Building the Hasegawa A-7E Corsair II Plastic Scale Aircraft Model 

Hi everyone! Here's first video of the year. I know little bit late, I will try to upload a beginner level scale modeling video soon. Cheers!

I was in VA-82 and we never allowed the planes to look that dirty. When we got into port the line duty section would wash the aircraft and when at sea we would use waterless cleaner or if we could when allowed use water, we would wash the aircraft using water and a cleaning agent. They were kept as clean as possible at sea and land. Corrosion is a big thing with Naval aircraft because of the salt environment at sea. But even on land corrosion is a big problem. Aluminum corrodes easily if not kept clean an well preserved. Even the carbon fiber and aluminum Aircraft are cleaned for same reason CORRSION and looks.

VFA-82 was the sister squadron to VFA-105, they always got the NEW aircraft before us, they were 2nd to last when the navy transitioned to The Hornets. At least into LOT 13 great times i had 105 glad i didn't have to work on those dinosaurs

Always the best videos. No useless gabbing, great camera work, tells what colors, PSI, etc. Keep up the great work!

Results are great. But yes, I'm not sure for that replacement of electronic bays. These for cockpit must be used, but rest need only some improvements. However, in the end, it looks perfect, also, your tips with sanding are very useful, and also paint techniques are perfect. Thanks for video, great and difficult model! All the best for You! ;)

This is amazing. I will settle for this whilst I dream of an F8 Edit: and if it was an F8 in the process of landing on a carrier with half flaps and the wing fully extended I would shed a tear of pure joy. Just saying

I have built many kits as a child, but you sir take it to another level. You are an artist. Thank you for sharing.

As fir the Aries resin and being worth it I would say it kinda depends on what your looking for. I know the avionics bay on the hase. kit are really good, and can build OOB. However if you want a little more detail in showing off your work then to me yes they are worth it. Aries have always been decent for me even if they coast as much as the model I am building sometimes hehe. I think the biggest improvement with the bay is the doors to it will show a lot more of the structure. Not that you can't scratch build it. Just sometimes I am lazy and just want to spend a little extra money for a better result in the end.

I was a flight deck troubleshooter aboard USS Nimitz in the early '80s, assigned to VS-24. You've done an amazing job with this Marauder, another one of the squadrons that was on Nimitz. The weathering is spot on (no pun intended).

brilliant craftsmanship!!! do you undertake custom modelling projects of fighter jet models in 1:32 / 1:43 & 1:48 scales for model collectors??? I'm also looking for exquisitely detailed model of the nuclear powered USS John F Kennedy (CV-79) super carrier in 1:18 / 1:32 scale or 1:43 scale & America class amphibious assault ship!!! please advise!!!

I'm wondering which Hasegawa Weapons Set would be the correct kit for this model ? I'd like to do a weapons load out but not sure of the Hasegawa Weapons A, B, C, D, etc. would be correct for this period build. Thanks for any help on this.

Beautiful job! I loved working on the A-7. It was a good plane.

Once again, you have turned mud into GOLD! Lovely work, from what looks like a rather challenging kit. Great job! 👍🏻👏🏻😄

Fantastic video, please allow me to say that mr hobby suggests to dillute its 1500 primers/surfacers with Mr Rapid Thinner.

That’s an amazing model! You deserve so many more subscribers for your great work

Fantastic job, as on all your videos. Bravo! May I ask you one short question? How did you paint the air intake after sanding?

it looks awesome! thank you again for sharing your excellent work! GO NAVY

Once again great job, I have to agree with you, is aftermarket always needed when details are that good, keep up the great work!!

Sin Replicar necesito que haga usted una cosa coja las llaves de su casa las de la puerta de entrada y las de portón o cansela si tiene llaves y las del buzón si no tiene usted buzón le recomiendo que compre uno si quiere poner el buzón fuera o dentro de la vivienda haga esto las llaves del la puerta y la de la otra puerta un orificio al lado Contrario de las parte Lisa con reballanado y las del buzón dos pequeños orificios de mayor a menor con reballanado las del buzón le corrigen los problemas personales y después puede ayudar a los problemas de otras personas estas tres llaves con reballanado es Sicologia y "Ayuda sicologica" sólo para familiares y amigos puede informar a paracaidistas y grupos anti terroristas gracias. Amen

Great videos, but RU-vid keep slapping adverts right across where your captions are - this seems to be worse on newer videos and a great shame, but I understand the reasons of course - just really messes up captions.

We had that same Squadron on the USS America CVA-66 back in the early '70s, I remember the markings well.

I loved the cockpit details and the contrast between the beautiful decal app and the musty look of the Corsair II. No wonder why it's known as the S.L.U.F.F.

I like your technique for masking the black anti glare area. What is the tool and brand name of the device that you used to cut the nice circle on the masking tape?

Great build! Your skills are awesome! And the music makes me feel like I am right there with ya building away!....Bill

Absolutely brilliant, you have such a great talent; you're making me want to pick up my brushes again! One of these was my first ever Hasegawa kit and I loved it. It is still one of the best kits out there, certainly for the Corsair. Thanks again

Fantastic job, ol' boy! 👍🏻

I don't remember seeing a plane captain let his aircraft get that grunge. But damn nice work on your rig.

Waitaminit... resin dust is HIGHLY TOXIC??!!!

Great job there mate, as one of my ex bosses used to say, 'love your work' and you picked one of my favourite aircraft to build. Keep the great work up.👍👍👍👍

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Stunning build! Awesome and very informative video as well, great job! :))

Well done sir! I have a couple of questions: 1) What airbrush model/maker/brand and what air pressure are you spraying when weathering? 2) MEK and Glue? Do you mix the two together? 3) What alcohol based thinner do you use or is it just 92% Alcohol from the pharmacist shop? 4) What brand of Epoxy are you using? I have not seen that brand before.

Dear Sir, nice job, looks great!, but the music is so sad....

Another Master Piece , I have been modeling for 35 years and every video of yours I watch I learn something new! You sir are truly talented and very educational thank you for sharing so much of this hobby we love so much!

Good stuff; I might note that I had a college classmate who served on USN carriers in the 1970s as part of the deck crew and they hated the A-7. If you didn't have your wits about you you could get sucked into the engine inlet and my friend and his comrades were lucky to save a man to who almost suffered this fate!

FANTASTIC Job buddy!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤗

I like the sub titles under your video but it does work in a negative way as well....It draws my attention away from what you are actually doing.. (can't read and watch at the same time).... Would it be possible to at some narrative instead, in your future video's?

Fantastic work as always. I like that you've made it weathered, but not way over the top. Well done

Could you please post the music titles you used for this video?

21:53 That’s the reason, why I ALWAYS wear protection glasses when I’am mixing colours with thinners. Nice build btw👌🏼. Iam building L-39 eduard Evolution edition - Special Hobby rebox. If you ever wanted this kit ⚠️DON’T BUY IT!⚠️ Fitting issues everywhere, everywhere are gaps and parts don’t fit well. I cleaned every single part perfectly and also it’s terrible. I’am building it 2 months and I still didn’t painted it. Like and share 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

As a former A-7E avionics technician, nice job! The only “realism” suggestion I would like to offer is this: the ball in the l/h forward avionics bay is a LOX bottle and they are always green. Also, you are missing the scuff marks from the flight deck boots that we wear. They would be more prominent along the top of the fuselage.

I have no words.... fantastic job!!!

very nice!! Greatings from a scale channel from germany

Why do you use Zippo fluid instead of thinner?

What a great build. Very very nice. I noticed a lot of different techniques, that I didn't see before or thought about. Very helpfull. I'll be spending some more time on your channel. P.S. I just noticed one thing at the end of the video. The bomb racks seems to be the wrong way around. There is a curved wire at the tip of the rack now, that should normally be at the back. Just flip them around 180 ;)

Very well preserved details. WARM CONGRATS !!! BTW, what airbrush you use ? Mine is a NEO CN for Iwata and after me is better than two Iwata HP-CP and a Tamiya trigger HG which i own.

Where do you get the clips you used on the wings?

Get yourself some DSPAIE sprue cutters,you will never have to use a JLC saw to remove parts from sprue again.£25 to enjoy removing the most delicate parts.Sublime build.

6:35 Mr Color 308 FS36231, in the picture in the credits Mr Color 317......????? which one is correct???

just one word : F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!!! Why the fuck are you just soo good? I love your videos! keep going!

Just a comment for the algorithm.

lIKE IT VERRY MUTCH, PRIME BUILD

I always get stunned (if such word exist) watching you working... Amazing! And the corsair II is one of my favorites planes... but i want to ask you something... What do you do with your models once you finish? Do you keep them on a shelve or do you sell them?

Muy lindo tu trabajo, pero prefiero comprar los modelos ya armados; ya que al ver tus vídeos de cómo armas paso a pasó, estos aviones para mí es muy complicado, saludos.🙋🏻‍♂️🇦🇷

Thank you for the video! An interesting and instructive technology. I like aviation, although now I am collecting sailboats.

Phenomenal, stunning, beautiful, inspirational. Apologies for waxing lyrical, but these are only a few words that spring to mind regarding this build. No nonsense approach too. Model making as it should be.

Yet another fantastic build, the extra details and weathering are second to none, eagerly waiting for the next miracle 👏 👏

I remember buying a resin cockpit set, gun bays and wheel bays for my He-162 kit. Only used the gun bays in the end because they weren't compatible with one another despite being the same manufacturer. The gun bay corners would interfere with the cockpit corners and wouldn't fit.

Un buen trabajo, mi enhorabuena . Un grato saludo desde Madrid, te sigo por tu página, Saludos.

Beautiful build. Thank you.

Looks awesome. The only thing I think that stands out from the rest is the AIM-9M. It's not up to the standard of the rest of the model, but that's just nitpicking :)

Very nice video and a good comparison of the aftermarket parts with the kit.

a classmate of mine was a navy pilot in Vietnam. He was on USS Oriskany...he may have used the Corsair jet. He did something spectacular. He was silent on his time in the navy. We never heard a word.

ΟΚ this one was EXCELLENT. Recently I did an F-4, dragged me again into this rabbithole. I enjoy seeing proficient artisans like you doing their thing

Great work! One thing, though. I was a mechanic on the A7, and the tail hook is not right at all. It's way too small, and, normally, when the landing gear was deployed, the tail hook came down with it. Also, the tail hook was painted with red stripes, like a candy cane.

best modeler in youtube👍

I've watched several of your videos multiple times. They are a joy to watch. Excellent, excellent building!! Thank you!!

A fantastic result on a model of a very competent and special attack aircraft. The A-7 Corsair II was a kind of predecessor to today's mighty A-10 Thunderbolt II, which actually flew for the first time in 1972. The concept was definitely correct and very successful :)

AWESOME build man. Very nicely done... one of my favorite Cold War birds

Damn fine work!!!!! Also, you have very steady hands!!! You must not drink coffee. Excellent control of the airbrush and the detail paint brush.

That resin dust is not toxic.

Man, I built that kit in 1989!! I recall taking thin copper, draping two small pieces over a hemostat, which created a U shape, then attaching them to the canopy to make them appear as handles. I was so proud of my first attempt at improving a kit canopy. Anyways, your kit looks great. Very well done!!

Wonderful build, well done! ✌👌

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Sorry to be a pain but what type of D3 glue do you use pls - thank you

Nice alternative to dry brushing with watercolor pencil 👍

Very nice build. Have a few Hasegawa A-7s in the stash. Have built the hobbyboss kit which is very nice 😃👍

Muy muy padre te luciste amigo 😎👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👌

I have only recently come back to modelling so you can call me an ageing beginner, but this is what I aspire to. Fantastic sir.

Thanks for your video. I have built this model myself 3 times. The cockpit of Aires is already mandatory in this model.

beautiful model, seems It took a lot of work!, but it worth it man!!. very nice work !!

the detail dont match the scale

Nice model my friend.good weathering. I believe that A7 only carry the fuel tanks on the inner pylons only.Again great job.

waaaayyyyy too much work 4 me.

There are people who do modeling and then there's artists who go above and beyond what most would consider modeling and you sir are one of those kind of modelers who exhibit talent and skill that takes modeling to a whole new level. Thank you for all your time and effort that goes into making both the models so amazing and also the quality of your video's are so of the best that I've seen here on RU-vid. I really appreciate what you're doing and I hope your channel will continue to grow because more people need to see what really can be done with the modeling process if you have the talent and skills to accomplish it. So please keep up the AWESOME work and I'll keep coming back for more and sharing your video's with as many people as I possibly can. 👊😉👍

other then turpintine and zippo fluid what other thinners would you suggest, the smell of turpintine and zippo fluid

Giving up kit making now - I'll just sit and watch you all day!!!! I was literally waiting for that to take off, much appreciated.

Awesome work, very informative. I like how you displayed ratios and airbrush pressure etc. 😊👍👍👍

Haven't seen anyone used pastel chalk for weathering in a while. Nice old school technique. I loved weathering using chalk.

Great job on the build. By the way, zippo fluid is just naptha. You can get a quart for $7 or an entire gallon for $20 at any hardware store. Much cheaper than zippo fluid.

Yine harika bir iş Rahmi bey. Ellerinize sağlık.

Really good. Amazing!!!! Great job!!!

Excellent video.... and no harsh or off putting music!

I think you're builds are great but what I like most of your videos are the useful tips (small and big) you show on camera: much better than any written explanation!

wow, very impressive. not an easy build. detail looks pretty close to perfect. Hasegawa makes great kits. this is one of them built by a master. That is definitely the way they looked.

very good model and nice video.. excelent job my dear..

Elinize sağlık Rahmi Hocam.

Bu harika çalışma için sizlere teşekkür ederim. Keyifle her anını izledim, yeni çalışmalarınızı da merakla bekliyorum. Bu çalışmanız da farklı olarak epoxy yapıştırıcı ve mat vernik için Alclad kullanmanızın sebebi nedir ? Tamiya mat verniğin kullanım öncesi hazırlıkları ( ısıtma vs ) uzun olması mı ?

Вот бы все во всём мире делали только игрушечные боевые самолёты!!!

Fantastic job :) Now, if i can do the same with my Corsair, i would realy be please. Been on the shelf for 4 year !