Grumman EA-6B Prowler (completed)

The separation lines of the air breaks and panel lines has the same definition (not ok). It should be reworked.  

Upper side: the same situation. Separation lines of the air breaks should be deeper than panellines. White parts are attachment pints for static discargers.  

Exhaust area should be reworked. Unfortunately the panellines are completely wrong.  

 

 

Aires' set is a jewel. You don't need any further parts. The three white parts are replacement for damaged originals.  

 

On real plane the framing is a part of the fuselage not a part mounted on the fuselage.  

 

 

 

 

Most colors of rear panel are light grey and different shades of "black". In fact are the black panels dark grey.  

 

Temporary small pieces of plastic helps to hold to both fuselage halves during drying of CA.  

The antennas under the nose should be removed and replaced with the late configuraton.  

The opening for the arresting hook should be closed from inside with thin plastic.  

 

Cleaned seams. Restored panellines. All antennas removed: all will be restored in the correct number and configuration.  

Aires' framing for the forward side of the middle column sanded smooth with plastic. No gap remains.  

 

White rectangular rod pushes up the cockpit hub (width was too low and under to much strain). 

My last and only Intruder project is nearly 20 (!!!) years old. I'm really not sure but I think that the Intruder in 1:72 is a tail sitter. Because of that I filled the nose with lead pieces.  

From left: GPS antenna, baseplate for red collision light, base plates for 4 antennas, cooling inlet. 

Baseplate for red collision light, base plattes for 3 different antennas.  

Hinges for the tail hook.  

Corrected panellines. Oil-deflector (V-shaped), hinges for the avionic bay.  

Fuel dump pipe, tail bumper, tail light, antenna, attachment points for the static discargers.  

Connection between fuselage and wings should be reworked (see picture 31). 

 

 

Wheel bay, small doors: very poor fit. A lot of plastic and CA needed.  

Wheel bay small door: the same situation on the left side (very poor fit).  

Despite the kit age the fit of the windcreen is perfect.  

Eduards ladder.  

Nose wheel bay doors. Top left, kit🙁, middle: Eduard:/, right from scratch🙂 

In my opinion its impossible to represent not even 10% of details in the nose wheel bay.  

 

Each ECM-pod needs a lot of power. Because of that each pod has an own wind driven generator.  

. Kit parts for the propellers are designed very well and are so tiny that it is nearly impossible to hold them during cleanup. Because of that I first glued the propellers on the pods and cleaned them later.  

 

Fuselage painted.  

Upper wings painted.  

Masking for coroguard on the wing leading edges. 

Coroguard: a mix of HU127, alu Metalizer & Sealer (Testors), gold Mr. Metal (Gunze),  

Vertical stabilizer: coroguard on leading edge.  

 

Exhaust area: Humbrol Steel cote & Testors Sealer.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weathering completed: ready for decals.  

I've forget the pilots windscreen deicing system & red light.... 

Decals in place (minus here and there semimatt varnish.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merry Christmas to all of you and a happy and peaceful New Year! 

Unfortunately Hasegawa has divided the pilots canopy int two parts!! I.m.o. it is impossible to glued both parts without trouble, sanding and polishing.  

Left: 1 Lamp, 2 mirrors and thin piece of Black Magic tape for the edge (in my opinion the better choice as the etched part from Eduard). 

Right: 2 lamps and 4 mirrors and a narrow stripe of Black Magic tape (CE). 

 

 

 

 

Unthinned dark grey paint sprayed on decal produced the correct finish for antiskid - "mat". 

The round thing behind the canopy is the GPS-receiver. 

 

In fact the turbine is located deeper but it looks better than "nothing" (Hasegawa left the s-shaped exhaust tube🙁 )  

 

 

Static discharger made of grey fishing line. White light made of white "rounded" round rod. 

 

Eduards etched ladder. 

 

Refuling probe has an offset to the right side. 

 

 

 

 

Static discharger on topside of the airbreakes.