Fujimi 1/72 A-7 - Desert Storm - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

Buckeye

Member since
February 2007
From: Brunswick, Ohio

Posted by Buckeye on Monday, August 18, 2014 11:32 AM

Very nice job! Yes 1/72 is too small for these old eyes anymore but you did a great job.

Mike

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cml

Member since
March 2007
From: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by cml on Monday, August 18, 2014 7:10 AM

Mississippivol - I do enjoy seeing them packed to the gills with iron bombs. I'd love to get my hands on Trumpeters 1/32 A-7D. Perhaps one day when I've whittled down the stash.

Raymond - thanks! Majority of my stash is 1/72, but slowly phasing them out in favour of 1/48.

Chris

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Raymond G

Member since
December 2013
From: Greenville, TX.

Posted by Raymond G on Sunday, August 17, 2014 10:57 PM

You're a better man than me Charlie Brown! I'd pull my hair out on a 1:72 ;-) Great looking bird! Raymond

On the Bench:

U.S.S. Arizona (Revell)

P-51D Tribute (Revell)

57 Chevy Bel Air

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mississippivol

Member since
November 2003
From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)

Posted by mississippivol on Sunday, August 17, 2014 7:15 PM

I luv the SLUF!!!

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Sunday, August 17, 2014 6:45 AM

That's a nice looking build.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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cml

Member since
March 2007
From: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by cml on Sunday, August 17, 2014 6:36 AM

Patel - thanks for the tips. I will have to try and find some flexible metal. At the moment I'm trying to describe using a ruler, but its troublesome when trying to conform to the surface.

Paul - thanks very much!

Chris

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PaulBoyer

Member since
January 2007

Posted by PaulBoyer on Saturday, August 16, 2014 1:32 PM

Look damned good to me, Chris!

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Pawel

Member since
May 2009
From: Poland

Posted by Pawel on Saturday, August 16, 2014 9:24 AM

Hello Chris!

The finished model looks very nice! For rescribing you need to find two kinds of tools for yourself - a scriber, and - that's very important, too - a piece of flexible sheet metal to make templates from. Stainless steel is OK for straight edges, thin copper is good for making your own templates, or for it's ability to hold a curve after it's bent. Keep them babies comin', thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

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cml

Member since
March 2007
From: Brisbane, Australia

Fujimi 1/72 A-7 - Desert Storm

Posted by cml on Saturday, August 16, 2014 6:28 AM

Howdy,

This is a build i did as part of the 1/72 Braille Scale GB hosted by Waynec.

I picked the kit up for $10 as part of a charity auction at my LHS around 7 years ago. I love anything in Desert camo, so have wanted to build this for a while.

Overall, the kit was ok - better than Hasegawa's 1/72 offering, but that's the only other A-7 i've built. It did lack detail in the front landing gear bay.

Also, some of the instructions were a little vague and i ended up gluing the refueling probe too far back - i'll know for next time though.

I had some fit issues with the air intake and if you look closely, you'll see my shoddy attempt at putty and sanding. Also, you will see my inability to re-scribe, a technique i really need to work on.

Hope you enjoy.

Comments and critiques welcome.