Airfix 1/72 Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk

The A-4 Douglas Skyhawk was a workhorse for the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War.  Able to carry as much bomb load as the WWII-era B-17 Flying Fortress, the Skyhawk was used to pound North Vietnamese positions relentlessly.  This was the aircraft that John McCain was flying when he was shot down and became a resident of the Hanoi Hilton. 

This kit was very simple.  There were literally no cockpit details other than a simple seat.  The pilot figure was below par and wouldn’t really be visible anyway, so I didn’t bother to include it.  The canopy lacked the proper framing, so I had to do the best I could painting it.

The fuselage and wing attachments required a lot of putty and sanding.  The kit didn’t really have to much in the way of panel lines, so no rescribing was necessary.

I painted the top with old Testor’s gloss grey and the bottom with Tamiya acrylic laquer gloss white.  

I added the red details with Tamiya acrylic red.  For some reason, there was lots of bleeding under my Tamiya masking tape, so I had to fix it with a Q-tip, rubbing alchohol, small brush and a steady hand.

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Thought I was done, when I shockingly realized I forgot the glare panel in front of the canopy.  I did a quick coat of Future to seal in the decals and then masked the glare panel and painted it in a darker grey (mixed from Tamiya acrylic white and black).  Unfortunately, the clear coat did not totally protect my decals and I had to draw some of the “312” number back on to the right side of the aircraft with a technical marker.