A-4M bureau number
160264 was known as the "Easter Egg" to those who saw it at MCAS
Cherry Point with VMA-331. The final Skyhawk was delivered on Feb 27,
1979. Hasegawa kit #09611 depicts that historic aircraft. The kit
features 11 parts trees including the clear parts in a separate bag. Bulged
MLG doors distinguished late A-4Ms with BuNo's 160241-160264. Bulged
fore and aft main gear doors are included on the parts tree labeled
"Q"; the fore MLG doors are fairly accurate but the aft doors are not
properly shaped nor is the detail on the inside correct. Fairings for the
front of the MLG doors are included; you'll have to remove the smaller fairings
already on the wing. A pair of scissor links that went on the bottom rear
of the beefier MLG are also included as well as the MLG itself. The canopy
still has a seam down the middle so you must sand and polish to remove it.
The decal sheet has decals for the inside of the slats and the flaps; you'd
probably rather paint them red instead. The instructions don't give an FS
spec paint to match the blue decal so you'll have to custom mix in order to
paint the top of the aircraft. With this kit you can now model any production
U.S. A-4M Skyhawk bureau numbered 158148-160264. I
purchased my kit from Great Models utilizing their pre-order program.
Max
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