After the beautifully painted A-7E "Tiger" of the 335SQ, the Hellenic
Air Force (HAF), agreed on the demand of the 336SQ "Mount Olympus", and
authorised the a new anniversary scheme, on the A-7E. This would be the second
aircraft of 336SQ painted in anniversary scheme, after the first F-104G
"Olympus", back in the '90. The plane made its premier to the fans,
during at the 8th of November, 2007, at Tanagra airbase. As soon as I found out
that an A-7E, with a special scheme is coming up, I began the construction.
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I
used an Eduard PE set, for adding some details, to the cockpit and other
points of the model, but all the painting, had to be based on photos
taken. All the phrases on the aircraft, were printed, and masks were made.
Masks were also used for making the artwork on both wings, and the base
colour for the pirate (on the left side), the eagles on the tail, and the
mountains, at the back of the fuselage. The remaining details, are custom
made decals. All this work was made in Photoshop. The model was closed
with a semigloss coat, except of the radom, where I used matt coat.
The
best part of the construction was, after finishing the "Olympus",
while staring at it, as I realised, it's the first model of this specific
aircraft that is build. It certainly deserves a special place among my other
models. Many thanks to the fellow-modellers @ modelclub.gr, for their
support.
Hope
you enjoy it, best regards,
Costas
aka melpas1013
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