TA-4H Tail with Extension

You can see how far I had to cut back on the sugar-scoop to fit the tailpipe extension.  This extension was installed as a way of protecting the Ayit from SA-7 missile strikes hitting the hot tailpipe and knocking out the tail surfaces.  Bitter lessons from the Yom Kippur War and was applied to all single-seat and two-seat Ayits.  The extension is from QuickBoost.

Can also see how far I have come with the squared off tail-tip.  I used sheet plastic to shim up the Hasegawa tail-tip.  Once the fuselage halves are glued together, will do the fine fitting the tail-tip and add the small antenna at the top.

Wing work Pt 3

Well here are close-up pictures of the left and right wings.  Still not very happy with how it came out.  Thinking of dragging another wing out and start building it.  Razor cut the leading edge slat areas and shim them up.  Cut out the wing-tip lights.  Luckily Israeli Skyhawks do not have the leading edge landing light so don't have to cut that out.  Nor the radomes.

Practice Bomb Dispenser

Right now I am leaning towards the 2008 Xnir photo of 544 landing.  Which means weathering on the aircraft.  No fuel tanks or weapons on the wing pylons. 

But I am a bit stumped for the centerline.  As far as I know, no one has the practice bomb dispenser as an aftermarket part.  Judging from this picture of 542, the dispenser carries six 25lb practice bombs and perhaps a foot longer than the centerline pylon.  Some of the dispensers have four 'tubes' in the nose and tail, not sure what that means.

Since I have started working on the cockpit area, still got time for research.  If anyone has any ideas, pictures, dimensions, or plans for this dispenser; please let me know.  The same dispensers are still used on the F-16I Sufa judging from several pictures in the Isra Decal book on the Sufa. Thanks.

Renewing Posting

OK, sorry for the hiatus.  Life has intervened, but will be posting pics of latest progress soon.  Thanks.

The ejection seats have been sorted out.  Finally got where the leading-edge slats retract to be correct; easier to cut out the leading-edge slat area and shim it up with sheet plastic - trust me.  And cut off the sugar-scoop to install the tailpipe extension.  QuickBoost does a very nice resin tailpipe extension - kit QB 48 247.  Bought two through Sprue Brothers since want to also build an A-4N.