Allied Aircraft in Vietnam GB 1st of Feb 07 till 1st of Feb 08

Thanks, Mark.  The wheel wells are what comes in the Tamiya kit, modified by removing the gear doors and adding card stock to the lower wing to make the circular opening.

It does seem like everyone has left the build, doesn't it.  That's too bad, there are so many good subjects.

Thats some great work John.

Looks like you put a lot of work into that kit and the results are excellent.

I've not seen too may 'E's' built. It's a kit that I'd really like to build one day too.

Fantastic work on the decals as well.

Looking inside the wheel well, is that the kit detail or did you scratch build that.

I've pretty much given up on this GB and might save my 105 for another similar themed one that has the creator as an active member.

I look forward to sseing you on the P-40 GB as soon as Mr wolf ok's my participation.

Top work on the A-1

Mark

It is done.  I did it in the markings of War Monger, 132528, of the 6th SOS at Pleiku.  What better name for a Skyraider than War Monger!  I did the aircraft specific decals with my ALPS printer, the rest are from the Tamiya A-1J sheet.  The canopy is all from the Matchbox kit except the sliding portion which is from a Squadron vac canopy, with all the framing sanded down and repolished.  The fit of the windscreen was difficult, and I'm not really satisfied with the windshield, it's a little messy but it's not bad enough for me to try taking it off and starting over.  I am quite pleased with how the model turned out.  In the process of researching the markings I spent some time on the Skyraider Association's web site (just Google Skyraider and it will come up) and learned that the A-1E's were called "Fatface" for obvious reasons.  So it's a Warmonger fat face. 

Another progress report, although I'm afraid everyone else is done and I might be talking to myself!

Here are a bunch of pictures.  I've filled in the lower cowl flap, finished the dive brake installation, put together the engine and cowl, and a bunch of other stuff.  All of it, with notes, is on my web site here 

A-1 Progress Report.  The gear doors need more smoothing out but the shape is there.  The pictures of the vertical fin show the milliput added so I can get the air inlet drilled out and shaped once the fuselage is together. 

The forward fuselage pictures show the filling and shaping necessary in front of the windscreen, and also the exhaust vent spliced in on the Tamiya part (from the Matchbox part) just above the wing leading edge.  I think this is an oil cooler vent, not sure, but it is a difference between the A-1E and the narrow body types.

The wing pictures and gear door photos have notes on them.  The resin interior is from Cobra Company and is very detailed and well cast, there are some minor warp issues but only on large flat parts, not hard to deal with.  The assembled tub is made up of 8 separate parts and fit well, and also fits in the mocked up fusdelage well, but I am having some trouble getting the paint to stick, when I tried masking some of the interior parts the masking tape lifted the paint.  I think I'm going to have to strip off the paint and try something more aggressive than the dish soap I used to clean the resin parts the first time.  Not happy with the finish anyway, after trying to patch the paint that lifted.  I'm not good at repairs like that.

Looks good, GdadJohn!  There's a soft spot in my heart for the Monogram T-28's.  I built several when they were first released and the last one was about 3 years ago, a T-28A that was done jointly by me and my two grandsons.  No paint, just glue and decals.  And fun!

Progress is sort of stalled on my A-1E.  I'm making masters to cast new gear doors.  Never build a model of something that is nearby to look at.  The accuracy bug will infect you!

Finished this a little while ago. Kit is straight OOB except for added weight in the nose and I plugged the clear post hole in the speed brake. Painted aircraft gray over light gray. Decals are RVNAF out of the box. Overall not a bad fit ofr a kit copyrighted in 1958. No wheel well details molded in and cockpit is sparse.

Okay thanks!

Well I've just read Scream Of Eagles and feel real inspired to do an F-4 so can you add me down to the list?  Don't know what version or kit though.

Well, I finally got this O-2A this far.  Lots of putty and sanding.  Not wild about the ARII kits, but it was the only one that I had found for this plane.  I may try to finish some of the Navy 1/72 aircraft (F-4, A-4, A-7) that I have that would fit into this build, if I can get some other builds completed first.

This is not one of my best works, but I am glad to add it to my Vietnam era shelf.

Ready to be glossed and decaled.

Mkhoot very nice job on your build. Makes me wanna do another Phantom.

Granddad John, progress is comming along very nicely.

I hope to get more done on my Huey and then maybe i can sit it along side the 1/32 Bushranger i have nearly completed.

Very good progress overall.

Robert 

That's a nice looking Phantom.  I hadn't seen those markings before, I think I'll try to find them in 1/32.  I like the way it looks kind of faded but not over weathered, like the photos I see of them in Viet Nam.  Is this the first finish in this GB?

grandadjohn the T-28 is looking good.

John I'll be following this build. I plan on doing the same build.

I finished my Phantom. Boots Blesse's F-4C at Da Nang 1967.

jeaton01 wrote:

GA Modeler, Will is sort of absent so the rest of us insurrectionists just always say go for it to anyone that wants to join.  Look forward to seeing the AC-47.  T-28 looks good, Grandadjohn (are you my evil twin?  I'm also a Granddad named John) My A-1E officially started today.  About to chop up a perfectly good Tamiya A-1H fuselage as we speak.

I may be

Did cut.  Here's photos.  The area outlined in blue has to be filled to get the proper contour on the upper nose.

GA Modeler, Will is sort of absent so the rest of us insurrectionists just always say go for it to anyone that wants to join.  Look forward to seeing the AC-47. 

T-28 looks good, Grandadjohn (are you my evil twin?  I'm also a Granddad named John)

My A-1E officially started today.  About to chop up a perfectly good Tamiya A-1H fuselage as we speak.

Made some progress on my build, it's about ready for the paint shop

The B-57 looks good