Airfix Skyhawk
My penultimate build for 2020 is the new tool Airfix A-4 Skyhawk. It's not my best work but, it's a decent 3 footer. The panel lines on top of the fuselage were very soft so I rescribed them. I tried shading panel lines with water colors which worked well. The water colors didn't work so great on the landing gear struts. And, you can clearly see I missed wiping some of the paint away along the wing roots. And, I left the paint too thick on the tail. And... well, you get the drift.
I am definitely going to tackle another one of these so I can redeem myself.
Nice Scooter!
Nice Scooter indeed, Scott!
Nice job on the kit! I built the same one about a year ago. I was surprised by the amount of fun I had building and painting the model. For such a cheap kit, it offers a lot of bang for the buck when comparing fun versus cost. I ended up spending more money on paint than on the kit itself. Still, if I add up the cost of the kit, the paint and the base, the total is still a hell of a lot cheaper than most kits I buy 😉
I like what you did. I built mine with the same markings. Though in a moment of brainfart, I forgot to add the blue tip to the tail. Easy fix, just need to get around to doing it. Here's mine: https://imodeler.com/2020/07/airfix-1-72-a-4b-skyhawk-va-15-valions-uss-intrepid-tonkin-gulf-1967-2/
Jay, I like the look of yours, especially that blurry jungle the Scooter is diving on.
Very nice, Scott.
Best wishes.
Nicely done, don't worry about where you didn't wipe, the Plane Captain just missed a few spots during his daily wipe down!
Nice early Skyhawk!
The Skyhawk is a cool plane especially in those Navy colors. Looks cool despite the troubles.
Thanks for the kind words everyone.
All in all, and handsome little Scooter!