The Skyraider Channel at iModeler (50 articles)

The Skyraider Channel at iModeler

Douglas A-1 (AD) Skyraider

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AD-5 (A-1E) 1/48 Tamiya+Matchbox

by Nguyen Huy Hoang on April 3, 2018
in Aviation — 13 Comments

Hi All, I would like to present my latest completion: the Big Face Spad. AD-5 (A-1E). The build were kitbashed from the infamous Tamiya A-1 Skyraider and Matchbox vintage AD-5. There are 1/32 resin conversion set from Fisher Model for Trumpet[...]

Year of the Cat

by Frank Cronin on March 10, 2018
in Uncategorized — 13 Comments

OK... another stretch.. the name on the cowling of this aircraft is "Paper Tiger"......... Whadda ya think...? qualify? This is the SWS Zoukei-Maura 1/32 AD-1H Skyraider FIRST .... This is an excellent kit. Well engineered, well designed, accur[...]

1/48 AD-4NA Skyraider

by Dan DeSilva on January 20, 2018
in Aviation — 26 Comments

A few years ago, I decided to try and fold the wings on one of my 1/48 Monogram AD-6 skyraiders. the parts seemed to be there, but it was not mentioned in the instructions. One problem with cutting the wings is that it is impossible to keep the [...]

Moldy oldie,IMC 1/72 A-1 Skyraider.

by Robert Royes on December 4, 2017
in Aviation — 11 Comments

Another moldy oldie, This is from IMC'S battle damage series of the 1970's. Done in South Vietnam AF scheme, I wanted it to still be able to fly so I only used the damaged stabilizer. Got the kit off of the net. I used the kits decals, some whic[...]

Z-M 32nd A-1J Skyraider

by Craig Abrahamson on December 2, 2017
in Aviation — 34 Comments

Had this one for a little while and got a little burnt out on Phantoms, so I decided to go ahead and add it to the Z-M Navy version I'd done way back when (I think it was my first ever iModeler post come to think of it). Anyhow, pretty much the [...]

Getting Skyraiders right

by Tom Cleaver on November 3, 2017
in Automotive — 25 Comments

One of the big problems for modelers building A-1 Skyraiders is that most of the time the model is under-weathered. A friend of mine who flew Skyraiders in Vietnam once told me that the major problem he had with most of the Skyraider models he s[...]

1/48 Tamiya A-1H Skyraider VA-152 Black Spades

by Brian Scott on November 2, 2017
in Aviation — 33 Comments

Just finished her today. Painted with MRP paints. Wash and stains was the Mig products, Aeromaster decals . Enjoy by Brian scott[/url], on Flickr by Brian scott[/url], on Flickr by Brian scott[/url], on Flickr by Brian scott[/url], on F[...]

Yes….a Phantom – but it’s the last one for a while

by Craig Abrahamson on October 15, 2017
in Aviation — 28 Comments

Tamiya's 1/32nd scale F-4J. And wouldn't ya know - after I [thought] I was finally finished, THEN I noticed that I forgot to paint the NMF section(s) on the elevators. Dammit! Oh well, that shouldn't be too difficult to remedy if I'm careful w[...]

1/48 Tamiya AD-3 Skyraider

by Brian Scott on August 28, 2017
in Aviation — 16 Comments

Shelf of doom # 3 complete . 1/48 Tamiya AD-3 Bu.No. 122743 air VMW -121 based at K-3 ( Pohang ) Korea 1951. Started on this almost two years ago. Finally she is completed . Painted with Mr. Paints and Tamiya paints . by Brian scott[/url], on [...]

A-1H Details: ‘Lieutenant America’

by Mike Still on August 20, 2017
in Photo Collections — 8 Comments

I shot these pics of a restored A-1H, "Lieutenant America", at Lonesome Pine Regional Airport in Wise County, Va., back in 2011.For a restoration, this Skyraider compares well to photos from Wayne Mutza's book on A-1's in Vietnam, Bert Kinzey's [...]