The Skyraider Channel at iModeler (53 articles)

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Douglas A-1 (AD) Skyraider

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Skyraider R3350-Duplex Cyclone Engine, jigsaw puzzle from Trumpeter!

by Rob Anderson on June 24, 2020
in Uncategorized — 11 Comments

So, I hope the rest of the instructions are better than the engine instructions! Some trial and error and leaving out a part that can't be seen that interfered with the whole works and I got her together. Thankfully there are lots of pictures [...]

ESCI A-1H Skyraider 1:48

by George R Blair Jr on May 6, 2020
in Aviation — 24 Comments

Well, there I was, 6 weeks into a really bad case of cabin fever. I was waiting for some add-ons for a Lorna that I wanted to build for the WW2 Japanese group, and I was reading a book on the Skyraider in Vietnam. Of course, I decided to buil[...]

skyraider 1/48

by Jocelyn cossart on April 26, 2020
in Aviation — 6 Comments

this kit is from tamiya, as always they did a big job. The details are really great but without riveting. A pilot is included in the kit, but I only keep the pilot helmet. Hope you will like the weathering on it and the whole result too. thanks!

Tamiyas Skyraider- I had to switch to the reserve tank to get her home.

by Jimmy Zed on April 19, 2020
in Aviation — 31 Comments

This was one of those builds where she ended up spending a few weeks in near solitary, staring at me from the workbench with worrying eyes as i left her unfinished and slowly gathering dust. A few days ago i looked at her sternly, flipped the sw[...]

Skyraider AEW 1 – Tamiya/ESCI kitbash

by Tom Cleaver on March 30, 2020
in Aviation — 7 Comments

Done back in 2004: One of the lessons the U.S. Navy learned during the Second World War as a result of the Kamikaze campaign was that there was no such thing as too early a warning of an incoming attack. The further away from the fleet the ene[...]

Evergreen Air and Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon, USA

by David A. Thomas on July 23, 2019
in Aviation — 23 Comments

Greeting, iModelers. A week ago I road tripped down to McMinnville, Oregon with some friends to see the air and space museum. There is a modest but nevertheless impressive collection there of aircraft across the history of flight, from a 1:1 mod[...]

A-1H Skyraider US Navy

by Julian Shawyer on March 25, 2019
in Aviation — 24 Comments

This is the 1/48th Tamiya Douglas A-1H Skyraider. US Navy. VA25 squadron. The only additions to the kit, apart from the decals, were etched seat belts. I used Aeromaster Acrylic Matt Light Gull Grey, and Tamiya Matt White to paint the model. T[...]

Special Ops Sharks Teeth A-1J Skyraider.

by Julian Shawyer on February 23, 2019
in Aviation — 18 Comments

This is the Tamiya 1/48th scale Douglas A-1J Skyraider. I added a etched seat harness and a QuickBoost resin Canopy Actuator Cover. The model was painted with Hannants Xtracrylix colours and weathered with artist gouache. The decals are Iliad D[...]

Douglas A-1H Skyraider

by Paul E. Owens on January 22, 2019
in Aviation — 19 Comments

The Douglas Skyraider, affectionately known as the Spad or flying dump truck is the Tamiya 1/48 kit i purchased in 2001 if i recall correctly. I started building in 2002 but i was defeated by the four color cowling, i could not get the natural [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F-84G Thunderbird “Four Queens”

by bob mack on December 31, 2018
in Aviation — 35 Comments

Taegu AFB South Korea 1952 the little round hole was an access cover so ground crew could get to the electronics below the canopy pilot is Col. Joe Davis Jr. 58th Bomb Wing the white canopy frames were not individual windows...the frames w[...]