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Done +++ An early A-4 Skyhawk in Aéronavale colors (@ p.2)

Started by Dizzyfugu, August 14, 2016, 11:46:06 PM

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ChernayaAkula

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Nice work! Sure looks the part in Aeronavale colours!  :thumbsup:

Now build another one, but with a Super Etendard's nose and cockpit section spliced on.  :wacko: Exocet on the centre-line.
EDIT: On second thought... maybe don't. Quick mock-up in pixels reveals it would look silly. The Skyhawk's cockpit area is way taller than the SuE's, meaning a 1-to-1 splice would look somewhat hump-backed. However, giving a Skyhawk a finer, less wide nose and installing the SuE's radar and refuelling probe could look quite pleasing. Perhaps an Argentinian modification?

Cheers,
Moritz


Must, then, my projects bend to the iron yoke of a mechanical system? Is my soaring spirit to be chained down to the snail's pace of matter?

Dizzyfugu

For a radar, there's actually not much to change. The RNZAF A-4Ks kept the original nose, but carried an APG-65 radar, so rhinoplasty would not really be necessary - unless you want a dramatic change.
But there's another Skyhawk on the list, a heavily modified "Super Skyhawk" as a rebuild of a kitbash I did when I was at school. Today, there are better means and tools available, though...

TimJ

The Skyhawk looks great in those colours. Excellent build.  :thumbsup: