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Modern (1975-today)
Discuss the modern aircraft age from 1975 thru today.
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Starting a 1/32 A-7E this week
Winter_Lion
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Posted: Sunday, May 05, 2013 - 04:22 PM UTC
Ordered a Trumpeter A-7E this week. Due on Wed.

Also found an Aires cockpit set.....an out of production decal set and some eduard canopy masks. Due tween Wed and Fri.

Getting excited. I will update yall on the fun.

Should be good. I have a lot of modeling experience but I took a break to raise some kids. Now I have 13 grand kids. I am back in the game.....lol.

Winter
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Posted: Sunday, May 05, 2013 - 04:46 PM UTC
Hi John, welcome to Aeroscale! I'm looking forward to your build, and don't forget to enter it into the Model of the Month contest when you get finished
Winter_Lion
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Posted: Monday, May 06, 2013 - 01:25 AM UTC
Thank you Jessica. I will do that.
Winter_Lion
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Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 04:18 AM UTC
Duh

Sitting here trying to get organized and realized something very important to our hobby.

DOCUMENTATION

Even the superb Aires cockpit set has no color call outs. Odd!

I don't trust Trumpeter and you never really should. But I was tempted. Lord forbid...lol.

Ordered a couple of reference books. Seems like Verlinden had a sweet book on Navy 's A-7s back in the day. Can't find it. Just one on it's little sister....the air force A-7D.

Winter
Winter_Lion
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Posted: Sunday, June 02, 2013 - 01:49 AM UTC
I am realizing this is no project for the beginner.

You can throw money at your bench but if you don't do your research and take your time....it will just be a nicely painted piece of trash.

I have 3 different ejection seats and 4 options to build same and I am just getting started.

Yikes........Gawd.......I'm loving it.



Winter
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Posted: Sunday, June 02, 2013 - 07:09 AM UTC

Quoted Text

I am realizing this is no project for the beginner.

You can throw money at your bench but if you don't do your research and take your time....it will just be a nicely painted piece of trash.

I have 3 different ejection seats and 4 options to build same and I am just getting started.

Yikes........Gawd.......I'm loving it.



Winter


Welcome back to the worklbench, John !
Nice cats.

Here's some photos that might help:































Corsair Walkaround HERE !

Hope it helps ! Have fun !!
Emeritus
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Posted: Sunday, June 02, 2013 - 08:38 AM UTC
In addition to not including color call-outs, Aires sets often cover the preparation of the kits parts for the resin with just a simple "trimming the styrene parts is needed."
It's best to not rush it and take your time to figure out where and how much to trim the resin and the kit parts to get the best possible fit.
Winter_Lion
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Posted: Sunday, June 02, 2013 - 04:11 PM UTC
Wow.....I am speechless.

Thank you so much.



Installing this Eduard set on the early version seat.

The Aries set had the mid 80's seat. A lovely seat but not appropriate for a circa 1976 A7E.

Thank you

Winter

P.S. Those pics make me feel old. That was an updated A7 and it had rotted away.

I remember getting our new A7-E's. The B's had come back from Vietnam with duct tape covering the flack damage. We scrapped them all.

Our new planes were slick. We kept em clean and ready. 24 hours a day......7 days a week.
Winter_Lion
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Posted: Sunday, June 02, 2013 - 04:18 PM UTC

Quoted Text

In addition to not including color call-outs, Aires sets often cover the preparation of the kits parts for the resin with just a simple "trimming the styrene parts is needed."
It's best to not rush it and take your time to figure out where and how much to trim the resin and the kit parts to get the best possible fit.


I understand. Aires instructions say to thin out the cockpit walls first. They don't say how much or where. Nice!

It's all good. This is the fun.......using our brains......lol.

Winter
Nito74
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Posted: Monday, June 03, 2013 - 09:31 AM UTC
Glad it helped !

Not old... just experienced
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Posted: Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 02:29 AM UTC
John
Excellent choice and surely will be a terrific build to follow. Nice research photos of the front office. Sure looks like you have it very well covered.
Keep 'em coming

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Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 02:08 AM UTC
John, interesting build, as the A-7s are one of my personal favorite jet aircraft. I've subscribed to your build thread so I can follow it through to it's conclusion.
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