What's New Not the soft plastic you get on the new tooled Airfix kits. Ok, so fitting the fan blades. ladders I made it thinner and drilled a lot of small holes to get more realistic effect, moved outer pylon to the edge (inaccurately positioned on the kit by about 3 mm), some additional parts in cabin and wires in wing mechanism. The A-6E was the definitive attack version of the "Intruder" improved in avionics and attack systems, in particular in theversionnamedTRAM,from the acronymof the laser target designation system,that allowed to be more effective to perform all weather missions and to be more lethal in detection and suppression of enemy targets. via Pradazzo 6/b
Sign up for a new account in our community. Just finished this beautiful and one of my favorites airplanes, the famous Intruder in KD version; had to fill some gaps but was a fun build. Yeah, it was a cheesy movie with over the top lines but the real history underlining the [], This is my first finished build of the new year :); completed on Sunday, Jan.1, it was started in mid-July 2013! I also dropped some lead weight in the nose and once the glue dries, will attach it. The so called Intruderwas characterized by a sturdy and robust fuselage and for the two seats side by side cabin configurationfor the pilot and the weapons officer. Unassembled plastic model kit in 1/72 scale of a U.S. Grumman A-6 Intruder carrier based attack aircraft, introduced in the 60s and already retired from service. Euro 5.200.000 i.v. Building up my first Italeri kit. I Free delivery for all Hong Kong orders over $450! Almost impossible to sand though out. The cockpit was painted in Dark Gull Gray (FS36231) and the panels were painted black with white, red, and yellow buttons. Clear parts - Nice raised detail that will make masking easier. Thanks to its hardpoints under the wing the A-6E Intruder was able to load an impressive offensive armament as conventional bombs, Paveway laserg-guided bombs, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, HARM anti-radar missiles. Hopefully in my next post we can get to priming! I like the look of the decal sheet - I can see me having to get one of these. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBox: 345 x 242 x 48 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn StockNow! google_ad_height = 90;
A-6E of VA-115 (Eagles), Atsugi Naval Air Station, 1996. You're off to a good start!, will follow with interest. The instrument panel, since it doesn't fit to the cockpit like most normal aircraft, fits to the fuselage with a crappy little locator bump (in red - farthest left). There's a lot of glass on the KA-6 so a good mask job will be essential. Products So this will be a nice change. But wait, there's more! I put about a pound of white glue (elmers) in there to hold it together. No way to sand that without ruining detail. I've identified some areas that need additional sanding. Here you can see the gaps on the wings. Already started on some of it using super glue. Home 1/72 Scale Plastic Model Kits Military Aircraft Italeri 041 A-6E INTRUDER. The seats look the part and your work has brought out the best from them. Remember those locator "bumps"? Products Regards to all fellow modellers
I'll be following it if you don't mind. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Don't think anything else will need to be added. I also dry fit the forward windscreenandwellwere going to have a problem. (that last underside photo you have shared, the detail looks really good), without referring to Wiki (or whatever) I think answering the KA-6D versus A-6E I think the tanker version had most of the fancy electronics (the FLIR,obviously, but I think some of the radar stuff?) That one should clean up fairly easily. Since the bottom of the fuselage is all one color (gear, gear doors, pylons, etc) im going to go ahead and attach them all before painting. By that I mean unnecessarily adding parts in an already small scale. I originally wanted a TRAM or bomber version but my LHS didn't have any. Showcase Available onFeb 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}. It has a tendancy to either droop up/down or lean left/right. Hmm, not sure. I believe it's just retro fitted to serve as a tanker. Here's the cockpit insertered. Maybe each VF had /has their own Tanker section on board for the tour? In the images below you can see the gaps I filled on the underside and the engine exhaust. It gave a nice dull
A couple of small challenges were fitting the front windscreen and gluing the wings in closed position. Links, Photographs and Text Copyright 2008 by Andrzej Rusek (but this kit has the older 6A/KA-6D/-6E wing fold anyway). Search Luckily, these are the two least visible locations - with the canopy area being due to me displaying it open. This build log can be found on my website:https://foxtwomodels.com/build-log/italeri-ka-6-intruder-pt-2/. Windsurfing, avoid being nagged by the Wife etc, Aircraft, AFV's, Warships, and Locomotives, https://foxtwomodels.com/build-log/italeri-ka-6-intruder-pt-1/, https://foxtwomodels.com/build-log/italeri-ka-6-intruder-pt-2/, https://foxtwomodels.com/build-log/italeri-ka-6-intruder-pt-3/, https://foxtwomodels.com/build-log/italeri-ka-6-intruder-pt-4/, https://foxtwomodels.com/build-log/italeri-ka-6-intruder-pt-5/, https://foxtwomodels.com/build-log/italeri-ka-6-intruder-pt-6/. Moving on, I've added weight to the nose piece using lead fishing weights. I did the old Hasegawa kit (you think you've got problems?!) I wasnt ease material to work with, but I did it eventually! nice kit with a good level of detail overall: raised cockpit detail, nice
Most 1/72 don't even provide the option for dropped flaps. The A-6 Intruder entered service in the mid-60s as ground attack carrier based aircraft to replace the outdated planes as the propeller-driven A-1 Skyraiderandthe A-3 Skywarrior. Will it look realistic? But I knew it would be problem from reviews I read. acrylic,which was the first time I used this. Powered by Invision Community. In this image you can see some marked off areas that were in need of putty and sanding. F Dark Ghost Gray 4761AP
Heard good things about this tooling but it is over 25years old (1994) so we will see how it turns out! I use the infini softback sanding sponges as they confirm to the shape of the surface better. Panel lines seem crisp but rivet detail is shallow. The A-6E was the definitive attack version of the \"Intruder\" improved in avionics and attack systems, in particular in theversionnamedTRAM,from the acronymof the laser target designation system,that allowed to be more effective to perform all weather missions and to be more lethal in detection and suppression of enemy targets. That's not something I enjoy in 1/72 and adds more frustration than anything. I liked the gauge detail which is why I went with the decal instead of hand painting. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBox: 345 x 242 x 48 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn StockNow! Those will be painted separately and attached at the end. Workshop This is my interpretation of Karl Kuttlewascher's Hurricane IIc 'Night Reaper'. Nothing is a drop fit on here. Looks like just raised filler/superglue that needs to be sanded even. The big advantage of a dedicated tanker airframe was to keep the hours off the other airframes, so now it's the poor old Superhornet sqns that have to "use" up their hours flying at least 1 tanker configured bird for every launch/recovery serial. The texture looks roughly done but as with all things modeling it will look much much better after priming and painting. Seats are done, cockpit is done, and fuselage is glued together. google_ad_client = "pub-6347236514545516";
After a few go overs with Solvaset it layed down nicely. I haven't got any A-6 variants in the stash yet, if yours is an easy build I might have to try the Italeri. Now when the seats are installed and viewed from behind there is no gap! So after sanding and filling they will need to be rescribed to line up appropriately with the rest of the fuselage. It works really well in hard to reach places where a tougher putty like Tamiya would be impossible to sand without damaging the model. First, the shape of the stern area of the pit does not fit flush with the closed up fuselage halves. Here are a few pics
I've been going back and forth on what to build this up as but I'm leaning toward VA-176 "Thunderbolts" but the Black Panther insignia looks cool too. Well since they are so shallow and not in the precise locations the cockpit will not stay in place. (although -6Es were sometimes used for tanker ops if required). Thanks to its hardpoints under the wing the A-6E Intruder was able to load an impressive offensive armament as conventional bombs, Paveway laserg-guided bombs, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, HARM anti-radar missiles. A wing-fold option is included in the kit, and I
Originally, it was sprayed only with "rattle-can" in (i think) Humbrol Primer grey, and a standard []. Close up of "A" - Good mix of detail but shallow rivets. Still plugging away at sanding, filling, and rescribing. As a side not, I never realized just how bad some of these things can look up close. So here's what the instructions call for. Primer is now down. They're essentially slapped on the fuselage and the Italeri engineers are saying it goes around heresomewhere. So far this kit seems to be missing that type of flaw. It's starting to look like a plane! tools from here. Nothing too bad but not a drop fit either. google_color_text = "000000";
Enjoy the pictures. And yes, it will be noticeable. e R.I. BO n.03708190370 P. Iva IT00652841206 M. B0011362, Forgotten password? That's how most kits do itbut oh well. They were painted up, given a silver dry brush, and then a black enamel wash (tamiya).