After nearly a year long hiatus from modeling, I am back and working on Trumpeter's 1/32 SLUF. The cockpit and bang seat needed a lot of work, as do the wheel wells. I tossed the kit consoles and scratchbuilt new ones, using the A-7E NATOPS Manual as a guide. The cockpit is completed and I am starting on the main wheel wells. I pretty much ground the wheel wells slick and will start from scratch.
Rather than post photos here, I published a website that will chronicle the build. You can find it at http://members.tripod.com/a-7ecorsair/
Here are a couple of photos of the completed cockpit:
Also, I have begun work on a new website for all my models. It will take a while to get ready but I will let everyone know when it is up!
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Trumpeter 1/32 A-7E Corsair II
stm
Florida, United States
Joined: March 07, 2004
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Joined: March 07, 2004
KitMaker: 98 posts
AeroScale: 96 posts
Posted: Monday, May 25, 2009 - 03:22 AM UTC
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New York, United States
Joined: January 29, 2004
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Joined: January 29, 2004
KitMaker: 3,836 posts
AeroScale: 1,036 posts
Posted: Monday, May 25, 2009 - 05:50 AM UTC
Great start Murph, it’s nice to see a cockpit that doesn’t look like a bag of skittles. The process of the instrument and consoles panels were a great idea. Looking forward to your next progress posting.
Happy Modeling,
Joe
Happy Modeling,
Joe