Dang mang, I like where this is going. The scheme is pretty cool and the tonal variations are quite nice also. Super work.

BK

Yeah, she looks very good Marc- looking forward to seeing her with the 'stickers' in place! 

That's really looking great!  Love those hi-rez Navy birds.

Mike

Great looking Scooter WN. The paint is perfect!

Well, you had me in suspense for what- about 24 hours? 

So pretty, almost a shame to dirty her up with a wash! I love the blue tail fin. 

Mike, PJ... thnaks guys.

G, was it that long?  Sorry to have had put you through that

WOW. You are doing a great old airplane justice. The A-4 has earned her place in history, like the B-52 and C-130. IIRC she went into production in 1954 or 53 and is still in use. The early version/proto-type had an empty weight of only 8000 pounds. For civilian aircraft the FAA considers an aircraft of 12000 pounds or less a "light" aircraft. In order for the A-4 (Es and Fs) to be upgraded with ECM equipment they had to remove the batteries and cut down the number of 20mm shells to 20 per gun. The aircraft had to have a ground unit start it. The Mike version of the aircraft has an APU and its exaust comes out the port side of the aircraft. A little known fact is that a Charlie version shot down a Mig in Viet Nam. The pilot used "kentucky windage" and fired a volly of HVARs from a rocket pack and hit a Mig 21. The other Mig turned and ran. It was a million to one shot, but it happened. I cannot recall the stats but IIRC the A-4 carried a significant percentage of the ordinance dropped on Viet Nam, and flew a large number of the sortees. She is a great old bird and you are doing her up in great fashion. Well done. 

Thanks Bish.

Nice bit of info there ranger, thanks for that.  And glad you're liking the build.

Coming along nicely, keep up the good work. Looking forward to the finished product.

Wow that paintwork and those decals came out great! Nice job.

I have to admit one thing I'm having trouble with - I've read the thread like four times and don't know what movie you're talking about. Is it something with a Scooter in it? Am I really missing it in the thread? lol.

But really, this thing is coming along extremely well, and I think your black basing worked out nicely.

-BD-

Weapons look superb Marc

I'll echo that, your detailed ordnance looks really good!

Gary

Nice work on the ordinance, those bullpups do look nice.

One might even say cool.

Looking Optimal, Marc!

Really sharp, solid work going on there.  Nice!

Oh, and I agree with you on the use of the term "wash."  We should all start a movement compelling fellow modelers to be more Terminology Correct/Terminology Specific and start using "purity-challenged fluid" or "unclear plus" instead of "wash." lol

Thansk for the comments guys.

 

 

 

 

 

That looks sweet to me, certainly can't see any thing to provide constructive criticism on. Really nice scheme and lovely subtle weathering. I know what you mean about these MER's. I had the same issue with my F-111 times 4. Give me a nice clean WW2 fighter or simply dive bomber with a couple of bombs.

Hello!

A true classic and a real beauty! Congratulations!

Paweł

Thanks to you all for the nice comments.

Great job here Wing_nut!  I always like to peak at the jets.  =] Sweet looking loadout as well. Thanks for sharing.

That is one pretty Scooter! Now Im beginning to wonder why I didnt build more models of this plane.

On the bombload and ordnance, I always make it a point to drill out holes and use copper wire as attachment points for hanging loads. Tedious, yes, but make the attachment far stronger. The copper wire also allows you lightly twist bombs and other ordnance into alignment even after gluing.  

Seems rather mean to make such an itty bitty airplane carry such a big load.

Looks sharp Marc!!! I can't tell if the ordinace is straight or not considering how crooked my eyes are! Nice work! 

What a Grande Finale!  Amazing!

toshi