1/72 Fujimi Vought A-7D Corsair II

[flyjoe180]

In my endeavours to get the stash down and not buy anything new, I've finished another one. The Fujimi 1/72 Vought A-7D Corsair II, a kit that hails from the late 1980s. The only non OOB additions are nose wheel well structure added using plastic card and Tamiya tape belts for the seat. I used exclusively Mig Ammo paints, varnishes and washes on this one, using AK masking putty. The nose intake was a real pig, I lined it with thin card, filled and sanded the edges to blend them in. Decals were very good, thin and bedded down nicely even after sitting in a box for 30+ years.

A-7D, Louisiana ANG, 23rd TFW/74th TFS ‘Flying Tigers’, c1977

 

[papa 695]

Fantastic work Joe, one of my favourite aircraft.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Phwoar!

 

[john i am]

Very smart Joe

 

[Mark1]

Lovely job.

 

[adt70hk]

Great work Joe.

That turned out very nicely indeed.

Very well done.

Andrew

 

[Steven000]

Very nice model Joe!

 

[tr1ckey66]

Beautiful work Joe
Paul

 

[Tim Marlow]

Cracking job. That’s so sharp it’ll cut itself…..

 

[Vaughan]

A great build Joe nice decals and Camo.

 

[Mickc1440]

Great finish on the model

 

[boatman]

YES very nice work indeed but i was wondering why the rear wheels eanr'nt painted white or is it how it was on the real plane ?
chris

 

[langy71]

ooo now that's a nicely finished wingy thingy,

you've just gotta love that cam,

 

[yak face]

Beautiful job joe , the camo looks great , we dont often see the corsair in the SEAC colours . Sharp photography too , all round top work , cheers tony

 

[rickoshea52]

Looks good in SEAC colours.

 

[flyjoe180]

Fantastic work Joe, one of my favourite aircraft.

Thanks Ian, it's a unique design that's for sure

Phwoar!

Cheers Neil

Very smart Joe

Thank you John

Lovely job.

Thanks Mark

Great work Joe.

That turned out very nicely indeed.

Very well done.

Andrew

Thanks for the great comment Andrew

Very nice model Joe!

Thanks Steven, glad you like it

Beautiful work Joe
Paul

Cheers Paul

Cracking job. That’s so sharp it’ll cut itself…..

Thanks Tim, I enjoyed building it

A great build Joe nice decals and Camo.

Cheers Vaughan. I too like the USAF South East Asia scheme. Today's greys can be rather plain and boring

Great finish on the model

Thank you Mick

YES very nice work indeed but i was wondering why the rear wheels eanr'nt painted white or is it how it was on the real plane ?
chris

Thanks Chris. Here are two reference photos I used. The main wheels started life as white and got filthy with time to the point they appear black. I just went with black.

ooo now that's a nicely finished wingy thingy,

you've just gotta love that cam,

Cheers Chris. I like the scheme too

Beautiful job joe , the camo looks great , we dont often see the corsair in the SEAC colours . Sharp photography too , all round top work , cheers tony

Thank you Tony. I like it in this scheme, the later grey or grey/green is too dark for my liking. The photos are taken on my cellphone, I've got a white cake turntable I use against a pale wall with lights on. Seems to work well except when the models become too large for the turntable

Looks good in SEAC colours.

Cheers Rick, glad you like the scheme I chose for it.

 

[David Lovell]

I'm with all the above remarks a beauty, bet its quite a chunker even in 72nd. Dave

 

[boatman]

HI Joe yes i see what you mean about the rear wheels not bein white but are black from dirt but you would think as they got to service the wheels for brakes an such they would just wipe off the dirt an to me i think your model looks more real than the real plane maybe because your model has more sharper colours an the real plane is wheathered but this is a plane ive never seen in real life an ive seen them on carrier decks but never in camo but i think you have done that very well indeed
ATB chris

 

[Airborne01]

What a wee beastie that is Joe - love the cam, cracking result Guv!
Steve

 

[flyjoe180]

I'm with all the above remarks a beauty, bet its quite a chunker even in 72nd. Dave

Cheers David. It's about the same size as the F-117 Nighthawk.

HI Joe yes i see what you mean about the rear wheels not bein white but are black from dirt but you would think as they got to service the wheels for brakes an such they would just wipe off the dirt an to me i think your model looks more real than the real plane maybe because your model has more sharper colours an the real plane is wheathered but this is a plane ive never seen in real life an ive seen them on carrier decks but never in camo but i think you have done that very well indeed
ATB chris

Thanks Chris.

What a wee beastie that is Joe - love the cam, cracking result Guv!
Steve

Thanks Steve, glad you like it