What if the A-5 stayed on as an attack bomber?

gooberliberation · January 05, 2006, 02:37:52 PM

Thats 1/144?!

anthonyp · January 05, 2006, 02:41:55 PM

Holy wow!!

It's hard to beleive that's a 1/144 scale Arii kit! Very nice!!

K5054NZ · January 05, 2006, 04:35:08 PM

Wow. I can't say more, there just aren't enough words.

John Howling Mouse · January 05, 2006, 05:27:47 PM

What kind of a person can detail pitot tubes, antennae, etc. in 1:144 scale?

Unbelievable!

elmayerle · January 05, 2006, 05:49:50 PM

Re-engine with PW1120's, as the Israeli's tested on an F-4 and used on the Lavi. Same envelope as the J79 but with more thrust (20,000-lbt. in burner) and better fuel economy for having some by-pass flow. I'd keep the canoe and place ECM gear there - according to the cutaway in a recent Air International that was an option for one of the stations on the RA-5C.

In 1/144 the PW1120 nozzles should be easy enough to do. Cut a pair of F-15 or F-16 nozzles each where the diameter matches the Largest part of the J79 nozzle and mount to the straight portion of the J79 nozzle after trimming it.

Sentinel Chicken · January 05, 2006, 05:51:17 PM

QuoteWhat kind of a person can detail pitot tubes, antennae, etc. in 1:144 scale?

Unbelievable!

Someone who has 20/400 vision, glasses as thick as Coke bottle bottoms, and horrible astigmatism. Somedays, I can even see the curvature of the Earth.......

Brian da Basher · January 05, 2006, 06:54:50 PM

Chicken that's gotta be the most awesome A-5 I've ever seen! I love everything you've done, but being a non-cockpit-detailer myself, your dullcoat on the canopy is the bees knees! You should be justly proud of this one!

Brian da Basher

Julhelm · January 05, 2006, 11:11:24 PM

That's bloody brilliant mate!

I thought I was the only one to have stuck bombs on my vigis until I saw this. Thanks. Now I know what to do with the next one I buy, Vigi being my favourite aircraft of all time.

(I'd post pics of my strike vigi, but unfortunately I only have a crappy webcam

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NARSES2 · January 06, 2006, 12:23:04 AM

Tremendous stuff

Deino · January 06, 2006, 02:48:35 AM

Truely amazing

.... exactly what I have in mind with my Trumperter Vigi in 1/72 !!!

Thanks a lot, Cheers ....

Deino

Mike Wren · January 06, 2006, 06:24:12 AM

superb stuff! and it looks just right in low viz greys

Radish · January 06, 2006, 06:33:39 AM

Gives ideas, eh, for the blasted TSR2 when it comes...... ^_^

Gary · January 06, 2006, 06:38:50 AM

Flippen Cool!

SebastianP · January 06, 2006, 07:13:46 AM

No fair! I was going to do this (in 1/72), but now you've gone and done it way better than I could.... Booo!

Seriously, where's my jawdrop smiley when I need it? This thing looks way past awesome, and I wish I had the skills to match it...

SP

cthulhu77 · January 06, 2006, 07:25:53 AM

You know, I don't really care for jets too much...but that s.o.b. is one hell of a great looking aircraft. Wow, that is a fantastic job!

What if the A-5 stayed on as an attack bomber?

K5054NZ