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Old 07-21-2021, 05:08 PM
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Cool Vertical fin

The Skyhawk has one of the best looking vertical fins on any aircraft. This model has it in multiple sections and parts.

There are also two options for the rudder and you have to make a decision upfront because some surgery is needed. One option has the rudder rendered to show the side stiffeners on the rudder plate. This is incorporated to the fin and nothing else is needed. The second option is to cut out the area of the stiffeners and build all of them as an assembly. However, for my version, I removed the entire rudder from the fin in order to build it as one unit.


Here are the parts
A-4 Skyhawk- Yoav in 1/30 scale-img_4773.jpg

and the internal supports
A-4 Skyhawk- Yoav in 1/30 scale-img_4776.jpg


note that the red hatched area will be cut out to accommodate the separate rudder



a little trial check
A-4 Skyhawk- Yoav in 1/30 scale-img_4777.jpg


cut out the red area
A-4 Skyhawk- Yoav in 1/30 scale-img_4779.jpg

added card stock where the horizontal support will be drilled thru
A-4 Skyhawk- Yoav in 1/30 scale-img_4786.jpg



fin is assembled as one unit
A-4 Skyhawk- Yoav in 1/30 scale-img_4783.jpgA-4 Skyhawk- Yoav in 1/30 scale-img_4784.jpgA-4 Skyhawk- Yoav in 1/30 scale-img_4785.jpg



dry fit
A-4 Skyhawk- Yoav in 1/30 scale-img_4787.jpg


The final fit is great.



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