds alot to the kit bland cockpit.

6 April 2014, 18:30

John Thomas Author
Jermaine, Thanks. Fairfax contest in only a few weeks. I am looking forward to it. Hope to buy lots of stuff there.

6 April 2014, 18:33

John Thomas Author
Hey Christian, I see you are from Salzburg Austria. I was luck to have visited Salzburg back in 1974. Me spend the day touring are the city. I remember the Castle and the very large wine barrel. My family spent two weeks driving around Europe. Also visited Vienna, Innbruck, Germany, Switzerland, France And Italy, good times.

6 April 2014, 18:52

Jermaine Hoskin
Indeed John, I'm trying to compile a list of kits that I want before the show, kinda like a cheat sheet in regards to pricing. I will be showing up when the doors open, can't wait!

6 April 2014, 19:58

John Thomas Author
Jermaine, that a good idea. I will need to make a shopping list as well. Hope to be there as the doors open, If I can get my Bro out of bed, he my ride.

7 April 2014, 11:57

Clifford Keesler
Looking very good John. I like the Scooter, have a couple of big ones to build, hope they look as nice as yours.

8 April 2014, 00:54

John Thomas Author
I have the A-4 together and painted. I used Wal-mart spray can Flat White and the Flat Gull Gray is Model Master from spray can. The Red is MM Acrylic red hand painted.

10 April 2014, 11:53

Jermaine Hoskin
I like it, I like it a lot.

10 April 2014, 14:47

John Thomas Author
Thanks, Jermaine

10 April 2014, 16:24

John Thomas Author
I have the decals under way, also starting on the landing gear, drop tank and bombs. I will also be doing a base for the A-4

13 April 2014, 12:11

John Thomas Author
A-4 complete. I will be starting an base for the A-4 to seat

14 April 2014, 12:04

John Thomas Author
Project complete. This was a quick and fun build. Final got a project completed.
Now on too "TOP GUN"

16 April 2014, 17:21

Es-haq Khosravi
Well done!

16 April 2014, 18:09

Clifford Keesler
Looks good John Nice job.

16 April 2014, 19:59

Hunter Cummins
I like this alot

21 April 2014, 18:16

Jose Miguel Rodriguez
Excellent!!!!!!

21 April 2014, 23:40

Christian Ristits
John, yes, Salzburg is a very beautiful town, I am very glad to live here...!

22 April 2014, 06:00

Christian Ristits
By the way, the model looks awesome - I like the A-4 very much, as it also was one of the first kits I have built together with my father as a child 😉

22 April 2014, 06:01

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