The Spitfires done so I decided to dive into this. It seems to be a decent kit for an oldie. I have the Blue Angels boxing but will do it as a gray over white Vietnam plane, maybe John McCain’s if I can find decals. I also need to find pylons and drop tanks as the kit has nothing at all hanging off the wings. I do have some Bullpup missiles from a Hasegawa weapons set though. Heres my start to the build. John
Yes it would work.
Esci put the same plastic in a few different boxing’s. I’ve got the Israeli and US Navy boxings somewhere. I think the ordnance came on a separate smaller sprue. I’ll see if I can find one out out to check.
You might be able to source pylons from Quickboost. They do all sorts of useful extras, so worth a look.
Droptanks are the standard 300gal type, so should be easy to find a set of those.
Best of luck with the Skyhawk.
Thanks, I was also thinking of finding a cheap Hasegawa kit on e bay just for the drop tanks and pylons. John
That would do the job.
That kit can be found so cheap it’s a good source for the spares. The MER’s and bombs though leave a lot to be desired.
Yes, that’s why I have Hasegawa weapons sets with missiles, bombs and a few MERs. All I really need from the Hasegawa kit is the drop tanks and basic pylons.
I have the cockpit installed and made a paper template for a backing plate to block the see through view in back of the seat. I then transferred it to Evergreen card stock. John
Some more progress. I have the pull ring for the ejection seat made of copper wire, the canopy on, intakes on and burner can on. John
All sanded and almost ready for mask and paint. Needs stabs!!! Still need to scrounge up ordinance and decals though. John
Looking good.
Going to be a great little model.