Vietnam War Database

The Vietnam War Database at iModeler

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Looking for ARVN tank crew figures...

by Gary Brantley on April 13, 2022 · in How-to · 1 ≡

I'm not sure this is an appropriate place to ask for help, but I couldn't find a dedicated "space" for help questions. If this article doesn't fit here, please feel free to move or delete, but I'm hoping someone will have some [...]

Tamiya A-1H Skyraider, 1/48 scale

by Ramon R. Lomeli on April 12, 2022 · in Aviation · 41 ≡

Hello iModeler! Here is my Tamiya Skyraider for your review. OOB aside from ordnance - Mk. 82 bombs from AMK, 4-shot Zuni rocket pods from ICM and the Zuni rocket warheads are 3d modeled and printed by me because I just did not want to [...]

Cessna O-2 Skymaster

by Gábor Szabó on November 23, 2021 · in Aviation · 31 ≡

Hi fellow modelers, I hope You are all well. The Cessna O-2 Skymaster (or "Oscar Deuce") is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster, used for forward air control (FAC) and PSYOPS operations (aka "B******t [...]

Sky raider done

by Amari Luu on October 31, 2020 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

On Wednesday, my school which was online that day cut 75 percent of the day so I only had 2 hours. After finishing homework, I spent almost the entire day working on the sky raider and managed to finish it. The only thing I added to the [...]

A-4C Skyhawk – Hasegawa 1/48

by Colin Gomez on April 11, 2020 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

This is the Hasegawa 1/48 A-4C Skyhawk, done up in the colors of VA-153 aboard USS Coral Sea during the Vietnam Conflict. The kit is slightly enhanced with a small Eduard instrument panel and seatbelts and some scratch built quilting to [...]

North Vietnamese Mig-21PF in 1/48 Scale from Eduard kit

by Justin Bronk on December 9, 2018 · in Aviation · 17 ≡

This is from a little while back - was my first attempt at Natural Metal Finish work with Alclads... It's Eduard's Profipack series 1/48 scale Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21PF in North Vietnamese Air Force markings. Used Alclad Airframe [...]

F-4C, Cam Ranh Bay, S. Vietnam

by Greg Kittinger on October 12, 2018 · in Aviation · 5 ≡

In November 1966 dad landed at Cam Ranh Bay in S. Vietnam, with the 559th Tactical Fighter Squadron. When he departed in September of 1967 he had flown 241 missions for 401.6 combat hours, with 69 of those missions over N. Vietnam. I don't [...]

The “Scooter” – Douglas A-4E Skyhawk, VA-195 “Dambusters” – 1:48

by Gábor Szabó on September 8, 2018 · in Aviation · 24 ≡

Hi All! This is a result of the excellent 10 part "The Wietnam War" documentary serie ((link)War(TV_series) I've seen recently. Actually this A-4 was around a while just I was too lazy to publish it here and frankly I've been [...]

The Three Soldiers pt.4

by Lawrence Wells on July 17, 2018 · in Figures · 14 ≡

The final display, upon which all three kits are nested, needed to be planned to be separated for transport. My initial idea was a circle with a chevron cut out to resemble the wall at the actual location in D.C. The base would cut into [...]

The Three Soldiers pt.3

by Lawrence Wells on July 17, 2018 · in Figures

I wanted to render the last kit as the statue on display in D.C. The actual statue is not a monotone bronze color, but instead has the uniforms, equipment and weapons colored with epoxy paint. Bare skin areas are left ‘in the rough’ [...]