This is the
Monogram 1/48
EA-6B Prowler with the Cutting
Edge
exterior correction &
wingfold set's and the Black Box cockpit. I built this kit back in 2001
for the Nat's being held in Chicago. One thing I can't say was this
was an easy kit to build, the first thing I had to overcome was to try and
get the cockpit to fit, I had to do a lot of grinding and test
fitting before it would sit correctly, after the cockpit was completed and
installed I assembled the fuselage.
Click on
images below to see larger images
Next came the wings, I
believe at the time Cutting
Edge was the only game in town for
wingfolds,
however if the Black Box set was available I think I would still have used
the Cutting Edge
set. I really like the hard resin they use, I had to do a
little grinding on the resin and plastic to get a good fit. Here I have to tell
you about Meteor Productions customer
support. While working on the wings
I dropped one of the resin wings and it hit the desk and broke a couple of
the hinge pieces off, I called them to see if I could purchase a new wing
section, and they sent me a Complete wing set! Wow that's customer
service, after the wings were done I rescribed the plastic to match the
resin.
After all of the
construction was done I painted the model with Model Master paints. I entered
the model and was fortunate enough to place First, one day I hope to build an
A-6E to go along side my Prowler.
Bob
Click on
images below to see larger images
|