Italeri 1/48 A-4G Royal Australian Navy, 805 Squadron, 1973

Hello all, this is my latest build, Skyhawks are one of my favourite aircraft and this one is no exception, especially with that red roo on those roundels! I may be a bit off on the shade of grey but I am happy with it. Last time I sprayed white on a Navy bird I used Tamiya and had troubles with the finish, so this time I used Italeri and it went down real well.

Kit- Italeri A-4 E/F/G Skyhawk
Extras- lead wire for ejector seat handles and brake lines on landing gear
Paints- main camo- Italeri acrylic for white and Gumze acrylic for grey, other paints used, Tamiya, Vallejo and Mr Metalizers and Klear for gloss coats
Decals- Kit decals, they set really well with some Sol
Final coat was Vallejo Satin acrylic varnish.

And the real deal. A Royal Australian Navy Douglas A-4G Skyhawk ("886") of 805 Squadron taxis in after performing its routine at Naval Air Station at Nowra (HMAS Albatross).  The A-4G 886 (USN BuNo 154907) was lost at sea when it rolled off the deck of RAN carrier HMAS Melbourne (R21) on 24 September 1979. Melbourne was caught in a storm circa 350 km east of Australia when the ship suddenly rolled 20 degrees to starboard and the aircraft was lost.