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

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1/72 Hobby Boss Tiger Meet A-7 ***Completed***
Posted by Hercmech on Thursday, February 2, 2012 8:52 PM

 EDIT...This is a Hobby Boss not Academy kit...sorry !Embarrassed

Here is a 1/72 Academy Hobby Boss Tiger Meet A-7 that I completed a while back but just now got around to taking pictures of it:

 


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  • From: South Carolina
Posted by jetmodeler on Friday, February 3, 2012 6:27 AM

Bow Down Excellent job Herch.

Were those decals or did you paint it?

 

 

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  • From: hamburg michigan
Posted by fermis on Friday, February 3, 2012 7:11 AM

I love it!!!

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

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  • From: Rothesay, NB Canada
Posted by VanceCrozier on Friday, February 3, 2012 7:21 AM

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

How much decalling vs painting happened here??

On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister

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  • From: Democratic Peoples Republic of Illinois
Posted by Hercmech on Friday, February 3, 2012 8:53 AM

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.


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  • From: Green Bay, WI USA
Posted by echolmberg on Friday, February 3, 2012 10:34 AM

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

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  • From: Democratic Peoples Republic of Illinois
Posted by Hercmech on Friday, February 3, 2012 10:38 AM

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.


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Posted by Fly-n-hi on Friday, February 3, 2012 11:28 AM

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

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Posted by Hercmech on Friday, February 3, 2012 12:34 PM

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.


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Posted by Devil Dawg on Friday, February 3, 2012 9:55 PM

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

Devil Dawg

On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build

Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!

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Posted by carsanab on Friday, February 3, 2012 10:39 PM

LIZARD LIKEY!!!!!

 Photobucket

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Posted by Hercmech on Saturday, February 4, 2012 11:38 AM

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

GRL: Thanks for the copmpliment


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Posted by Devil Dawg on Saturday, February 4, 2012 1:13 PM

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

On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build

Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!

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  • From: Democratic Peoples Republic of Illinois
Posted by Hercmech on Saturday, February 4, 2012 5:58 PM

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


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Posted by bsyamato on Monday, February 6, 2012 5:34 AM

hat off for this tiger Bow Down

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Posted by Hercmech on Monday, February 6, 2012 6:31 AM

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


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Posted by bsyamato on Monday, February 6, 2012 8:13 AM

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

 

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Posted by Hercmech on Monday, February 6, 2012 12:54 PM

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


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