russ c Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Hi everyone, Thought I`d show you some pic`s of my latest effort; yet another Skyraider... This time Tamiyas 1/48 A-1H, completed as an aircraft of the 514th Fighter Squadron, Son Vuong Flight, South Vietnam Air Force Circa 1962-63 Made a few alterations to the base kit with deletion of one antenna on the underside and fabricated a large blade antenna for the rear fuselage, removal of the tail hook and made blanking plate, Bombs came from the spares box and as some pic`s showed them quite lightly loaded, I thought I`d do it that for a change Decals were from the remains of a Cutting Edge sheet and some from the kit and stash Other wise just the usual seat belts, brake pipe and canvas cover behind the seat. Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking, Cheers Russ 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 RUSS Another of your superb builds Love the scheme - not seen that option before Regards Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Excellent work! Great weathering, especially the exhaust stains. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Wow, cracking work. The weathering is right on the mark... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 nice work on the Spad well done Glenn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Excellent SPAD and a nice job replicating the distinctive exhaust staining. Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Russ, you are a machine. Great looking spad. Rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Russ Well, you learn something every day !. I did not realise the VNAF Spads were overall Light Grey.....I had assumed, without really checking, that they wore the standard Light Gull Grey/White scheme used on USN Spads. Now I know, this may give me added incentive to start my own kit - its on my 'to do' list but will have to wait until I have finished some of the others. A great build, BTW, and I like the choice of markings and the fact that it is not fully loaded.....I suspect the weather conditions, with high humidity, prevented the carriage of full weapons loads on many occasions, as firepower was traded against performance and the ability to get out of the EZ quickly and efficiently when it all got a little bit 'tricky'. Well Done although I envy your workrate ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Another amazing spad Russ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Wow, looks amazing, that tiger stripe sure is an eye catcher, any pics of the cockpit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazyeagle Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Excellent build....talented as always. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfriend Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Don't you just love a skyraider! Got one of these to do myself, now it look's like I will have to up my game!! Brilliant build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Looks great love the weathering rgds mr b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Russ, your builds are becoming excessively boring: always perfect, beautifully painted and eye catching! Can't you make a mistake once in a while to give us, poor average modelers, some hope? Fantastic as always! Well done JR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Amazing work as always! Perfect weathering work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Yep, another Russ c stunner!Keep 'em coming I love the Spad in all it's variations. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Russ Well, you learn something every day !. I did not realise the VNAF Spads were overall Light Grey.....I had assumed, without really checking, that they wore the standard Light Gull Grey/White scheme used on USN Spads. Now I know, this may give me added incentive to start my own kit - its on my 'to do' list but will have to wait until I have finished some of the others. A great build, BTW, and I like the choice of markings and the fact that it is not fully loaded.....I suspect the weather conditions, with high humidity, prevented the carriage of full weapons loads on many occasions, as firepower was traded against performance and the ability to get out of the EZ quickly and efficiently when it all got a little bit 'tricky'. Well Done although I envy your workrate ! re: I did not realise the VNAF Spads were overall Light Grey.....I had assumed, without really checking, that they wore the standard Light Gull Grey/White scheme used on USN Spads Cheers Tiger331, from what I`ve read, some of the first ones obtained by the VNAF were Gull Grey/Gloss White, so be worth checking depending on what markings you use. Thanks for to all for looking and kind comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Another day another cracking build from russ! Will never get bored of these! FF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Doctor Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Stunning Flying dump truck! I've got one tiny point: it looks like a much used airplane, but the propellor is brand new, some chipping could make it just more convincing. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Great looking spad russ, nice job on the paint and weathering 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 A great looking Skyraider... paintwork and weathering are a treat- always enjoy seeing your work Russ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathy Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 wow, that is an amaizing one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Stunning Flying dump truck! I've got one tiny point: it looks like a much used airplane, but the propellor is brand new, some chipping could make it just more convincing. Dave Cheers Dave, point taken, but maybe it had a new propeller fitted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungo1974 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Crazy Water Buffalo!!.....Awesome job Russ. I really need to get back to my Trumpeter 1/32 VNAF Skyraider at some point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Cracking build Russ, and nice to see a different set of markings as well, Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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