Hasegawa 1/48 TA-4J Skyhawk

[Craig Sargent]

As I put the Golden T-bird aside until I get some decent decals, needed a TA-4J to be displayed on our trade stand at SME/Nats in Wellington in September. This is the Hasegawa kit built straight out of the box.

International Orange is a mix of Gunze red and orange and is a perfect match for the FS fan deck colour chip. White is the only colour I hate painting more than natural metal. This is 4 coats with a micro-mesh in between.

I decided to mask the white for where the US national insignia will go so as to prevent colour bleed through the white portions of the decals.

Still have to mask and paint the red areas under the slats and the black anti-glare panel and nose cone tip.

[Craig Sargent]

Teaser shot - those of you attending Scale Models Expo, look out for this on the Niche Models/Hasegawa trade stand.

[Dave Homewood]

Looking very good!!

I hope we'll see more after the competition. Good luck!

[flyjoe180]

Good luck Talon.

[Craig Sargent]

Just back from the Nats and while I didn't get anything finished for competition, the TA-4J was sitting on our (Niche Models) Hasegawa trade stand . While it is essentially finished, I did not get a chance to give it a wash, but looked good enough on the day(s).

Will finish off this week and get some better pics.

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[flyjoe180]

What do you mean by giving it a wash?

[Dave Homewood]

That looks awesome Craig!

[Parrotfish]

Sept 7, 2009 10:27:57 GMT 12 flyjoe180 said:

What do you mean by giving it a wash?

Weathering the model with water thin paint to bring out the detail and to make it less 'toy like'. Many different methods.
Have a look here:
www.clubhyper.com/reference/weatheringda_1.htm

[flyjoe180]

Ah ok, thanks for the explanation.

[agalbraith]

That looks fantastic Craig! Love the scheme too...........must get me one of those kits sometime.

Cheers
Anthony