1/48 Revell A-6E Intruder Complete

That is a beautiful example of an Intruder.  Amazing!

Toshi

Nice work, Bob! That's the second gorgeous Intruder build this month and I'm sure that I'm not the only one out there who is considering adding this kit to the stash because of the work you guys shared with all of us. Thanks for sharing this project with the forum - great job!

Thats a nice lookin plane. Makes me want to build one!

Great job, looks just like the real deal.  Can't have enough intruders.

Whoa! Lookin' good Bob! You do good work. That is a nice specimen for sure. That would look good in my museum, lol.

Max

I really like your Intruder, sorry about the orange peel (?) with the clear. My dad was an A-6 mechanic with VA-128. 

She's all done!  I learned the hard way to align bombs and sway braces at the same time.  Since I didn't, some of the bombs don't line up right.  Oh well, I still like how it looks overall.

Fantastic job on an amazing build.

Toshi

I sprayed dullcote today and noticed something strange.  I seem to have some kind of strange effect that I don't recall ever having before.  I've always used Testor's lacquer dullcote out of the can and this is what I used here.  It is sprayed over Model Master enamels, which is also what I nomrally use.  I don't think I'm doing anything differently than I usually do it, but I could be wrong.  I used a different can on the top of model, but I got the same result.  Did I accidentally put it on too thick?  Am I too close to it?

Well, it wasn't until I came back to this to realize I forgot to add the leading edge tape.  Oh well, it still looks decent without it.

With school out I've finally gotten enough time to make some progress on the Intruder.  Decals are on, and the squadron emblem on the tail has been giving me so trouble.  A few well placed cuts with a new no. 11 blade and Micro Sol helped it out.  Now I need to put on a flat coat.

I also got the landing gear ready to go, and the rockeyes.  Slowly getting there...

This is looking really good. I pulled up a close up of the underside and I think I cansee how you did the pre-shading with some darker spots out unto the wing area and such. very well done. If you have a few in progress pics of the preshading id love to see one or two. 

You're doing a great job on this bad a@@ looking bird.  Your preshading looks spot on and adds a nice  touch to the realism of it.

bob, i went to the vallejo site.  i am almost certain i used the "Tan Glaze" 70-831 for my a-6a.  i think they call it some sort of "patina".  it looked pretty realistic, but i am sure there are a lot of paints out there that will look good.  

good luck.  can't wait to see the finished product.  my son and i built the revell kit back in '97.

bob, that was something we used to call "leading edge tape".  it was an amber/mustard opaque type tape put on the leading edges of the wings, stabs, and tail surfaces.  it was usually applied as part of the anti corrosion effort and protected the paint on the leading edge surfaces.  

i used some vallejo color on a hobbyboss a-6a.  will look through my stash to see if i can find it.  basically, i just ran a brush over the bottom leading edge of the slat/stab and top edge of same. maybe 1/16".  

that said, i dont think anyone would notice if you didnt put it on......

Got a couple of Italeri Prowlers to do sometime, this build is giving me an itch. Nice results so far, will be following to the end.

I'm really liking this!

I was looking at reference pictures of the exhaust area on the A-6E and noticed that on some pictures of VA-35 aircraft there is a yellowish color on the leading edges of the wings and tail surfaces, as well at the edges of the intakes.  I'm debating on whether or not to add this as it's not mentioned in the kit instructions.  If I were to add it, what color would it be?  Then I need to decide if it would be worth the effort to go and mask all those areas to add it.  Thanks in advance.

really looks good.  great job varying paint coverage.....all you need is a little bit of hydraulic fluid on the panels to complete it!