1:32 LTV A-7D/A-7E Corsair II male pilot (in a standing position - type 2) (1 pcs)

Corsair II: standing pilot, form type 2, 1:32 scale

The second of the pose variants of a pilot with which the space around a large model can be filled. The designation limits the real subject to the LTV A-7D and A-7E versions and describes the pose as standing, type 2. Together with the type 1 variant it makes a pair that can be placed side by side.

Why it pays to combine two poses

A single figure by a model works as a sense of scale; two already create a relationship. When two people are turned toward each other, the viewer imagines a conversation before takeoff or a report after landing, and the scene gains action at once. It helps not to place both figures on one line; a small offset in depth and a difference in eye level look far more natural than symmetry.

Advice on painting flight gear

Let the procedure run from the bottom up: skin first, then the layers of clothing and finally the small accessories. On the gear, watch that the straps and buckles are a shade darker than the surface they lie on, or they will merge with it. A slight difference in color between the coverall and the anti-g trousers is also fitting, because they are different materials and in reality the shades never match exactly. Keep a glossy surface for the helmet visor alone.

Who the variant is for

• for modelers who build more than one figure by a machine
• for builders of large models of the naval and the land-based Corsair
• for figure painters who like working with the relationship between figures
• for display cases where a model is to look inhabited

Paints and other modeling chemicals have to be obtained separately.