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@Shadow.Gaming dont know actually which is the most expensive... maybe a GWH F-15 + all the aftermarket i spent on just to fail in that build miserably thanks to the kit decals. the most expensive i have now in my stash is Trumpeter 1/350 USS Nimitz
I flew A7A’s in VA 105; VA 37 was our sister squadron. Your modeling is superb. Outstanding detail, artful work. By the way, the live action video showed VA-105’s side number 405 being launched from the Saratoga. I flew that same aircraft many times. Thank you very much for an outstanding contribution the A7 community, and my personal memory log! I’ll have more notes to share soon. Thank you again.
Another contributor made mention that this aircraft bureau number had been shut down on November 10, 1972. I looked in my log book and I flew a “rescap” mission on the next launch cycle, over the heavily defended area of the crash site. For more detail: www.pownetwork.org/bios/w/w429.htm
I served on the Aircraft Carrier Lexington CVT 16.. It was a training ship when I was on it for Naval pilots... I saw a lot of thes A-7As in our hanger bay.. I loved the beauty of their lines.. Thanks for bringing back that memory... I served on her in the late 60s
You did a beautiful job with the weathering. Too many people leave their jets looking like they've been out in a field for a couple years. Wonderful build!!
Absolutely beautiful just gorgeous.... The guys who build models at this level are so so talented...... If you have never built a modle.... I mean really built one and made an attempt to paint it you know what I'm talking about. To watch this guy he makes it look SOOOO easy but let me tell you its absolutely NOT easy.... Just to add the little details like the hydraulic fluid leaks at the landing gear panels is incredibly difficult to get it look just right.... I'm sure this guy has many many hours at his work desk building these things.... To get this good I'm sure he had many failures but now he's just off the charts.... Beautiful modle.... Great job.... Truly truly a work of art...
I was stationed at NAS LeMoore with the VA-146 Blue Diamonds in 75 when we got the new A7E's. His build looks spot on except the horizontal stabs would bleed down right after shut down and the RAT would be extended when it's door was popped open. Beautiful build. Could not be better.
New Mexico ANG used to fly the A-7 back in the 80's out of Kirtland AFB and I would hear them and usually stop whatever I was doing to watch 4 of them in formation before peeling off one at a time to land. One of my favorite birds to see. Great build.
Also, another story from this buddy of mine, since this model represents a bird off the "Saratoga" I might note that her unofficial nickname in the Seventies was "the stinking, sinking, Sixty:" from when her sewage system back-flooded in drydock.
The man whose name I've proudly worn on my wrist for the last 50 years is, I'm sure, smiling down from above knowing that artists such as these are keeping his memory and service alive & in the public eye through these incredibly realistic works of art. His story: Lt. Cdr. Michael G. Hoff, call sign, "Sidewinder 414," piloting his "SLUF" as a member of ATKRON 86, launched from U.S.S. Coral Sea (CV-43) on January 07, 1970 on a strike mission against an NVA truck park on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. As Lt. Cdr. Hoff completed his 4th strafing run, he radioed that he had been hit, had a fire warning light and was "...going to have to get out." Those were the last words that they heard Mike say. His squadron commander, flying with Mike on that mission, urged him to try and stay with the aircraft long enough to clear hostile territory, but nevertheless saw Mike's "SLUF" roll inverted at approximately 2000,' then saw a bright yellow flash that he stated could very well have been caused by an ejection sequence, but saw no parachute, shortly before the A-7A impacted the ground and exploded. Several attempts to send in SAR teams failed due to heavy enemy presence and fire power. They also stated that no communication attempts were received from Mike, or answered by him. In 2008, I filed an FOIA request for any and all information pertaining to Mike's case (I used my rights under FOIA since Mike was shot down while on a "secret" mission in Laos, and while the United States had admitted years earlier that it had run "illegal" military operations in Laos as well as elsewhere, I just wanted to be as sure as I could be that I got it all. Well, it turns out that the former Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command sent teams into Laos twice: The first time to locate and interview witnesses to the events of that day as well as to locate enough evidence to justify sending an excavation team for the purpose of locating Mike's remains so that he could be genetically identified, repatriated to his country and returned to his family. The fist team found several good and viable witnesses, nearby villagers who saw the fireball from Mike's A-7A and who, three days later, visited the crash site. After looking around in the heavy foliage, they claim to have found the body of a pilot entangled in a thicket of bamboo. His left arm had been severed and he had been halfway decapitated. The villagers stated that they stripped the body, planning to trade the effects for food, and left the body unburied. The first team also uncovered a few "fragmented remains" that did not contain enough viable DNA for positive identification, but made a second visit absolutely necessary. Unfortunately, while the airplane parts that were excavated prove conclusively that the aircraft that crashed in that location was an A-7 Corsair II, Mike was never found, resulting in his wife and five children having to bury an empty casket. I apologize for taking up so much space here, but I'll never apologize for telling *Lt. Cdr. Michael George Hoff's story because it's our story; one we must never forget. *Mike's rate was promoted to Commander, posthumously. While his "status" was later upgraded to KIA, it must ALWAYS be remembered that Mike continues to remain unaccounted for!
I also particularly liked that vintage footage because it reminded me of the story of a friend who served on the flight-deck crew of a U.S. carrier (I believe the "Franklin D. Roosevelt") when those birds were in service and he helped to save a shipmate from being sucked in the maw of an A-7; according to him the chiefs and ratings HATED that machine.
Actually the maintenance people loved it. Heard it was easy to maintain and trouble shoot for any aircraft at that time. The electronics where on cards that where easy to replace. And I’ve read a number of places, it’s bombing computer was right on accurate.
I normally watch armor videos, this is the first aircraft video I've watched, and I'm glad I picked this one! Amazing work!!! Thank you for a wonderful video, and sharing of your awesome talent!!
Hi man, thanks for your comment. I Prefer aircraft but i do like to build some tanks and dioramas too but im not that good at them so these are less popular videos on my channel.
Beautiful SLUF, and perfectly timed, as I am building HobbyBoss's E right now with the Aires cockpit (but not the gear wells). Tons of tips from this video -- thanks!
Another beautiful project. Can’t thank you enough for the tips and techniques. I can’t believe how many colours go into the main body of the aircraft. Green, orange? WTH? 👍👍🇨🇦
Started watching your builds since they first appeared in my TH-cam recommends feed, you do some awesome work, just wish I had the time, patience and steady hands to build model kits. The detail you put into these are so well done with the weathered look.
Outstanding Job on the plane, Very good Detail, used to work on the very play you built stationed at Cecil Field Jax Florida. Plan to build my own here soon hope Im as good at you when I build.
Absolutely STUNNING detailing. That "man eater" turned out a TRUE masterpiece. Were I able to accomplish that, it would be displayed inside a clear case of some sort where no dust nor anything could get to it. VERY well done!!
Watching the Kirk Douglas film The Final Countdown recently, I noticed that the Nimitz had both Corsair II and F-14 Tomcats? I thought the Corsair II had been retired by the mid-70s. Fab video and thank you for making it, the Corsair II is a beauty.
My father used to build this birds at the LTV plant in Dallas Tx.My father told me that the wing tips were so sharp that guys used to cut themselves without even noticing. He suggested the company put a rubber cover, on the wing tips,but they didn’t listen to what he had to say, or maybe later they did put them on🤷♂️
Fitting tribute, thanks! A-7-ELEVEN was the first operational fleet aircraft I worked on. My squadron was on the final A-7E deployment before transitioning to the F/A-18 V Hornet....(Legacy Hornet not the super. Ironically my squadron did transition to the F/A-18F (Super Hornet 2 seater)
Dang! your video costs me so much this pandemic. Ive been buying almost every models you built + more 😅🤣😍 The wife's gonna kick me out anytime now. Thanks for the great videos!!!!
Thinking back...the bomb racks were HEAVY. Especially the inboard ones near the fuselage. That rack became a shoulder injury waiting to happen. They had to be removed every so often for scheduled maintenance.
The grime and dirt, grease, fluid streaks are there but usually not for too long. Every aircraft in the Navy/ Marine aircraft except for possibly initial trainers (T-6 Texan 2). Have a 14 day wash cycle due to the corrosive environment. Washes are planned for every seven days if in a carrier environment.
Yet another beautiful build my friend! Your hand weathering techniques are second to none! Love the A-7 and that was a cool clip of the launch towards the end! Cant wait to get this one on my bench!
Great build.Trully it is.All things are superb,just main color as i know should be gray with tan tint to it.Like those patches you painted.Light gull grey.Rest is really great.
i really enjoyed your use of the clear green and orange effects, it's something i'd never thought of and it looks amazing! thanks for sharing that and awesome build as always :D
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greetings friendship friends TH-camr, I am very happy to be here, the video content is very interesting to watch.
Can't wait for interesting video content, good luck to developers! I recommend joining!
great concept and i'm glad i'm here! I hope that the content you present is entirely successful for the benefit of all users.
The concept and purpose of this content is very good. This is content that explains the benefits of this content in the future and history. I hope to do my best at every opportunity to make video content and the latest information every day grow to be great and useful for many people.
@Shadow.Gaming dont know actually which is the most expensive... maybe a GWH F-15 + all the aftermarket i spent on just to fail in that build miserably thanks to the kit decals. the most expensive i have now in my stash is Trumpeter 1/350 USS Nimitz
@Shadow.Gaming Trumpeter is very similar to Hobby boss
Where did you get the small Drill set of Dremel tools?
@@Stunthangar ebay
I flew A7A’s in VA 105; VA 37 was our sister squadron. Your modeling is superb. Outstanding detail, artful work. By the way, the live action video showed VA-105’s side number 405 being launched from the Saratoga. I flew that same aircraft many times. Thank you very much for an outstanding contribution the A7 community, and my personal memory log! I’ll have more notes to share soon. Thank you again.
Another contributor made mention that this aircraft bureau number had been shut down on November 10, 1972. I looked in my log book and I flew a “rescap” mission on the next launch cycle, over the heavily defended area of the crash site. For more detail:
www.pownetwork.org/bios/w/w429.htm
I handled the A7 on the USS Ranger CV-61 80-84 your modeling does us proud.
Thank you! That's very kind
I served on the Aircraft Carrier Lexington CVT 16.. It was a training ship when I was on it for Naval pilots... I saw a lot of thes A-7As in our hanger bay.. I loved the beauty of their lines.. Thanks for bringing back that memory... I served on her in the late 60s
Thats fantastic, glad you like it!
Thank you for actually weathering this and not making it look like it was forgotten in a field for 3 decades. Amazing job
A lot of old school navy pilots are probably having a lot of good memories after watching this.
my grandpa flew usaf A7’s
Yep thats me
S.L.U.F. was well-loved by USAF pilots and Naval Aviators
I’m one of those old school Navy pilots who is again reliving many memories of 50 years ago. Thanks to the folks at “182” I’m amazed at the artwork.
Especially a lot of ground crew and ordnance men.
You did a beautiful job with the weathering. Too many people leave their jets looking like they've been out in a field for a couple years. Wonderful build!!
Absolutely beautiful just gorgeous.... The guys who build models at this level are so so talented...... If you have never built a modle.... I mean really built one and made an attempt to paint it you know what I'm talking about. To watch this guy he makes it look SOOOO easy but let me tell you its absolutely NOT easy.... Just to add the little details like the hydraulic fluid leaks at the landing gear panels is incredibly difficult to get it look just right.... I'm sure this guy has many many hours at his work desk building these things.... To get this good I'm sure he had many failures but now he's just off the charts.... Beautiful modle.... Great job.... Truly truly a work of art...
Thank you very much!
I remember as a kid in 1967 when the first operational squadron, VA-147 Argonauts, at NAS Lemoore, California, started flying these.
I was stationed at NAS LeMoore with the VA-146 Blue Diamonds in 75 when we got the new A7E's. His build looks spot on except the horizontal stabs would bleed down right after shut down and the RAT would be extended when it's door was popped open. Beautiful build. Could not be better.
New Mexico ANG used to fly the A-7 back in the 80's out of Kirtland AFB and I would hear them and usually stop whatever I was doing to watch 4 of them in formation before peeling off one at a time to land. One of my favorite birds to see. Great build.
Also, another story from this buddy of mine, since this model represents a bird off the "Saratoga" I might note that her unofficial nickname in the Seventies was "the stinking, sinking, Sixty:" from when her sewage system back-flooded in drydock.
My eyesight is not the same even with corrective lens thats why i like the larger scale builds. Just stunning!!!!
Love the classic look of the A7. Will always remember when 2 A7’s flew over my brothers and I 20 feet off the deck....😳😳😳😳
Lovely build. I liked the addition of the actual footage too.
My father used to build this birds in the LTV plant in Dallas. During the Vietnam war.
Mezmerising 😀
First thing on the day: watch Scale Hangar182 Video.
One of my all time favourite fixed wing aircraft of all time. Great model
The man whose name I've proudly worn on my wrist for the last 50 years is, I'm sure, smiling down from above knowing that artists such as these are keeping his memory and service alive & in the public eye through these incredibly realistic works of art. His story:
Lt. Cdr. Michael G. Hoff, call sign, "Sidewinder 414," piloting his "SLUF" as a member of ATKRON 86, launched from U.S.S. Coral Sea (CV-43) on January 07, 1970 on a strike mission against an NVA truck park on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. As Lt. Cdr. Hoff completed his 4th strafing run, he radioed that he had been hit, had a fire warning light and was "...going to have to get out." Those were the last words that they heard Mike say. His squadron commander, flying with Mike on that mission, urged him to try and stay with the aircraft long enough to clear hostile territory, but nevertheless saw Mike's "SLUF" roll inverted at approximately 2000,' then saw a bright yellow flash that he stated could very well have been caused by an ejection sequence, but saw no parachute, shortly before the A-7A impacted the ground and exploded. Several attempts to send in SAR teams failed due to heavy enemy presence and fire power. They also stated that no communication attempts were received from Mike, or answered by him.
In 2008, I filed an FOIA request for any and all information pertaining to Mike's case (I used my rights under FOIA since Mike was shot down while on a "secret" mission in Laos, and while the United States had admitted years earlier that it had run "illegal" military operations in Laos as well as elsewhere, I just wanted to be as sure as I could be that I got it all. Well, it turns out that the former Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command sent teams into Laos twice: The first time to locate and interview witnesses to the events of that day as well as to locate enough evidence to justify sending an excavation team for the purpose of locating Mike's remains so that he could be genetically identified, repatriated to his country and returned to his family.
The fist team found several good and viable witnesses, nearby villagers who saw the fireball from Mike's A-7A and who, three days later, visited the crash site. After looking around in the heavy foliage, they claim to have found the body of a pilot entangled in a thicket of bamboo. His left arm had been severed and he had been halfway decapitated. The villagers stated that they stripped the body, planning to trade the effects for food, and left the body unburied.
The first team also uncovered a few "fragmented remains" that did not contain enough viable DNA for positive identification, but made a second visit absolutely necessary.
Unfortunately, while the airplane parts that were excavated prove conclusively that the aircraft that crashed in that location was an A-7 Corsair II, Mike was never found, resulting in his wife and five children having to bury an empty casket.
I apologize for taking up so much space here, but I'll never apologize for telling *Lt. Cdr. Michael George Hoff's story because it's our story; one we must never forget.
*Mike's rate was promoted to Commander, posthumously. While his "status" was later upgraded to KIA, it must ALWAYS be remembered that Mike continues to remain unaccounted for!
AMAZING
Excellent work !!!!
I also particularly liked that vintage footage because it reminded me of the story of a friend who served on the flight-deck crew of a U.S. carrier (I believe the "Franklin D. Roosevelt") when those birds were in service and he helped to save a shipmate from being sucked in the maw of an A-7; according to him the chiefs and ratings HATED that machine.
Yeah was playing battletech with a friend the saw a failed rescue attempt.
Actually the maintenance people loved it. Heard it was easy to maintain and trouble shoot for any aircraft at that time. The electronics where on cards that where easy to replace. And I’ve read a number of places, it’s bombing computer was right on accurate.
Fun fact, the nickname of this jet was affectionately called “short Little Ugly F-‘ Hey great video!
Superb airplane A-7 (Vietnam war) , great work , excelent montage and painting . Lot of details and great weathering !🖌️🎨🏆🥇👍
What a beauty..!! I wish we had TH-cam back then when I was a kid..!! 👍😊
I normally watch armor videos, this is the first aircraft video I've watched, and I'm glad I picked this one! Amazing work!!! Thank you for a wonderful video, and sharing of your awesome talent!!
Hi man, thanks for your comment. I Prefer aircraft but i do like to build some tanks and dioramas too but im not that good at them so these are less popular videos on my channel.
Beautiful SLUF, and perfectly timed, as I am building HobbyBoss's E right now with the Aires cockpit (but not the gear wells). Tons of tips from this video -- thanks!
amazing work on this A7 Corsair II
*Awesome bombs truck of the 70-80's, very good work! 👍👍👍👍👍*
Another beautiful project. Can’t thank you enough for the tips and techniques. I can’t believe how many colours go into the main body of the aircraft. Green, orange? WTH? 👍👍🇨🇦
yes i started to experiment a little withe transparent paints, i think it works nicely but in very, very small amouts :)
Scale Hangar 182 : great results.
Started watching your builds since they first appeared in my TH-cam recommends feed, you do some awesome work, just wish I had the time, patience and steady hands to build model kits. The detail you put into these are so well done with the weathered look.
Gorgeous work.
Finally it arrives and I think :beautiful
Nice build!!!, I hope you build a 1/48 scale F35 with a pilot on it, I will wait for that
Outstanding Job on the plane, Very good Detail, used to work on the very play you built stationed at Cecil Field Jax Florida. Plan to build my own here soon hope Im as good at you when I build.
Awesome very realistic 👍🏻👍🏻
Is this classed as art? If it isn't, then it should be!
Absolutely stunning work!
I love the A-7 and Honestly, you did an amazing job. Congratulations ! 👍
Nice clean work and detail clean up very coolsell done 👍well done
Absolutely STUNNING detailing. That "man eater" turned out a TRUE masterpiece. Were I able to accomplish that, it would be displayed inside a clear case of some sort where no dust nor anything could get to it. VERY well done!!
Watching the Kirk Douglas film The Final Countdown recently, I noticed that the Nimitz had both Corsair II and F-14 Tomcats? I thought the Corsair II had been retired by the mid-70s. Fab video and thank you for making it, the Corsair II is a beauty.
Corsairs retired in 90's. they still served during desert storm
My father used to build this birds at the LTV plant in Dallas Tx.My father told me that the wing tips were so sharp that guys used to cut themselves without even noticing. He suggested the company put a rubber cover, on the wing tips,but they didn’t listen to what he had to say, or maybe later they did put them on🤷♂️
Great build love the details and the weathering a fine looking aircraft 👍👍
Fitting tribute, thanks! A-7-ELEVEN was the first operational fleet aircraft I worked on. My squadron was on the final A-7E deployment before transitioning to the F/A-18 V Hornet....(Legacy Hornet not the super. Ironically my squadron did transition to the F/A-18F (Super Hornet 2 seater)
That was a genuine pleasure. Thanks and congratulations on your exceptional skill and talent.
Dang! your video costs me so much this pandemic. Ive been buying almost every models you built + more 😅🤣😍 The wife's gonna kick me out anytime now.
Thanks for the great videos!!!!
Thank you! Glad my videos are helpful!
As long as you get equal custody of your model room,what the hell?
Looks great.
Beautiful work, especially weathering.
Muy inspirador, tengo un f 14 del que tenía mis dudas de colocar resinas, pero después de ver el vídeo, definitivamente voy a ponerlas
Insane, Absolutely stunning. Great job.
excellent build!!you have extreme skills and undying patience.
Brilliant build🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇🥇
An absolute work of art- just amazing
The A-7 was the first model I built. The 2nd was a P-40 Flying Tiger:)
such a beautiful aircraft, great model as well
That was a great build. I thoughly enjoyed watching it. Plus i love the corsair including the one from world war 2.
Seen these flyover our home many times .. USAF version . Loved the Corsair 2
Brilliant. Loved that build! Thanks for sharing.
Nice touch with carrier footage at the end, interesting looking aircraft, nice detail and 'what-if' load out...sadly no pilot 👍
I can’t believe I missing you going live, awesome video
Good build. Bravo sir-
I do like this aircraft. And you've done a beautiful paintjob.
Congratulations
Thinking back...the bomb racks were HEAVY. Especially the inboard ones near the fuselage. That rack became a shoulder injury waiting to happen. They had to be removed every so often for scheduled maintenance.
The grime and dirt, grease, fluid streaks are there but usually not for too long. Every aircraft in the Navy/ Marine aircraft except for possibly initial trainers (T-6 Texan 2). Have a 14 day wash cycle due to the corrosive environment. Washes are planned for every seven days if in a carrier environment.
You’ve got talent that’s for sure. I’m speechless.
Wow that’s beautiful!
Yet another beautiful build my friend! Your hand weathering techniques are second to none! Love the A-7 and that was a cool clip of the launch towards the end! Cant wait to get this one on my bench!
Nice job, I was with VA37 Bulls on the Saratoga for 4 years working in the Airframe shop and flight deck
it looks awesome! i only regret that you don't work with 1/32 scale. it'd means more details! all the best.
A great kit this one, lots of fun. Nice build. 👍
"Fighter pilots make movies, Bomber pilots make history, Launch the Intruder!"
Ok that’s not an Intruder
Gorgeous
Excellent work mate!!
Excellent work mate
Love the design. I prefer the F-8 crusader. But man the build looks great.
Another awesome build! The pain of all that sanding was definitely worth using all the resin upgrades!!
Fantastic work as always !
Great build.Trully it is.All things are superb,just main color as i know should be gray with tan tint to it.Like those patches you painted.Light gull grey.Rest is really great.
i really enjoyed your use of the clear green and orange effects, it's something i'd never thought of and it looks amazing! thanks for sharing that and awesome build as always :D
Hook has black and white stripes. We do that so we can visually verify the hook down prior to landing.
Great job on a great jet! The Corsair has always been one of my favorites.
That’s really nicely done!
This A-7 kit of yours is a true work of art ... congratulations!
Please mount the Mirage IIIE 1/48 Kinetic kit
I can't wait for this module in DCS.
Magnificent model. Great job.
Like it, great job done.
Drum and Bass... BOH! Awesome build too.
Awesome build of a nice kit, the resin details really set it off
Magnificent build of a great aircraft...
Fun fact! The A-7 was the first US fighter aircraft with a modern Heads up Display! :)
Nicely done, sir.
nice detail work on this small kit you made as real looking as possible
Small? This is 1/48 scale.
I have the Tamiya 1/100 scale A-7A kit in the stash to be finished. That's small.
Absolutely gorgeous!
Nice build and I liked the footage as well!
Excellent build!
What a fantastic build!
Amazing!!
Absolutely stunning!
looks so friggin cool
Beautiful!! Brilliant job
Excelente trabajo del emblematico corsario ll que supo surcar los cielos en vietnam un nivel de detalles imprecionante
Awesome build!!!!...don't know bout that soundtrack tho????