Plastic Scale Models
Now here's something different. Before building my 1/5 scale RC model, I decided to find a good plastic scale model and build and paint it first. I couldn't find an A7 model, but a lot of A8 models are available. The differences are subtle and mostly internal, and with the other documentation I have gathered, I will easily be able to identify the differences when the time comes.
I chose a Hasegawa 1/32 scale plastic kit which was pretty accurate and very well manufactured. I completely assembled it and made some of the more obvious modifications from the A8 to A7 variant. I painted it up in the "Black 3" scheme" and it is going to be a big help in becoming familiar with the airframe and getting some practice on painting the scheme I chose.
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