Hello!

I´m starting with a new proj., included in a GB.

Turn this into a A7-P (an A-7A with the engine of an A-7B and most of the avionics of an A-7E.)
Now it only lacks know how on working in Resin and Photo etched parts.
here are some pics of the material:




This is the bird í´m trying to depict:



josé pires

Hello!

here goes some progress pics on my bird:

first time with etched parts:

testing the chair:

trying to build an oxigen hose with copper wires...


Stay well and send feedback
josé

This looks really cool here Jose!
I hope that the decals will come out well!
They'll give you a very nice painting scheme!
Also the details you add with the photo etched are very nice.The air hose is a nice touch!
Cheers!

Some nice work so far josé, keep us informed of your progress.
Is this 1/72?
Mal

Thanks for the feedback!
Holdfast, this is 1/48.

Here goes some pics of the seat and the tub only lacking a clear coat, and some more bits...



Hope you like it, and please send some feedback.
José Pedro.

Hey josepedro - Nice work. Looking forward to seeing more!

Hoss

Josepedro, very nice job so far. If the rest of the plane looks as good as the cockpit, I can't wait to see the finished product. I love to see close up pictures of cockpits and see what kind of personal touches people use to enhance the realism.
BRAVO!
Hermon

Here goes some little progress!
Trying to detail the front gear pit with copper...
There will be more conected with the main leg.




stay well!
José Pedro

Hello!
since my last post i´ve been busy finishing the other two kits that were around the bench ( Rafale and the buffalo).

Here are the pit doors painted and wethered:

And a try on detailing the rear LG pits with copper:





Hope you like it!

José

Jose'
That is outstanding work!
Are you working from reference pictures? It's amazing how much detail you can put in such a small place. When you finish this project you'll have beautiful addition for your shelf. You should be very, very proud of this one so far.

Beautiful!
Hermon

Hi José!

That is going to be a real masterpiece! The level of detail is outstanding! Are you building this one for the "Show Your Teeth" Campaign? I would be very happy if it was the case!

Jean-Luc

Thanks Hermon and Jean Luc for the replies!!!

Jean Luc, this one only shows a couple of teeth on the tail...(What do you think?), and i´m a slow builder... let´s see if i can finish it at time!!!

José Pedro

José!

I think it would be just perfect for the Campaign! There is still plenty of time until the deadline...

Jean-Luc

Ok!!
Count the A7 - P as my entry for the campaign!!

Thanks josé! The A7-P is noted on my list!

Jean-Luc

Looks great so far, and I really like those markings.

Hello!!
After some time off the bench for Carnaval...
I made some work on the Lg.
Is it too much??

Hi José!

What do you mean? To much detail? :-) Looks splendid!

Jean-Luc

Hello José,
This is really turning out to be...stunning, yeah real nice work. The detail looks pretty good, are you going by any references. Love the cockpit, looks like you found your way around the Photo-Etch. Looking forward to seeing some more progress pics.

Hello all!!
Thanks for replying!!!
Here goes a small update, but that for me is big thing...
Making plastic surgery, and working with resin for the first time, and drop dead scared of ruining everything...







Now i´ll try to do my best....

Hi José!

I think your method of removing the plastic by drilling small holes is probably one of the most time consuming but also the safest! I would have used my Dremel and probably cut half the plastic away...
In the end your Resin parts seems to fit perfectly! The bad side is, once you realise it's not that difficult to work with resin, you will want to make more and more subjects based on conversions!

Jean-Luc

Hello Jean luc, and thanks for the reply!

I wasn´t aware that i should post these pics on the proper tread of the campaign...
shall i start posting on the official tread?

José

Hi José Pedro,
The level of detail you are putting into this kit is quite amazing. Definitely keep us posted on your progress and keep taking pics as i am taking notes.
What is the story behind the tail design, is it some anniversary of some sort ?
Andy (++)

Hi José!

I would suggest you continue to post here. Your build thread, as it is, is easy to follow and very detailed...
For the "Teeth" Campaign, a picture of the model prior to painting (fuselage + wings) and a finished pictures of course would be enough. I think I have to add your model in the "In Flight" section!

Jean-Luc

Hello Jean Luc and Andy!

Ok, i´ll continue posting im here.

Andy, This painting scheme was created to perpetuate the last flight of the Corsair at the service of the Portuguese Air Force.
It was aplied on the A-7P nº 15521, and contains the names of all the pilots that flew the corsair, and, the symbols of both squadrons that operated it, (Tigers and the Falcons) as well as the number of hours flown between 1981 and 10 of July 1999, when the motor of the last corsair was cutted: 64000 hours.

José