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.

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

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

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).

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

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

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.

I learn so much from these tutorials! Thank you for helping us be better modelers!

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

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

Fantastic job, ol' boy! 👍🏻

The last model I put together was over 40 years ago. Today's kits are unbelievable.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Wow what a great build, your way of painting and weathering is outstanding, i have the same model still in my stash and you inspired me to start this project soon, thank you so much mate

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

Again perfect work my friend! Liked the little tutorial on how to correct apply putty! And also thank you for showing us your dillution of your paint job!

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.👍👍👍👍

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!!

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

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

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

You have put a crazy amount of work & detail into this build & have made a fairly normal kit & turned it into a work of art, hats off to you & you have a new subscriber.

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!

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 KZfaq. 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. 👊😉👍

A superlative work, of a professional, leaves us with an open mouth.

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!

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

Děkuji za vaše videa,moc hezká práce.

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

Using water when cutting or sanding the resin is a great tip. I hadn’t thought of that. Thank you.

I don't remember them looking this good in person. Amazing job!

Amazing footage, content and soundtrack!

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

Amazing A-7 ! Congratulations

Beautiful build. Thank you.

Awesome , It's always a pleasure to see your work.👏👏👏

This was a pleasure to watch.Master work.

Excellent piece of work!

Canadian viewer. Awesome job. Thanks for the soft line taping tip, etc.

Great work!

PERFECT PRESENT AND CAMERA IS CLEARED .

Wow, a fantastic build!!!

Beautiful build, nice work

Awesome job!!!!!!! Bravissimo!!!!

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

Lovely model and great skills. Especially your ability to keep your nails clean while painting! 😄 Bravo.

Nice work and technics.

A-maz-ing job as per usual. Every aspect of your vids are full of tips, information and visual effects. The process is perfectly explained without the long dialogue which makes watching your work an absolute pleasure.....no fast forwarding to skip over bits or switching off after 10 minutes of useless talking. I really look forward to your creations and can't wait to see what's next!!

Amazed to see Aires that fits well...

Very nice work as always!

FANTASTIC Job buddy!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤗

Fantastic job, good model 👍👍👍

Brilliant mate! Good job!

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

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

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.

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 :)

😯 Nice work!

A bit late to the party, but thanks to you pastel weathering has finally been made clear to me! Thanks!

Great kit

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

Great job! 😲👌

Thank you for the reply. I refer back to that build alot, I must have missed it somehow. Thanks again!

Excellent job,nice kit,very god!!

Really nice.like the fading/bleaching effect.

Wow nice work.

😮 Awesome,awesome work!

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

Wonderful build, well done! ✌👌

Great job

perfect job buddy! inspired me in the details

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

great WORK!

Easy to say it's worth it, AFTER all the hard work is done - lol! A lot of time and effort went into this, though, with a bunch of tips and techniques thrown in (as always) - great job!!!

Stunning! 😸

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.

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

very nice job

Awesome!

Gorgeous! Holy cow

Beautiful

superbe travail, bravo

Perhaps your best builds yet.........

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.

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

very nice!! Greatings from a scale channel from germany

best modeler in youtube👍

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.

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

Amazing!!

Fantastico trabajo. Gracias por compartirlo

Fantastic build. I miss this era of USN aircraft, there were some beautiful schemes.

Uma fonte permanente de técnicas . ....parabens !!!!!

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