1/72 Hobby Boss Tiger Meet A-7 ***Completed***

For those of you who might be interested here is a picture of the real deal:

corsair II is one of m modern favourite planes this kit seem the best to replicate it in 1/72

Thank you bsyamto for stopping in to look and for the complments.

hat off for this tiger

The decals did take a loooong time but they went down very well and I really did not have to many issue with them at all.  Just the sides where the launcher racks go.l If I were to do it again I would leave off the racks

Again, great job on that plane. Looks very real. Just wondering - how much time was spent on just the decaling? I'm betting over half the time spent on the entire build was decaling.

Devil Dawg: This aircraft is from the Hellenic Air Force...better known as Greece.

GRL: Thanks for the copmpliment

LIZARD LIKEY!!!!!

Great job on the A-7!!   What nationality is it representing? I don't think it's US military, or is it?

Fly-n-hi

Nice job.  How was the kit?  Did it go together well?

the kit went together very well.. I don't remeber any real problem area and the plastic was easy to work with. The decals responded great to the 1,2 Micro set/sol routine. I did have a bit of a fit issue around the canopy...but nothing too bad.

Nice job.  How was the kit?  Did it go together well?

Thanks Eric! 

I think I used a True Details seat...but I can't remember, but it was night and day from the box seat and it fit like a glove.

ME WANT!  ME WANT!!!

Great job on an excellent and very eye-catching A-7!  A while ago I did their 1/72 A-10 N/AW two-seater.  It was an awesome build but, as was the case for you as well, the seat was so very basic if not even less than that.  In the future whenever I get a Hobby Boss 1/72 kit, at the very least I'm going to get an AM seat to go with it.

Again, a most excellent job on the plane!

Eric

Thanks everyone!

To answer your questions about the kit:

First and foremost I apologize that I said it was an Academy...it is a Hobby Boss. Thanks Fermis for setting me straight.

Second the stripes are all decals...I wish I had the talent/artistic ability to paint them. The decals went down great except the side was a little hard to line up.

I did put a resin AM seat in to replace the pitiful kit seat, but other than that it was a great kit that I would recommend to anyone looking for a nice A7 kit. The avionics bay detail was really nice too.

Nice!   (If I had a third thumb, I'd give you that one too!)

How much decalling vs painting happened here??

I love it!!!

Didn't know Academy had an A-7 (re-boxed HobbyBoss???). I think I may have to make myself a copy!

Excellent job Herch.

Were those decals or did you paint it?