1/72 Airfix A-4 Skyhawk Build - Part 2 of 2

Part 2 of 2 completes the build of the 1/72 Airfix A-4Q Skyhawk.
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[@robertclare8496]

Just finished this Airfix gem. I'm new to this hobby after a 55 year break and this plane was so much fun and your guidance was much appreciated.

[@FlyingSModels]

Excellent! I'm glad you are back and enjoying the hobby and that the videos were helpful. Now on to the next build :) Happy Modeling!

[@wyllok]

The plane looks beautiful, man!

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you for that good feedback!

[@allgood6760]

Nice!... I have 1/72 Hasegawa A4E!/F Skyhawk.... our RNZAF operated Skyhawks and a friend of mine was Tactical Radar Operator on HMS Invincible during the Falklands War he didn't know if he was going to live or die!.. cheers from down under 👍✈️🇳🇿

[@FlyingSModels]

Appreciate that good words. Some crazy times back during that conflict. Cheers!

[@robertclare8496]

I see, second weathering, very good.

[@FlyingSModels]

Yep, just did a little at the end so the decals didn't get overly weathered. Hope you have a much fun building yours as I did mine.

[@facundodegiuseppe1389]

Hermoso Modelo!!!

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you!!

[@normansmith8184]

Just catching up on your vids having seen the weathering of modern jets masterclass. Superb sir.

[@FlyingSModels]

Glad you have found some time get all caught up. I just need to find the time to get back to building making more vids. And I appreciate you taking the time to provide some good feedback. Cheers!

[@jackjetpilot]

beautiful!

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you. Appreciate the feedback!

[@Losa-wy1cc]

This model looks nice! You did very very good on this. I’m looking forward to getting one. Good work and I’m subscribing

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you for those good words. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I did mine. Appreciate the sub!

[@rafaelbezerra5041]

Nice weathering techniques I'll use myself soon

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks, I'm glad they might be helpful.

[@travis_thompson]

You make it look so effortless, I'm enjoying every vid.

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you, Travis. Appreciate the good words.

[@gerardodiaz2979]

Gracias por pintarlo con los colores de nuestra Armada Argentina!!! Excelente 👍👍👍

[@FlyingSModels]

Your welcome. Thanks for the feedback!

[@davidcole333]

I saw the blue angels fly many times back in the A-4 days. That little jet is so maneuverable. You did a great job on this kit...I'm still blown away at how good things look for such a small scale.

[@FlyingSModels]

That was my first recollection of the Blue Angels as well (although I think my folks took me when I was really young to see them flying F-4's). I think I'd like to do another A-4 in the future, this time in US livery. Maybe a larger scale too but the Airfix kit is really quite nice. Thanks for the good feedback, David.

[@thomaswilson3437]

you're tempting me back into this....

[@FlyingSModels]

Go for it!!

[@armandomedina4104]

Excelente trabajo en este A4 Q... felicitaciones

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you for the good words. Was a really fun little build.

[@anyblunder6782]

A beautiful kit, expertly built and painted. I remember the Falkland war. These planes were pretty outdated by that time. I don’t remember them looking this good in real life.

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks for the kind words. A really nice kit for sure. Probably did need some more weathering :)

[@anyblunder6782]

@@FlyingSModels an artist is free in his interpretation 😉

[@chrishiggins8459]

The Argentine A-4's may have been a little outdated, but they were flown by excellent (and very brave) pilots, I know, I was on the receiving end of their bombing runs. On ship (Landing Ship Logistic (LSL Sir Geraint)) and on land (Red Beach, Ajax Bay). On May 27th 1982, 4 Skyhawks from Grupo 5 attacked us at Ajax Bay, some of the bombs dropped set off ammunition pallets that exploded for 4 hours. When everything had calmed down, British casualties were 6 dead and 26 wounded (almost all were Commando Logistic Regiment, Royal Marines). Scariest day (and there were quite a few contenders) of my young life. The whole of San Carlos Water was known as "Bomb Alley" because of their air attacks. I am thinking of getting the Airfix model kit and building one, good tutorial.

[@rodrigoloyolaarmijo1515]

Very nice build. Thanks for sharing

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you for that kind feedback.

[@Smk_spotting]

I love your videos! So relaxing. Thanks a lot!

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks! I hope not too relaxing that they put you to sleep 😁

[@philbivins7133]

Beautiful work on this model. It's near and dear to my heart. Being an old Navy guy and Vietnam vet, these A4's were instrumental in that war. Great work, enjoyed this build. As a result you have a new sub...thank you!

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you, Phil. I appreciate the kind words and more importantly, your service. I'm a big A-4 fan myself. Glad you enjoyed the build and thank you for the sub. Appreciate that support!

[@EddiesGarage]

A great build! What a lovely hawk!

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you. A super nice kit.

[@chancerNW]

Really excellent end result, a beautiful little Skyhawk. Enjoyed the vid

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks! Another great little 1/72 kit from Airfix!

[@hedbangcentral5334]

That method of using oils to dirty up and highlight the panels and lines looks good. Looking forward to trying that.

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks for the feedback. Give it a try. I think you will like the results. It's super easy and very versatile and adaptable.

[@FlyingSModels]

@Cmndr Roy Fokker Thank you again! I'm in complete agreement with you. I've actually thought about buying another to do the US version. Maybe we should just trade models...haha.

[@FlyingSModels]

@Cmndr Roy Fokker Funny you should mention that. I'm actually almost done with a Bandai Gundam kit. My first one. One of the subscribers here actually asked about me making a video showing how to paint and weather one so I figured I'd try. Some pretty cool engineering in those kits.

[@FlyingSModels]

@Cmndr Roy Fokker Hahaha...they are pretty neat although I try to build mostly flying stuff. Guess I'll have to the the flying ones next :)

[@FlyingSModels]

@Cmndr Roy Fokker So many models....so little time...hahaha.

[@lemonblitz8573]

Wow just wow, this looks soooo amazing

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback!

[@swing.wing_singh]

Watched all your videos. Its a great deal of work to bring out such minute details in an already minute cockpit. Excellent work

[@FlyingSModels]

Appreciate that! It’s a lot of work but it’s fun to “spice up” some of these smaller scale models.

[@andydixon9707]

Great build!

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks!

[@javiercosta3307]

Nice work !!!! I can't understand that someone don't like your video

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks, Javier. Maybe my style or video approach is not appealing to all :)

[@thepresident1971]

That is such a neat looking jet with no complex techniques. Nice 👌🏼

[@FlyingSModels]

Indeed. A really nice little kit and a straightforward build.

[@rikbryan9709]

Another brilliant build, Always enjoy your vids and learn new techniques.

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks, Rik! Glad to hear that the vids are helpful.

[@borgao]

Hi Chad....another great build and nice tips to follow 👍👍...keep'em coming😊.... Cheers

[@FlyingSModels]

I sure will. Thanks for the good words!

[@gavinbooth]

Beautiful work and agree with painting the tail it came up a treat . Regards Gav.

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks, Gav. The decal never would have worked on that tail.

[@SprueFascinationChannel]

Lovely result 👍

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you! Fun little kit.

[@jazzmusician46]

Gee that’s good Chad. Thanks once again for sharing your techniques. I’m still hand painting my models. Even though my wife bought me an airbrush for Xmas, I’m still a little nervous to use it. I’m afraid of ruining my model.

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks! Once you get that airbrush going, you are going to be operating at a whole new level! Let me know if you have any questions about it's operation.

[@gusdan75]

Tremendo laburo....sin palabras..

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you for you kind words. Always appreciate the feedback.

[@Pablo-lh3zj]

very good job my friend an impressive job you can see your passion for models, this model is a good way to honor our boys who fought bravery and faith Greetings from Argentina. sorry my very basic english =)

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you for that feedback! English is perfect. I'm glad you liked the build.

[@PeteCourtier]

Better than my Spanish👍 I just read “Harrier 809” which described the air war. The Argentine pilots where some of the best and bravest I’ve read about. Skilful, determined and honourable.

[@richardblalock2407]

Nice build but a little over kill on painting. can get same effect without all the extra painting. But to each his own . Model looks great. Airfix has very good plastic molding, very little flashing and good detailing. I did the P51D and it was a great build good product by Airfix. I enjoy your video I have the A-4 Skyhawk and going to build it soon just checking it out on youtube before I jump into it.

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks! Appreciate the feedback, input, and opinions. They beauty of modeling is that everyone can do it the way the want and not be wrong, at least in my opinion. The Airfix kits are really nice indeed. I did video builds for their 1/72 P-51 and 1/72 Wildcat as well. They all have been really nice. I have a few more to do in the future. I wish you all the best in your Skyhawk build. Feel free to share some pics over on my Facebook page: facebook/flyingSmodels of your builds. I'm always inspired by the work of others. Cheers!

[@constellationshots3893]

I'm getting this exact model, and I think you did a great job, I'm going to try some of the thing you did.

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks for the feedback and I'm sure yours will turn out even better. Best wishes!

[@garypashley3636]

New subscriber here, very impressed with the quality of the work here on your channel

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks for the feedback, Gary. And I appreciate the sub. I'll keep 'em coming!

[@brianc1701]

Beautiful Scooter! Can't believe how well this little 1/72 gem came out. Your videos get better with each new project, thanks for detailing the materials used during the build. Looking forward to the next project!

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks for the feedback and I appreciate the suggestions. I'll try to keep improving on both the model and video production front. I think I need to hire a production crew...haha.

[@danielforrester5265]

Just about to build this myself, hope mine looks half as good as yours!

[@FlyingSModels]

I'm sure it will look even better. Enjoy it and thanks for the feedback.

[@Elcapodenada]

Hello, congratulations on the good work with the model, although there is only one problem and that is that the a4q skyhawk aircraft did not have a mk 17 bomb in its belly, but they had 3 mk 82 Snakeye bombs (all of English manufacture) With them they could bomb and escape before the bomb exploded after penetrating the ship's hull in the Falklands conflict, but otherwise excellent work. PS: greetings from Argentina

[@Elcapodenada]

PPD: use google translate for that comment hahaha

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks for that, Lucho. I understand that the bomb is not correct but unfortunately, the kit didn't include the Mk.82's and I did want to add a little something, even if not completely accurate :) Just don't tell anyone...haha.

[@Elcapodenada]

@@FlyingSModels I understand, in that case I congratulate you enormously. your secret is safe hahaha

[@FlyingSModels]

@@Elcapodenada Wish they would have put those Mk.82's in there, that's for sure. Thanks for keeping the secret safe. At least I got to add them in the 1/48 build :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXbUiJ2Hg8mFrpY

[@argentinianscalemodeler]

Really nice Skyhawk. I too built this kit, but with the speedbrakes closed.

[@FlyingSModels]

Just went over and checked yours out. Really nice build!

[@markboardman141]

@@FlyingSModels looking to build the A4 skyhawk kit, what spray gun would you recommend buying. Do you use a compressor with the spray gun? Great build as well to.

[@FlyingSModels]

@@markboardman141 Hey Mark, Thanks for the feedback. There are lots of nice airbrushes and compressors out there. I've been using a Badger Velocity airbrush with an Iwata Compressor for a while. I also had good luck with the Tamiya Super Fine HG airbrush but getting replacement parts was more challenging. Here are some links to amazon that show the ones I'm using. Ping me if you have any more questions. Hope this helps. Airbrush: amzn.to/36tu5zH Compressor: amzn.to/2A4vkt8

[@bluebear1776]

Thank you for taking the time to share your techniques. You are a fine modeler and I can only hope to imitate your outstanding weathering. Do you find that painting the oils over the acrylic paints before gloss coating still allows you the ability to clean up any mistakes on the oil application? I always find it hard to get the oils up after I put them on the paint.

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you for your kind words. If you apply the oils over a coat of white spirits, it makes the weathering process much easier and you can control the amount of weathering better. You probably saw this but just in case: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnaqZ3eYaKZjaqc

[@robertclare8496]

I'm building this kit now and have put the decals on prior to weathering. I'm new at modelling and wonder why you weather the plane and not the decals ?

[@FlyingSModels]

Enjoy!!

[@Tankbrusher]

Beautiful model Sir! Very nicely done video as well. If don't mind I have one question: You used white spirits for the oils - are white spirit oderless turpentine or ethanol (like fire starter liquid) in your case? Here in Germany bottles labled "white spirit" (lables are often multilinqual) are often distilled spirits - making a mess out the painted layers ; )

[@FlyingSModels]

Thank you! The White Spirits I use is an artist grade diluent specifically for thinning oil paints. Several companies sell it but here's what I currently use: amzn.to/2TSmSV6

[@freedomgundam95]

Hey there! Great build. Do you know how to achieve a similar paint effect, but only hand painting it with a brush? Greetings from Chile.

[@FlyingSModels]

That's a little trickier but might can get somewhere similar using the weathering with oil paint techniques to change the tone of the colors near the panel lines and inside of each panel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnaqZ3eYaKZjaqc Let me know how it goes!

[@stuartbremner9680]

Very nice build. What blue did you use for the control surfaces? Keep up the good work 👍

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks! The Blue is Tamiya Sky Blue (X-14).

[@stuartbremner9680]

@@FlyingSModels thank you 👍

[@skysailing4355]

Very nice build, what color light blue did you use please? Thk j

[@FlyingSModels]

I went with Tamiya X-14 (Sky Blue). Thanks for the feedback!

[@megatron8490]

Whats the plane at 0:42? It looks badass and now I want one!

[@FlyingSModels]

That's an IA.58 Pucara. This one was from the all resin Aconcagua kit before Kinetic released their injection molded version.

[@freedomgundam95]

@@FlyingSModels Airfix released a much rarer version, part of their club membership. It's a very cool "guerilla-buster" aircraft.

[@dexterscott7824]

Tires with the flat bottoms are from the kit, or bought separately, or you made them?

[@FlyingSModels]

I just made them by placing the model, once built, on a hot flat top with a sheet of aluminum foil between them. I left it a little too long as they are a little to flat for me. Just have to make sure you don't take your eye off it while putting it on the stovetop :)

[@FalkeEins]

..do you not ‘protect’ the base coat before applying the oils? Did I miss that bit perhaps ?

[@FlyingSModels]

Nope, didn't miss it. I apply them directly over a coat of white spirits put down on top of the flat acrylic paint.

[@DrewsModels]

Awesome build! Do you apply any clear coat before applying oil washes?

[@FlyingSModels]

Thanks! I don't before the oil weathering effects that I use the white spirits base for but for the panel line washes, the model was glossed (base for decals as well). I usually come back over and spray a little gloss over the decals before I add the panel line wash. I didn't on this build. Don't tell anyone ;)

[@DrewsModels]

FlyingSModels secret is safe with me! Thanks!

[@FlyingSModels]

Hahaha....appreciate that!

[@kiethpederson7558]

Any particular reason why you put decals on after weathering?

[@FlyingSModels]

I weather in stages. The first set is just oils over the flat coat to give the paint more depth. I then apply the gloss coat, add the decals, and then weather some more with the typical panel line washes and such.

[@kiethpederson7558]

@@FlyingSModels kewl thanks . All different than most, but looks easier especially your oil paint technique

[@FlyingSModels]

And it has a side benefit for me in that it keeps me motivated and building more as I see more progress along the way.

[@jaimeramos394]

What kind of airbrush are you using?

[@FlyingSModels]

I think I have it and my compressor listed in the "products used" section in the video description if you want to check it out. In short, the Badger Velocity Renegade.

[@jaimeramos394]

Thank you.

[@FlyingSModels]

Anytime! Let me know if you need anything else.

[@rohtbertmesinas4560]

What´s the pane in 0:45?

[@FlyingSModels]

That's a 1/48 Aconcagua IA-58 Pucara I built a couple of years back. It's an all resin and etch kit made in Argentina.