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1/48 Promodeler A-4F Skyhawk |
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converted in an IDF/AF A-4H "Ayit" |
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by Albert Moore |
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This is A-4H Ayit #34 from the 109 (Valley) Squadron. It was the first Skyhawk to come from McDonnell Douglas with the 30mm DEFA cannons installed (A-4H #03 was the first IAF Skyhawk to be fitted with the DEFA cannons, which were locally installed).
The model was built mostly
box-stock, though I did add a few extras:
1. Cutting Edge ESCAPAC ejection
seat
2. DEFA 30mm cannons from a
Hobbycraft A-4 kit
3. Mk. 82 Snakeyes and MER from a
Monogram A-6 kit (got this from reading Everett McEwen's A-4M
articles
here on ARC)
4. LAU-3 Zuni rocket pods
from a Hasegawa weapons set
5. UHF antenna from plastic card
added to the vertical stabilizer
My model was
finished with Humbrol and Model Master enamels. The colors are FS 33531
(Hu121), FS 30219 (Hu119), FS 34258 (MM2029), and FS 35622 (Hu23). The
green on the drop tanks is FS 34227 (Hu120). The pattern was applied
freehand with an Aztek A470 airbrush. The markings are from Isradecal
(IAF-17). The weathering was accomplished with a thinner wash for the
panel lines, and pastels applied to the base colors to give a faded
appearance.
Cheers,
Albert
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Photos and text © by Albert Moore
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