The Skyraider Channel at iModeler (48 articles)

The Skyraider Channel at iModeler

Douglas A-1 (AD) Skyraider

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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 — 18 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[...]

Trumpeter A-1J Skyraider 1/32

by Adilcan Topgül on December 3, 2018
in Aviation — 8 Comments

Finally finished this beauty - really nice kit oob, especially the duplex cyclone engine. Painted with Mr. Hobby acrylics and weathered with oils and AK products. Coments and critics welcome as always .

My models

by Noah Zwierko on October 29, 2018
in Aviation — 10 Comments

Hello, i'm new to this site and i would just like to send my greetings to everyone and show some of my models.

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 [...]