A-6E Navy Attack Bomber

Man, there's many ways, too many to list, to inexpensively upgrade an oob model.  Scratchbuilding ,if that interests you is one ,  Another way to make a model more realistic is the use of washes.

( home made in my case)   Check out the forums and you tube on these subjects and you;ll find hours of suggestions right for you.

Despite its age the Revell A-6 is actually a pretty descent kit, and doesn't necessarily need a resin cockpit and photo etch details.  You could always re-scribe the panel lines ( which is free, but painfully tedious), but it builds into a nice kit out of the box.  A good paint job and some weathering techniques are low cost and as Jay Jay indicated above, this forum is awash (see what I did there?) with helpful tips and techniques on how to make the most of household supplies and techniques that are friendly to your wallet.

Thats a great kit.  I built it years ago on commission.  It shouldn't give you too may problems.  How about a work in progress thread?

Joe

Hey , Disco !

    " Punn "y you should say that .There is though a lot that can be done on an out of box bird .Just be patient and build slower than you would otherwise .I built a Revell , Mosquito Bomber out of the box ( the big one ) and took home , Best Large Plane for my efforts  .Everyone was saying it wouldn't build into a decent bird . Fooled them , I did ! O.O.B.Too !

Should look good out of the box with plenty of detail on it's own. Just get a clean build, fill any seams, and concentrate on a good finish and I think you'll be satisfied.