Apologies for very little prints shown - look out over Black Friday weekend for updates! (Stud.io doesn't like us! :( )
 
Fulfillment & Shipping expected from first batch: February - March 2026

About the A-4M Skyhawk VMA-23 'Black Sheep':
 
- 1158+ LEGO® and custom-printed elements
- 1:35 Scale
- 1 USMC Attack Jet Pilot by The Brick Service© (images to come soon)
- Posable flight surfaces, airbrakes, landing gear & gear doors, moving leading edge slats, opening cockpit canopy.
- Fits 1 minifigure with cockpit canopy open (it's a tight squeeze!)
 
Designed in the 1950s as a simple, space-efficient and durable light attack aircraft, the design of the A-4 has changed dramatically over it's 60+ years of service with over a dozen nations and private operators; despite it's age, its distinct silhouette, beautifully simple lines, refusal of expensive trends and technologies and trusted reputation has remained.
 
Fielded largely by the U.S Navy & Marine Corps, the A-4 saw combat operations over South East Asia during the Vietnam conflict, while also seeing action in the Middle-East and in the South Atlantic.
 
It remains in active service - although in limited capacity and roles - with Militaries and Private Operators across the globe, with the latter flying the A-4 in Red Air and similar exercises. Even though their dominance in the Air has clearly faded away, if you ever talk to a current or previous combat-exercised A-4 pilot, you'll learn many a story of Heinamann's Hotrod evading and beating much more advanced adversaries in exercises and in combat.
 
Vehicle Specifications:
 
Crew: 1, 1x Pilots
Armament: 2x 20 mm Colt Mk 12 Cannons
Payload: Various types depending on mission, x5 weapon attachment points
Powerplant: 1x Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408 Turbojet Engine
 
Information about this Kiwibricks custom kit:
 
Build '12' of VMA-214 'Black Sheep', one of the most iconic USMC Squadrons and one that has decades of service with the branch. From flying Corsairs to flying early and late models of the A-4, to Harriers and now the iconic Lightning II, its history is rich, and its operational use of the A-4 is not to be forgotten. Representing the livery flown before most remaining Skyhawks moved to a 'boring' all Grey paint job, this model shows off the twilight era of loud and striking markings on U.S aircraft.
 
80 custom UV printed parts represent the various markings, Black Sheep emblems, starred tail and more across the aircraft, as well as a custom USMC Attack Jet Pilot by The Brick Service© (images to come soon).
 
Each kit also comes with additional parts to add visible Zuni Rockets (for the already included LAU-10 rocket pod) as well as x2 Triple Ejector Racks with 3 Mark 81 Snakeyes each to sling under the inner pylons!
 
FINAL MODEL MAY DIFFER FROM RENDERS
 
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