Tamiya 1/48 Skyraider

rangerj

Very, very, nice job on the Navy A-1. The A-1 carried a bomb load comparable to the 4 engined B-17. While in SEA there were two aircraft I liked seeing overhead, the C-47 gunship, and the A-1s. The jets swooped in and dropped their ordanance and zipped away. The two prop jobs hung arround and provided cover and comfort. We usually saw Navy/Marine A-1s like the one you modeled (gull gray and white), but occassionally we saw A-1s in SEA camo with the USAF or ARVN. Once when the fire base was under fire the A-1s came to help us and as they made passes with their 20MM cannons the ejected shells rained down on us. One of the guys had a shell bounce off of his steel pot (helmet) and put a dent in it. Stuff happens. That particular A-1 is famous for shooting down a Mig. Interestingly enough one of the first Migs shot down in Korea was also shot down by an A-1.

Again, that is a super job on the A-1.

 

Thanks all for the nice comments - this kit was a joy to build - just shake it out of the box and it falls toghether! 

RangerJ - increadible story and thanks for your service.  Dented helmet!  Wow.  I've always been a fan of the prop planes and the SkyRaider in all its varients was a beast.

Very, very, nice job on the Navy A-1. The A-1 carried a bomb load comparable to the 4 engined B-17. While in SEA there were two aircraft I liked seeing overhead, the C-47 gunship, and the A-1s. The jets swooped in and dropped their ordanance and zipped away. The two prop jobs hung arround and provided cover and comfort. We usually saw Navy/Marine A-1s like the one you modeled (gull gray and white), but occassionally we saw A-1s in SEA camo with the USAF or ARVN. Once when the fire base was under fire the A-1s came to help us and as they made passes with their 20MM cannons the ejected shells rained down on us. One of the guys had a shell bounce off of his steel pot (helmet) and put a dent in it. Stuff happens. That particular A-1 is famous for shooting down a Mig. Interestingly enough one of the first Migs shot down in Korea was also shot down by an A-1.

Again, that is a super job on the A-1.

Skyraiders Are so cool and you have done a phenom of a job on this build.  One word; “Excellent”!

Toshi

Well done, quite Skyraiderish. 

Outstanding! I really like the way you did the exhaust stains on the fuselage, plus many other high points.

Popular markings.  Shot down a mig in the Vietnam war.

Looks great.  Curiously the Tamiya kit includes the same markings that came with the old Monogram / Revell kit.  I have always wanted to build the Tamiya kit but since I had already built the Monogram, I never felt I had the space for it.