DONE...!! US Navy | Blue Angels A-4F Skyhawk
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81 27 March 2021, 08:35
Jos Jansen autorEverything is ready and collected for the next build...stay tuned!
27 March 2021, 08:37
Jos Jansen autorPit finished with a layer of Gloss...tomorrow a subtle wash and a matt layer...!
4 April 2021, 19:12
Stefan FraundorferBlue Angels - I'll be in of course. The cockpit looks good Jos.
4 April 2021, 22:47
Jos Jansen autorI have a question mates, which blue color do you prefer for a Blue Angel aircraft?
Left the Tamiya X-4, and right the MrColor C328...I already sprayed a Gloss coat on it.
5 April 2021, 09:36
Robert PodkońskiAccording to the article on Blue Angels in the Scale Aircraft Modeling, Vol. 29 no.1 (March 2007) Skyhawks were painted with Finch Paint & Chemical Co. Blue Gloss 643-14-14. Generally it is recognized as a mix of Insignia Blue FS 15044 and Insignia White FS17875 in 2:1 proportion. Personally, I would choose Mr.Color here...
5 April 2021, 15:49
Robert PodkońskiYou're absolutely right Roland. I have never dared to mix these paints, however - there is always warning "do not mix different brands"...
5 April 2021, 18:31
Patrick HagelsteinOoh! I have a Blue Angels Hornet hidden in my stash somewhere. Interesting to follow this journey into 'Blues'... 😉
5 April 2021, 18:41
Jos Jansen autorThx mates...I think I go with your suggestion Roland, a mix of Tamiya and Gunze. Next weekend a try-out...! So far my progress this weekend, this Hasegawa kit is a walk-in-the-park build...👍!!
5 April 2021, 19:23
Erik LeijdensA flying start Jos!! Looks great already and will become another masterpiece 🙂
6 April 2021, 12:01
Nathan DempseyGlad to hear this is a nice kit Jos. I have this one to build one of my Argentine Scooters.
6 April 2021, 12:50
Robert PodkońskiThx Roland for this useful info. Next time I will try lacquer thinner.
6 April 2021, 17:42
Carlos CisnerosIf it's not too late for you, the Blues had the wing slats kept shut at all times on their A-4Fs.
Lots of photos here:
skyhawk.org/article-unit/blues
7 April 2021, 02:08
Jos Jansen autorThanks guys!
@Carlos, thx mate ... great value your information, I'll restore it this weekend! BTW didn't know about that site, great!
7 April 2021, 13:16
Carlos Cisneros@Jos, you're quite welcome. That site is superb reference for all things Skyhawk related.
7 April 2021, 15:32
Jos Jansen autorWelcome Gidge!
Second attempt Carlos, thx for the tip mate...😄, slats are closed now...
9 April 2021, 11:43
Jos Jansen autor@Carlos...find pictures of the Blues #7 with open slats...?!
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10 April 2021, 08:44
Erik Leijdens@Jos; The Blue Angel's A-4s had the slats "bolted" in the up position to prevent inadvertant aerodynamic deployment during close formation perfomances. Their TA-4 did not have the same treatment applied to its leading edge slats, so they would be deployed on the ground. All other A-4's would also have their leading edges down while parked.
10 April 2021, 08:49
Jos Jansen autorThx mate, there's also no way back...because they're now glued to the wings 😉...👍
10 April 2021, 09:14
Carlos CisnerosYes, I've seen the photos of #7 with slats down. But only #7 had that. All of their single seaters had the slats fixed closed.
You're on the right track with your slats in the closed position.
Now go find the original Van Halen "Dreams" video with the Blue Angles flying Skyhawks for some reference and entertainment and enjoy yourself😉
10 April 2021, 15:08
Mark DHey, also a Blue angel! Nice! I've sprayed myself some test areas and I think I go for a 50-50 mix of mr Color 5 and 328
10 April 2021, 16:40
Nathan DempseyThis is really getting me pumped to see them at Sun n Fun this week. Super Hornets too!
10 April 2021, 18:49
Jos Jansen autorFrickin' awesome James...thx mate! Damn Nathan, if only I could go there...you lucky bastard 😄 !! Enjoy the Blues show including Fat Albert.
11 April 2021, 10:29
Łukasz GlińskiThat (vid included) makes me wanna immediately build a blue scooter😉
11 April 2021, 12:31
James CHaha... Thank Carlos instead Jos, his comment made me remember it 😉
As a K1W1, I really adore the A4.... a special place in our heart and fond memories of it in RNZAF service 👍
11 April 2021, 12:37
Jos Jansen autor@Lukasz...go for it mate, build a scooter...the Hasegawa kit is a joy to build, less putty...I loved it!
@James....a Kiwi scooter is on my bucket list 😄!!
Hi Mark, see the picture I took this afternoon about which yellow...I haven't mixed any yet, but IMHO Gunze H413 is the way to go...
11 April 2021, 16:35
AlexanderVery nice detail painting so far on the cockpit interior, taking a seat to see how the rest of the build turns out. 👍
13 April 2021, 15:22
Robin (WhiteGlint)Beautiful cockpit! As Alexander said, details are great and the drybrushing gives some good contrast. 👍
13 April 2021, 16:38
Jos Jansen autorThanks Alexandrler and WhiteGlint!
Ready with the primer...next step, the blue for the Blues!
17 April 2021, 18:30
Jos Jansen autorThe Blues blue ratio Tamiya Blue X-4 75% and Tamiya Royal Blue X-3...!
18 April 2021, 18:45
Nathan DempseyLooks good to me! Can't wait to see it against the yellow and polished metal.
18 April 2021, 19:29
Slavo HazuchaSquadra Azurra! what a beautiful blue workout - top color, coverage & all 👍
The pit is also a little gem hidden in the blue...
Also, I cannot fail to see that like on my side, your started-to-finished ratio is getting a bit off balance 😉
20 April 2021, 17:41
Mark DLooks right color indeed, I found out with another colortest that mr color 5 is less real blue than tamiya x-4 and does not give the right deep vivid blue with the combination with the darker blue mr color 328, I think I have a good example for my blue f-18a now, so thank you Jos! ?
16 May 2021, 09:54
Maciej BellosWhat a nice blue Scooter!
Check the left wing tip, just next to the slat, from my phone it looks a bit green.
16 May 2021, 20:44
Jos Jansen autorThx guys for your great reactions...you're welcome everyone!
@ Maciej...that's correct but I still have to put the navigation lamps on the wing tips 😉
16 May 2021, 22:46
Nathan DempseyOh yeah, that's looking great Jos. You have me digging in the stash and looking at Scooters. ?
18 May 2021, 12:45
Jos Jansen autorDue to some private issues in my life the MOJO was gone but Iam back half throttle...made some progress on the Blues Scooter...finally!
30 August 2021, 20:35
Sergej ISummer was shit for many 🙂
Welcome back Jos, looking forward to a long and lonely autumn 😄 😄
31 August 2021, 11:47
Maciej BellosGood to have you back Jos, I hope all is well now.
Sergej, the autunn might go the same shitty way for some of us.
31 August 2021, 13:12
Jos Jansen autorThx mates...I haven't followed all your finished or ongoing projects, butt I will catch them up...promised!
31 August 2021, 20:33
Jos Jansen autorThx WhiteGlint...the undercarriage is in the gloss and can be placed tomorrow, but I continued with the decals from Yellowhammer...what a shitty decals they are, they tear before they are placed... 🙁
4 September 2021, 20:00
DanielBut they stay true to their name and seem to hold their yellow color quite nicely over the blue 🙂 watching for the final act 👍
5 September 2021, 11:13
Slavo HazuchaJos, great to see you pick up momentum again! Blue Angel blue looks spot on 👍
Maybe we will see the Super Etandard one day after all! 😉
5 September 2021, 20:00
Jos Jansen autorThx Daniel, Slavo and Hanno...glued the undercarriage and hatches. Tomorrow a very...very subtle panelline wash on the undercarriage, because those show birds are always so clean!
10 September 2021, 20:13
Jos Jansen autorHaha...okay Slavo, you remembered the Etendard...he's on my shelf of doom...maybe someday... 😄
10 September 2021, 20:14
Jos Jansen autorOn his wheels...almost time for the reveal, only some small detail work...next weekend crossing the finish line 👍!
12 September 2021, 16:46
Jos Jansen autorThx Erik...I gave the Blues Scooter a subtle Midnight Blue panelline wash from Abteilung 502, because those showbirds are so clean. This weekend the reveal pics!
18 September 2021, 07:03
Jos Jansen autorThx Robert and Sergej...I applied the final gloss/shiny coat from Humbrol Clear Varnish. IMHO the right gloss/shiny coat...👍! Just put the canopy in place and this bird is ready for the photoshoot.
18 September 2021, 18:15
Mark DGreat work 👍 , an important piece of history in the Blue Angels aircraft series.
19 September 2021, 14:48
Robin (WhiteGlint)Beautiful result. The colours are great and it's so shiny. Reminds me of clean and well polished racing car. 👍
19 September 2021, 16:33
Jos Jansen autorThx guys...Guy, Mark D, Łukasz, WhiteGlint and Maciej...I really appreciate your enthusiastic comments...👍!
19 September 2021, 20:52
Jos Jansen autorMany thanks guys for your overwhelming nice words...after a long period of absence due to private problems I am back behind the bench full throttle!
23 September 2021, 09:30
bughunterThat is a beautiful model, absolute fantastic! 👍
Is there some Hasegawa foil on the HUD? I checked the cockpit build pictures, may be I overlooked it.
26 September 2021, 14:51
Jos Jansen autorThanks Sergej, Nathan, Erik, Tas, Daniel James, Robert, Roland, bughunter and Spanjaard...great comments from great builders, thanks guys!
@bughunter: I didn't use a foil but I used this: Hasegawa TF-902 Polarize Finish Green Magenta. It's not here in the database from SCM. Perfect stuff to create a greenish shiny HUD. Check out the link to my Phantom project...!
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26 September 2021, 18:09
Slavo HazuchaSuper cool finish Jos! I hope this gets you back into afterburner mode, I surely hope to see more coming from your table!
I did not yet choose to go through the pleasure/pain of building an immaculate clean aircraft, but if I do, this is going to be on the benchmark list 👍
26 September 2021, 18:56
Jos Jansen autor@Eelco...bedankt mien jong!
@Slavo...thanks mate, you should build also a showbird, from your hands its gonna be absolutely a stunner...but Iam back Sir, full throttle with a new project...:
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@Spanjaard... 😄 "wilco"
4 October 2021, 16:43
AlexanderFlawless paintjob and finish - I really like the cleanliness of your builds, and this one definitely looks splendid (as it should, as an airshow plane)! 👍👍
You definitely did the Blue Angels justice.
23 October 2021, 01:01
Jos Jansen autorMany thanks Alexander...I love the Blues livery and especially on a scooter!
Thanks Sergej...!
30 October 2021, 07:44
bughunterSo beautiful - and now a "Hells Angels" for your collection 😉
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2 December 2021, 07:55
Jos Jansen autorMany thanks bughunter, Patrick and Michael...glad you liked this model...👍!
9 December 2021, 21:50
