old Airfix Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk 1/72
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old Airfix Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk 1/72
At first, I just wanted to slap together this very old kit in a "Krap kit GB" - but then I felt more & more sympathy for it,
so I put at least a little effort into it, so I engraved a canopy frame around the clear part, cause there was none on the
clear part.
It can get hard for me, not to make old kits look a little better!
Waiting for the day, when wars for territory will be something to be read about in history books only.
Playing Tetris taught me: If I clean up too much, my kits disappear.....8-(
Markus, alias Crashpilot, or Crash, or CP, as you wish
Playing Tetris taught me: If I clean up too much, my kits disappear.....8-(
Markus, alias Crashpilot, or Crash, or CP, as you wish
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Re: old Airfix Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk 1/72
And this is a bad thing? Don't expect many people around here to agree with that, especially when it results in lovely little models like this one. Very nice work, and every inch a -1 Scooter. Bravo.Crashpilot wrote:It can get hard for me, not to make old kits look a little better!
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Re: old Airfix Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk 1/72
DittoTarkas wrote:And this is a bad thing? Don't expect many people around here to agree with that, especially when it results in lovely little models like this one. Very nice work, and every inch a -1 Scooter. Bravo.Crashpilot wrote:It can get hard for me, not to make old kits look a little better!
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Re: old Airfix Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk 1/72
Superb result crash. Turned out really well.
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Re: old Airfix Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk 1/72
You have rescued an old kit from oblivion!
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David
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Re: old Airfix Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk 1/72
Nicely done Crashpilot still not a bad kit really considering it's 1958 first release, it's 'hunched back' and XA4D-1 single piece windscreen.
It's still better than the 2012 Airfix A-4B in some ways.
I've been building one of these since 2011, should get on with it I 'spose
It's still better than the 2012 Airfix A-4B in some ways.
I've been building one of these since 2011, should get on with it I 'spose
Been modelling for years, still learning . . . .
Model kits are meant to be assembled . . . . . . . . . . eventually.
Model kits are meant to be assembled . . . . . . . . . . eventually.
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Re: old Airfix Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk 1/72
Thanks for all the nice comments, gents!
Waiting for the day, when wars for territory will be something to be read about in history books only.
Playing Tetris taught me: If I clean up too much, my kits disappear.....8-(
Markus, alias Crashpilot, or Crash, or CP, as you wish
Playing Tetris taught me: If I clean up too much, my kits disappear.....8-(
Markus, alias Crashpilot, or Crash, or CP, as you wish