Monogram A-7B Corsair IIView: Slideshow Mosaic List 1August 4, 2013parts on desk 2August 4, 2013intake assembled in fuselage half 3August 4, 2013right wing assembled 4August 6, 2013left wing assembled 5August 6, 2013start of cockpit painting 6August 10, 2013seat painted OD 7August 14, 2013stick and IP added 8August 14, 2013cockpit inserted, fuselage buttoned up, and starboard wing added 9August 14, 2013both wings on 10August 15, 2013 11August 17, 2013headrest painted 12August 18, 2013puttying seams 13August 21, 2013sanding seams 14August 26, 2013outer wing panels and aft bottom of fuselage sprayed white 15September 2, 2013seam work on top 16September 2, 2013more work on the bottom 17September 6, 2013gull gray aft of cockpit 18September 8, 2013touch up on gull grey 19September 18, 2013 20September 28, 2013under side wing root and radome/intake seams filled 21October 3, 2013wing root seams taken care of, sprayed flat white on lower surfaces 22October 3, 2013brush painting gull gray on top 23October 8, 2013vertical tail painted 24October 11, 2013touch up of flaps 25October 11, 2013refuelling probe, nose gear and one main strut on 26October 14, 2013other main strut on 27October 17, 2013wheels painted 28October 17, 2013glossed 29October 18, 2013decals started. Very slow going 30October 18, 2013 31October 19, 2013scan of partial decal sheet 32October 19, 2013windscreen on 33October 19, 2013 34October 20, 2013canopy added 35October 21, 2013nose gear doors and inner pylons on 36October 22, 2013 37November 16, 2013working on the drop tanks 38November 27, 2013starting more decals with a new sheet 39November 30, 2013left side decals almost done 40December 4, 2013left side decals done 41December 4, 2013under side decal 42December 4, 2013right side started 43December 11, 2013more right side decals 44December 13, 2013only one more decal to go 45December 16, 2013last fuselage decal added 46December 16, 2013port side Sidewinder installed 47December 22, 2013both drop tanks on 48December 25, 2013starboard Sidewinder and rail on 49December 25, 2013all main gear doors installed 50January 16, 2014 51January 16, 2014Finally finished. Front view. 52January 16, 2014left side 53January 16, 2014right side 54January 16, 2014parked next to F-16 Comments4 August 2013, 22:29Holger KranichNice start Ed, will you finish it with the markings from the box?5 August 2013, 11:56Ed HubbartYes, VA-72 aboard USS John F. Kennedy in gull gray over white.5 August 2013, 22:57Holger KranichAh old school marking, i love it!6 August 2013, 06:16Project infoA-7 Corsair II54 images1:48CompletedVought A-7B Corsair II US Navy (1794-now)VA-72 Blue Hawks AB-413 | 1544161977 Cold War - USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)FS16440 FS17875 All albumsView all albums »