1980 issue of the LTV A-7D Corsair II, developed from the Vought F-8 Crusader as a attack aircraft. The "D" is a USAF variant that replaced the two Mk12 Colt 20mm cannons, fuel probe and Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-6 turbofan with a M61 Vulcan 20mm gatling gun, fuel receptical and Allison TF41-A-1 turbofan.

Decals included are for 356th TFS Green Demons, 354th TFW from Myrtle Beach, SC and 357th TFS Licking Dragons, 355th TFW from Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona. Both use the South East Asia (SEA) camo of two greens and tan over light grey. Armament is 2x AIM-9 Sidewinders, 2x Mk82 500lbs bombs and 24x Mk81 250lbs bombs.

I'll be building this wheels up so I've used a few pieces of strip and sheet plastic to hold the gear doors together.



Mock up of the A-7.

Added tabs for the gear doors, the lower doors need a shim.



Next is to clean up 24 of these Mk 81 bombs.

Hi Michael. Your build is looking good so far. If you are going to build it out-of-box (no aftermarket goodies) you should join us in the Matchbox Flying Nostalgia Campaign HERE . We are all revelling in the glory of the crazy coloured styrene. The Campaign started on March 1 and finishes on August 31.

Cheers, D

Left landing gear doors closed, on to the right side.





Mk 82 bombs glued, still cleaning up the 24 Mk 81 bombs.

D's right. Hop right in. This is just about the most fun GB I've been in around here. Looking good. I'm working on a SLUFF myself, kinda of a hanger queen from the Corsair build last year.

Got the landing gear doors closed and moving on the cockpit.

Started painting the pilot, using Vallejo colors.

This build brings back memories Michael! Looking forward to seeing this one through to completion.

Intake, exhaust and fuselage halves glued together, added a shim to the nose and canopy/fuselage area. I'll black out the inside of the caonpy for a gate guardian appearance.