Well, so far, I've "Thrown out and started over" 3 times. I'm barely hanging onto this version.
In case you're curious, see that tail? It "makes" the A-4's lines. In the pencil studies, I continually draw it too small and swept-back, like a Grumman F-11 Tiger. The real-deal's tail is tall and wide, visually 'too-big' for the compact, stunt-plane like lines.
However, when (sometimes it seems like 'if') this one gets finished, I'm sure the point of contention will not be the airplane itself but those stencils painted all over the airplane.
So far, there are at six different ways to write "RESCUE" or "DANGER" or "WARNING" in a 1960's vintage NAVY fighter. Some have broken letters, some don't. Some arrows have a notch, some don't. Some are outlined in solid black, others a broken black line.
I'm hoping Dave has a miracle photo laying around showing exactly what the intake and cockpit stencils looked like. In the meantime, stay tuned...
