Douglas A-1 (AD) Skyraider
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The Skyraider was a late WWII Douglas design to fulfill the United States Navy requirements for a carrier-based, single-seat, long-range, high performance dive/torpedo bomber that would be a follow-on to the Dauntlesses, Helldivers and [...]
An oldie and Goldie. The sublime Tamiya 1/48 Skyraider kit.
Nulla AD4-W in 1/48 scale
Which i created by crossing the pieces dedicated to the Esci version ,with the A1 H Monogram kit.
The conversion is easy to perform.
The Monogram kit has been re engraved into the paneling lines,the model was [...]
Calling this one, DONE! Second for 2024 as well. and I am on a roll.
This is a really good kit and you can build a fantastic model right from the box. I did use some after market, a couple of Quickboost items, (Gun barrels and canopy [...]
Camo colors from Model Master and Testors enamels, Black underside coat with Tamiya acrylics. Cockpit, propeller and decals from Meteor Productions and Cutting Edge (OOP). Big rocket pods and submunition dispensers from Eduard, Small [...]
A quick project, just less than a month from opening the box, but it did have the bench completely to itself. Biggest challenge was finding the Minigun pod in my huge stash of spare ‘dangly bits’ that I’ve amassed over many year of [...]
Hi folks,
an old A-1J junkie,some missing parts,warped fuselage,saved and 'transformed' into an earlier AD-4 in the Korean war...hope you like it,and tks for visiting.
This is the Tamiya A-1H kit backdated to a late model AD-4. The model depicts an aircraft assigned to VA-95 aboard USS Philippine Sea during 1952-53. The main things involved in backdating a Viet Nam era Skyraider to a Korean War AD-4 [...]
ZM Skraider built OOB with the exception of some improvements to the Yankee Extraction System and seat. There were also one or two minor tweaks. I still however need to add a scratch 150gal tank for the starboard inner wing pylon but that [...]