Argentine Air Force A-4PProvided by Joe Turpen, Skyhawk Association Modeler and Researcher The A-4P was the mainstay of the Argentine Air Force attack squadrons during the 1982 Falklands War. This model was built using the 1/48th scale Hasegawa A-4C kit as the starting point (now that the A-4B is out in kit form this would be the kit to buy since the P was a refurbished B-model Skyhwak). The A-4B had a different instrument panel than the C-model but since I was going with a closed canopy, I used the kit cockpit as is with some extra detailing. I also detailed out the kit ejection seat. Exterior modifications include shortening and reprofiling the nose, adding the saddle-type ADF antenna on the dorsal spine, and making the two rod antenna on either side on the vertical stabilizer. Several scoops on the C-model had to be filled in as well. The paint is Poly Scale acrylic,mixed to match photos of the Argentine Air Force A-4Ps during the 1982 war, which also included the field-applied yellow wingtips used for identification. markings are from the Aztec in Mexico and represent an A-4P which destroyed the Royal Navy frigate HMS Antelope with a 1000lb bomb delivered from masthead height. The brave Argentine pilot was killed seconds after weapons release by a British Sea Wolf missile. 
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