Top Gun Viper s Douglas A 4 Skyhawk 1, 72 Italeri 1422 Full Build Video, RWO Models

This model depicts one of the Douglas A4 Skyhawks shown in the famous 1986 movie Top Gun starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis. The aircraft is piloted by CDR Mike Viper Metcalf, played by Tom Skerritt, during a training mission against LT Pete Maverick Mitchell, played by Cruise, in his legendary Grumman F14A Tomcat. The A4 Skyhawk is a singleengine, singleseat light attack aircraft designed for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. A total of 2, 960 aircraft were built between 1954 and 1979. The kit is part of the Italeri Top Gun F14A vs. A4F model set No. 1422. It is a pretty simple kit with relatively low parts count and not too much detail. The included decals are actually of good quality, however I am not sure about the coloring. For the build I chose Vallejo Model Air paints, using the Federal Standard codes from the build instructions as a reference. Decals, the illustrations on the box as well as the aircraft shown in the movie br, br,