Trumpeter 1/32 scale A-4E Skyhawk

[Lee_K]

Thanks Ron and Steve.

The Argentines used ex-Navy A-4Bs and Cs.  These are short-nose Skyhawks.

Later, they got some ex-Marine A-4Ms after the booted the government that provoked the Falkland Islands war.

Lee K

[Ronv]

Very nice Lee! All the business trips hasn't hurt the modeling skills.

What varient of A-4 did the Argentinians use during the Falklands?
RonV

[Steve C.]

Beautiful Scooter Lee

[Lee_K]

Thanks all, for the kind words.

Lee K

[Matt C]

Very nice job!

[Bill L2]

What a nice build Lee. You hit this one out of the park! The A-4 is just a mean looking little airplane. I like the early models without all the humps and bumps. A very robust and sturdy jet. I guess the old Hasegawa kit was then only game in town until Trump released theirs. Like you I am a little confused why they would mold the wheel to the gear in this scale? Oh well. Great work Lee.

[JonE]

Pretty bird. Well done as usual. Almost makes me want to build one... almost.

[Anthony Leger]

very nice

[Bill L.]

Very Nice.  Hope this one is sitting out on a shelf somewhere... it's small enough for a 1/32 scale kit!

Bill L.

[Ryan K]

Even for having Navy on the side, that is one hot looking scooter.

[Lee_K]

Trumpeter kit with AMS Resin intakes, ejection seat, and some cockpit bits.  True Details resin wheels.  Kit decals used for a Scooter from 1964.  MER came from the Tamiya F-4C kit.  I made some accuracy improvements by removing the leading edge slat well (on A-4s, the slat just retracts on top of the wing surface), cutting out the nose wheel (molded integral to the landing strut -- inexcusable in this scale), removing all the flare ejector chutes (not see until the mid 60s) and fairing in the lift spoilers (not present on the Echo).  I also cut the hole in the tail fin under the horizontal stabilizers and posed them in the nose-down position.  Snakeye bomb load was typical for early Vietnam missions.









Lee K