Yet another question about the accuracy of the Trumpeter 1/48 A-3 Skywarrior kit has been brought to my attention, in this case the location of the main landing gear wheel well, which is reportedly a bit too far aft. Leaving it where it is creates a problem with national insignia placement. Moving it forward 4-5 mm means the big antenna fairing on the aft fuselage now appears to be too short.
One problem with addressing the accuracy of the kit is establishing a baseline from which to determine the proper placement of major details. In this instance, I've shown the location of the trailing edge of the wing on the fuselage, the vertical fin fold joint, the interface of the rudder with the fin, and a few fuselage station locations (in inches from just forward of the tip of the nose).
The outline of the fuselage and the location of the wheel well and the speed brake are from
pretty good Douglas drawings. The location of the antenna pod is from a sketch of unknown provenance. This is from a set of Luc Colin walkaround pictures:
For many more, see
http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/luc_colin3/eka-3b_skywarrior_142251/
