35 - 1/48 Italeri EA-6B Prowler
Wow what an amazing Kit. I absolutely loved this and the camo desert scheme.
The kit went together great - the only part that needed a bit of work was the underbelly.
Stated like most kits with the Cockpit and if you have the chance to get aftermarket - DONT. Amazing detail in here. The only thing I needed to add in here were seatbelts.
Got in some serious nose weight an closed it up. Painted the internal bits red and white and closed them up for priming and colour. I love black basing and being a desert bird she would look good with some faded mottled colouring. So went on painting away.
The 3 tone, hard edge camo was a really tough part of this, the precision and masking needed and to keep remembering what colour went where, but I had a lot of fun coving it up.
Once paint was done it was time for all the fiddly bits, gear, ordnance etc, and got those painted and weathered up nicely and all the decals on.
Then finally decals weathering and getting it all together and done. What a beauty of a plane, I was extremely happy with how it came out.
I hope you enjoy the final photos.
Well done all around, Anthony.
I like all the in progress and up close pics.
Thanks so much Gary @gwskat, appreciate the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it.
Terrific post, Anthony, I really like your enthusiastic write-up, the camouflage came out great, and the photographs are really good, what’s not to like.
Thanks George @chinesegeorge, I'm trying to keep this as a log for my new builds but have to try access the memory banks with these older ones haha, glad you enjoy it - I'm almost up to date.
Thanks for the awesome comments on the prowler.
Very nice results!
Thanks so much Steve. Much appreciated.
This is just fabulous work all around. Love the scheme you chose and your attention to detail- cockpit is especially impressive. Great build and pictures. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks a lot for the encouraging words David @dbutlr, I'm glad you like it.
very great finish dude, I like it a lot!
Thanks so much Ramon @anvil6
Nicely done! Great weathering work.
Thank you Robert @roofrat
Waaw. Looks amazing Anthony. Too bad the plane left the inventory of capable aircraft.
Sometimes I wish I would not put models together in 1/72 only ! At any rate it would be hard to match the quality of your work in any scale.
Wow thanks so much Bernard @bernardbedeur, I'm sure there are some nice options of this in 1/72 and with your skills you could easily build an amazing one - at least to match this.
@anthonyricco - Fantastic work Anthony! The detailing, painting and weathering are all great. I really like all the detail in the open wing... that's all part of the base kit?
Thanks Brian @brithebuilder, really appreciate the comment, yes the wing fold is out the box, apart from one part that I lost and replaced with something else. The whole kit is out the box - apart from the seatbelts.
Wow,Anthony @anthonyricco. That is some seriously impressive work. The cockpit is amazing. Your photography and text graphic is right on the money. Standing ovation!
Thanks a lot Eric @eb801, your comment is awesome, and thanks for the standing ovation. Very glad you like it.
Excellent!
Thanks Rob
A real beauty! I recently finished one like this in 1/72 as I really love this scheme. Yours came out excellent! Well done.
Yeah Greg, you are a machine - I can't believe you did that camo and kit in 1/72, phenomenal.
Fantastic build, Anthony! Looks awesome!
Thanks so much Spiros @fiveten
Excelent result, Anthony @anthonyricco
Everything on this Prowler looks amazing.
Well done.
Thanks John @johnb - one of my favourite builds so far, appreciate the comment.
Lovely build mate! Well done!
Thanks so much Richard
Wow, she's a beauty Anthony! Super nice details, the cockpit came out amazing. I love the desert scheme...
Thanks Bob @v1pro - yeah the desert scheme is so much nicer than the grey. Yeah was so nice doing a kit with such incredible details out the box.
I love the paint scheme, Anthony (@anthonyricco). I had forgotten how large this plane is in 1/48th. You are right, the interior looks great right out of the box.
It is a real cool scheme hey George @gblair, and yes I was shocked with how big it was, and this thing landed on aircraft carriers.
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Amazing work Anthony.
Great detail on the folding wings
Impressive build and impressive camo paint job.
Thanks so much George @georgeswork, much appreciated - yes the detail in the wing folds really makes the kit, was very impressed with it.
That is just beautiful work Anthony @anthonyricco! 👍 Much love for this one! 😍
Thanks Gary @garybrantley, thanks for the awesome comment - glad you love it.
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This is very entertaining just by looking at it Anthony ! Nicely done and painted.
Thanks so much @de4ever, really happy that you liked it.
Excellent attention to detail. Love the camo scheme!
Thanks a lot Brian - yeah the camo scheme adds something special to the plane. I like it a lot more than the grey.
Amazing build, Rico!
Love the detailed cockpit. Another masterpiece.
BTW, what are the seatbelts made from?
Thanks a lot Alfred, really appreciate the comment - the seatbelts are made from the foil inside a chocolate. The specific chocolate isFerrero Pocket Coffee - works brilliantly - and tastes fantastic.
Great job, Anthony. I have to say I really like your weathering technique with black-basing and pre-shade for a marbled effect. The wear on paint from desert conditions is much on my mind as I return to my Desert Air War builds like the all RLM-70 (top side) Bf-110. It's an art to break up the uniform look of one and two color camo schemes. You have nailed it. The rest of the build is also impressive, given the details in the cockpit and carefully constructed and painted wingfold - your best yet IMO.
Hi Colin, thanks so much, yeah I think it's my best so far as well. Yes the black basing and marbling really works to break up the monotony of the colour and give it a faded, weathered look in my opinion. You should try it out, it's really my favourite technique, if you need any tips or advice please let me know and I can run you through it.
That is some phenomenal modeling, love the cockpit detail work and awesome desert paint job using marbling and layered approach. It turned out excellent, Anthony!
Thanks so much Joe @jroamer, very kind words, Yes the marbling really gave it a nice weathered finish.
That's a cracker Anthony...well done!
Thanks so much Kevin/
Fantastic work, 3 thumbs up!
Thanks so much Marcello @marcellorosa1, and you may need to see a doctor about those 3 thumbs.