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                        A1 Skyraider

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                        Dohrmc
                        • Member since
                          March 2013
                        A1 Skyraider
                        Posted by Dohrmc on Sunday, December 11, 2022 12:20 PM

                        Not a plastic model, stick and tissue constuction, it flies very well, although some tweaking is in order.  
                        30" wing span, weight is right at 3 oz, which is light enough for good flights. It is a FreeFlight model, so no radios. Careful adjustments needed to produce good flights!

                        I have just gotten back into plastic models, and was working on this when I signed up here.

                        Colors  added by airbrush, and careful hand painting-graphics by Callie Graphics.

                         

                        Untitled by DOHRMAN CRAWFORD, on Flickr

                         

                         

                        i am still struggling to post a picture! Stand by!

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                        cbaltrin
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: Land of Lakes
                        Posted by cbaltrin on Sunday, December 11, 2022 1:12 PM

                        Looks good !

                        On the Bench: Too Much

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                        missileman2000
                        • Member since
                          March 2022
                        • From: Twin cities, MN
                        Posted by missileman2000 on Monday, December 12, 2022 7:19 AM

                        Looks great. Whose kit is that?

                         

                         

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                        MR TOM SCHRY
                        • Member since
                          July 2015
                        Posted by MR TOM SCHRY on Monday, December 12, 2022 7:42 AM

                        Dohrmc, this looks awesome!  Great job on the S.E.A. paint scheme.  The Skyraider is my favorite post-WWII aircraft!

                        tjs

                        TJS

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                        Dohrmc
                        • Member since
                          March 2013
                        Posted by Dohrmc on Monday, December 12, 2022 2:35 PM

                        The kit is by Mike Midkiff and is excellent. i subbed some wood in the interest of lightness.

                        I have also built his Junkers D1, and it is an excellent flier. His web site is Ozark Model Aviation. All kits are FreeFlight. Mike is an excellent builder and flier.

                        I should post a picture of the Junkers, it's very detailed compared to the Skyraider, which was built to compete in mass launch events.

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                        Pj's thunderbolt
                        • Member since
                          October 2010
                        • From: North west Wise county Texas
                        Posted by Pj's thunderbolt on Saturday, December 17, 2022 2:09 PM

                        Some micro servos and an electric motor and that skyraider would be a hoot to fly and I bet would fly long on a small charge. 

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                        Eugene Rowe
                        • Member since
                          May 2022
                        Posted by Eugene Rowe on Saturday, December 17, 2022 3:46 PM

                        Looks great, especially the wings!

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