1/72 A-4K Skyhawk NZ6205

[ZacYates]

Hi all,
This is the Flying Kiwis rebox of the Italeri A-4E/F kit with some surgery and extra bits by me to replicate 05 as she was on the day of the ACF disbandment. I've seen photos and heard stories of her display at Easty's hands that day so I thought it'd be the best subject. I'd already been saving reference material for a while when a forum member asked if I'd like this kit as he wasn't going to do anything with it.

Flying Kiwis 1:72 A-4K Skyhawk NZ6205 as on 13/12/01 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Flying Kiwis 1:72 A-4K Skyhawk NZ6205 as on 13/12/01 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Flying Kiwis 1:72 A-4K Skyhawk NZ6205 as on 13/12/01 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Flying Kiwis 1:72 A-4K Skyhawk NZ6205 as on 13/12/01 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Flying Kiwis 1:72 A-4K Skyhawk NZ6205 as on 13/12/01 by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Flying Kiwis 1:72 A-4K Skyhawk NZ6205 as on 13/12/01 by Zac Yates, on Flickr

Phil Treweek's Kiwi Aircraft Images website and Don and Nick's book were invaluable references for this build.

[planecrazy]

Looks great, I bet those walk-way decals are hard to do?

[Dave Homewood]

Well done Zac!

[ZacYates]

Thank you, Dave!

Nov 11, 2019 13:47:47 GMT 12 planecrazy said:

Looks great, I bet those walk-way decals are hard to do?

They would've been fine if they were the right size! The long line linking the two boxes is too short so I had to add in more (the difference is obvious in person), otherwise the boxes would be out of place either at the wing root or tip. Very frustrating. Otherwise despite their age the decals were excellent! I added some generic stencils from my spares because the kit sheet is very basic. Strictly speaking the squadron insignia should be replaced too as they're solid black instead of outlines but I don't have any and I've no money for an aftermarket sheet.

Besides, there's still the original 1/48 version I was planning to build one day!