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1/48 Marine Corps A-Wing

by Ray Hamel

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Happy Birthday to ARC Members "biltongbabe", "Tony P", "aces high", "pavegunner44", "pavelow44" and "Avalon"!!!

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So you are probably thinking "Man, what a geek!". It couldn't be helped, temptation took me from the righteous path of modeling modern aircraft and I had to indulge. This is the old Snap-Tight MPC kit popular around twenty years ago. I used some extra 1/48th decals from the Monogram AV-8 kit and the 1/72 Fujimi A-4M. I cut the very thick one piece canopy in half and posed it in the open position. I built extra details into the cockpit with brass wiring for the ejection handles and styrene strip for the hinge of the canopy. In staying true to all "Scooters," I added a spare refueling probe from the 1/48th Hasegawa A-4F and used model master acrylics to apply a paint scheme similar to those seen on the A-4M during it's twilight years. I weathered the kit with pastels covered with future and a coat of Testors clear flat. At least it's not Star Trek...Enjoy!
Ray

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Photos and text © by Ray Hamel

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