The
Tamiya F4D Skyray was fairly simple to build, the only areas that were difficult
were inside the intakes as the seams are tough to eliminate. Because of an
accident involving one of my sons knocking it over, the pitot on the tail as
well as the probe that should be in front of the windscreen. It was built
OOB with the exception of the decals; I used a combination of Aeromaster Sheet
#48541 and a Meteor Productions Markings sheet.
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I
airbrushed Testors Gull Gray on top and Insignia White on the bottom, then
masked and airbrushed the nose with Flat Black. A bit of weathering was
done using watercolors. The aircraft represents a machine from The Tigers
of VMF-542. As an alumni of VMA-542, the first fleet squadron to receive
the AV-8B II Plus, there was no doubt which markings I would use. The
decals went on well with some Microsol; only one issue with the wing walk decals
not lining up correctly at first.
Happy
Birthday Marines! Semper Fi!
Max Tollens Jr.
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