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09-26-2009, 03:06 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2008
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| Scale 1/48th, A-4G Skyhawk, RAN V805 Sqn Well, this is my first ever model build, and I am a bit nervous. Ive been watching things develop, and have wanted to do this build for some time. I want to build a particular aircraft lost in October 1980 off Sri Lanka whilst I was serving on the carrier. It was a fatal takeoff crash, I believe the pilot was Sub Lt Baddams (but I might be wrong....I am so embarrassed).... The aircraft number was 885 I believe and the airframe number was N13-154906. The recall this aircraft was finished in standard US matt grey with white undersurfaces, but the fleet air arm site shows it has having olive green camo as well. I may finish the bird as I remeber it, not as the association says it was. I dont believe th4e olive green colour was used until 1982....but my memory could be playing tricks Here are some photos of the aircraft I am trying to re-create, plus a picture of the box. I was hoping you guys may have some photos of the interior colour scheme and cockpit layout. In the meantime I intend to break out the cockpit, prime the pieces, paint them, and then fit them together. I will be using mostly spray finishes, as much as I can, as I have a bit more experience with spray paints (albeit for auto sprays). Anyway, here we go...
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09-26-2009, 03:09 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand
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| Sweet!  Great choice mate - look forward to progress shots
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09-26-2009, 06:14 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2008
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| Nice! I believe it's a good kit too. I think I've got a cockpit shot somewhere, but it may take some time to find. I'll post it here if/when I find it.
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09-26-2009, 06:20 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canberra
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| Nice one cobber, if Italeri are up to scratch with this one, you've got a nice model 
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09-26-2009, 07:41 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey
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09-26-2009, 09:42 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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| can't say I know anything about Skyhawks....best of luck with your build! 
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09-26-2009, 10:05 AM
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| Minister of Whoopass   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Nice to see u getting into modeling, and using a certain plane that means someting to u is certainly the way to go man... Theres no reason to be nervous in ur first build, it is what is is: Ur first.... I would take as many pics as u can during ur building phase so the experts and know-it-alls can offer advice and keep u on the right track... Dont be afraid to ask even the dumbest of questions, as I have in the past, cause they all end up being important decisions.... Glad ur onboard....   
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09-26-2009, 10:19 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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| Good pics Dan!
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09-26-2009, 10:59 AM
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Thanks Dan (and everybody). I have cleaned, trimmed, primed and dry fitted the first three stages in the build instructions, everything seems to fit pretty well so far. Thanks for the cockpit shots, I could not remember the trim, or that the underside of the dash was so dark. I can start to paint the cockpit parts and put them together tomorrow. Will do a small amount of work and then make my first posts tomorrow. Pardon my dumbass questions, and I admit I am jumping out of sequence here, but is it possible to get the grey/white USN paint finish using spray???? I was thinking to spray the entire outer skin white as a base coat, over the primer, and then to do the grey on the upper surfaces. There does not appear to be a hard edge as such separating the grey from the white, it appears that the spray of one colour runs into or over the next.....is that just done with the gun, or do i need to learn some new technique????
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09-26-2009, 11:10 AM
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  | Nice choice parsifal! - looking forward to your build. I've only ever been able to do that with an airbrush on small areas - hopfully somebody else has a method.
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09-26-2009, 11:14 AM
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| Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Yes its possible with spray cans, a gun is the way to go, but as this is ur first one, maybe wait till u get one or 2 under ur belt before purchasing the whole gimmick of airbrush/compressor... As for priming the surface, I dont think u need to go there... I would use ur white base coat as the primer per se... The demarcation line ur gona have between white and grey can easily be replicated several different ways.... Ive tried a couple and the best result was using the top sticky edge of a post it trimmed down so just the sicky part and a small couple mm's worth of paper... Put the sticky part over the white and the small paper side on the line u want to paint... It will flap alittle bit when spraying and this will give u the slight feathering of the demarc line... Remember, do a test run on some scrap piece u have, get comfortable with what ur doing before u get to the real deal on ur model... Trial and error on scrap... And there are no dumb questions man, not in this hobby...
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09-26-2009, 11:16 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland
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| Nice choice for your first model Have you checked out the pics on ADF serials?Welcome to ADF Serials. 885 has 18 pictures in its gallery.
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09-26-2009, 11:28 AM
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| Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Great link Wildcat... Interesting info here from the site: SBLT David Baddams ejected and picked up by RAN helicopter with minor injuries...
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09-26-2009, 11:40 AM
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| Thanks wildcat I have seen the site....I should drive to Nowra and have a lookat the aircraft itself, It seems my memory is failing me. Baddams was in the cockpit, but he actually survived. I actually was in the same class as him, and for some reason had thought he died in that stack......obviously my memory was wrong. I cannot remember the scheme the bird was painted in at the time. Any suggestions as to how I might track this detail down??
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09-26-2009, 01:19 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland
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| Looking forward to this one mate! 
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