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Iron Tadpoles. Intruders of the Vietnam War. 

Still a work in progress but the first batch of drumsticks is ready. 

1965

A-6A 
VA-75, CVW-7 USS Independence 
5.10.1965 - 12.13.1965

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A-6A
VA-85, CVW-11 USS Kitty Hawk
10.19.1965 - 6.13.1966

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1966

A-6A
VA-65, CVW-15 USS Constellation
5.12.1966 - 12.3.1966

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A-6A
VA-35, CVW-9 USS Enterprise
11.19.1966 - 7.6.1967

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A-6A 
VA-85, CVW-11 USS Kitty Hawk
11.5.1966 - 6.20.1967

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1967

A-6A
VA-196, CVW-14 USS Constellation
4.28.1967 - 12.4.1967

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A-6A
VA-65, CVW-17 USS Forrestal
6.6.1967 - 9.14.1967

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A-6A 
VA-165, CVW-2 USS Ranger
11.4.1967 - 5.25.1968

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A-6A and A-6B
VA-75, CVW-11 USS Kitty Hawk
11.18.1967 - 6.28.1968

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1968

A-6A
VA-35, CVW-9 USS Enterprise
1.3.1968 - 7.18.1968

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A-6A, A-6B
VA-85, CVW-6 USS America
4.11.1968 - 12.16.1968

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A-6A, A-6B
VA-196, CVW-14 USS Constellation
5.29.1968 - 1.31.1969

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A-6A
VA-52, CVW-15 USS Coral Sea
9.7.1968 - 4.18.1969

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A-6A 
VA-165, CVW-2 USS Ranger
10.26.1968 - 5.17.1969

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A-6A, A-6B
VA-65, CVW-11 USS Kity Hawk
12.30.1968 - 9.4.1969

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coming soon...1969 -1973

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Awesome work!   :ok:

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Nice work yakarov, I'm glad that VA-35 is represented.

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Super!!!! Waiting on!

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Great! Will it be a pack of skins or a new model?

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Having followed the different threads on the topic, I would say we are looking at the result of a cooperation between GKABS and yakarov79. The base models come from GKBAS (A-6A early and late already released here, the A-6B is yet to come) and yakarov79 is making fine-tuning and adding additional details to the models also adjusting his skins to the models.

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These are great, I'm looking for new A-6 models.

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well, it all started as skin pack for thirdwire Intruders. And It was nearly done, but then GKABS released his model. So soon after I started to import my work onto new skins for his model. We made some changes, lot of changes to data and now I have bunch of skins for all A-6 deployments during Vietnam War - compatible with my previous work on A-7 and some other ongoing WIPs (full CVW  set for specific cruise). It will be available soon, or little more than two weeks. Still researching some serial numbers. Noteworthy is that those camouflaged birds are made via decals, so we have only few birds with famous experimental camouflages within squadron. It is not perfect, but it is good enough in my opinion. You will see. I think I still have some data work to do, just to add more compatibility to A-7, A-4 in matter of MER and TER racks.

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1 hour ago, yakarov79 said:

(full CVW  set for specific cruise)

hats off to you sir

a USAF wing set can often be hard to pin down.  and there's generally more photographers on an air force base than a carrier underway!  so i can imagine the fun youre having with that

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Will there be a new cockpit too, or is it only external models and skins?

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