HobbyBoss TA-7C - Operation Granby FINISHED!

[chrisonord]

very nice Mossie, I am loving what you have done to this A-7 
Chris.

[bearmatt]

THAT's gonna be 

[nev]

This is looking awesome   Personally, I'd add more paint chipping, but thats just me.

[Mossie]

Cheers guys!  Nev, you might be right, I toned it down a little with wash, maybe a little too much.  I might add some more may in the odd random place.

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Cheers guys!  Nev, you might be right, I toned it down a little with wash, maybe a little too much.  I might add some more may in the odd random place.

N O O O o o o !        

Stop, Simon, for G*d's sake. It's perfect. Just walk away, come-on you've wrestled this thing into submission. Finish it now, no more with the weathering, trust me

Ian

[NARSES2]

I third Ian's motion Simon. YOU ARE THERE so stop

[Weasel]

Really great work, weathering is perfect, not too overpowering but gives a great sense of grime and wear.

[Mossie]

Thanks guys!  Yeah, I stopped on the weathering, you can end up chasing your tail a bit on it.  Very nearly at the finish line, undercart & ordnance are on, plus a few extra bits to tart it up.  Pics in the next couple of days hopefully.

[Weaver]

It's looking great Mossie - the decals suit it a treat. 

[jeremak]

A-7, Desert Pink... I can't wait to see it's finished. Propably just after that I'll nominate it to "Whiffies".

[Jschmus]

Awesome paint work!  Any idea what she'll be toting?

[Mossie]

A pretty heavy load of LGB's, gas bags, laser designator, ECM & Sidewinders, pretty similar to the Buccs.  I've got it all on, but I'm not sure about the compatibility of the British Mk13/18 1000lb Paveways with the Sidewinders.  I've seen pics of the A-7 with some kind of Paveway on the inner pylons, although the Mk.13/30 Paveway has larger canard fins than the US GBU-16 & seems to clash with the Sidewinders on the model.

Currentley I've got a symetrical load out with two Sidewinders on the fuselage pylons & two Mk.13's on the innermost wing pylons.  I'm toying with a Bucc style assymetric loadout of a single sidewinder & a single Mk13/18.

Question 1, should I keep the symetrical load out or go with assymetric?
Question 2, if I go with the assymetrical load out, should I put the Sidewinder on the fuselage pylon, or on the opposite pylon to the Paveway?

[FAR148]

Go assymetric!


Steven L 

[Slerski]

Assymetric rules !! 

[Ed S]

Mossie.

PM sent on your question.

As to this load out.  In the "real world", the arrangement would likely be AIM-9's on the fuselage stations.  Fuel tanks on inboard pylons.  Mk13's on center pylons.  ECM on one outboard pylon and Laser designator on the other. 

Ed