Subject: Re: 1/72 Kitech EA-6B Prowler
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "zenden ng" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 10:05:43 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: zenden ng 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 7:03 AM
  Subject: 1/72 Kitech EA-6B Prowler

        "1/72 Kitech EA-6B Prowler" 

        by "Zenden Ng"
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        Many people ask me not to go for this kit but how much can you lost when this kit cost only USD4.50? So I decide to give it a try and I say the whole process is quite enjoyable. The kit has decent level of raised panel lines. Flash can be seen on the parts and need considerable time of sanding. Fortunately , the plastic is very soft which can be a good and bad thing. The good is , it is very easy for sanding. The bad is , it will break easily if you did not handle it with care. Fitting is quite bad and you need certain patient and planning to do it right. I even resort to use some super glue to force the part fit in nicely.

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        The only thing I scratch build are the ejection seats with some self made safety belts/straps. The worst thing about this kit is the decal sheet. I almost can't finished this model without decent decal marking. Fortunately, I have some left over Hasegawa A-6E intruder decal sheet and this kit is perfect for it. The only useable decal from kitech is the tail section, all other parts are imported.

                
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        All colors are from Tamiya and handpainted. With main body color as sky grey, Tail with flat black and white. I thought of trying some new weathering technics but end up it being heavily weather. But I still quite please with the final outcome.

        "Zenden Ng"
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        Photos and text © by Zenden Ng"