`Carolyns Folly`, A-1E Skyraider, Air Commando`s

[tonyot 25,828]

Excellent job there Russ,.....I`ve never seen a Matchbox Skyraider built up before and yours looks superb,

 

Cheers

            Tony

[Basuroy 1,794]

Superb model and great photography as always Russ  

Are those rocket pods under the wings ?

[russ c 8,755]

28 minutes ago, Basuroy said:

Superb model and great photography as always Russ  

Are those rocket pods under the wings ?

Cheers Bas`, no they`re cluster bomb dispensers, the small bombs are either white phosphorous or tear gas. Along with the napalm tanks I guess it was equipped for `Area Denial` probably on SAR mission.

 

[MRMLA 431]

OK, just gazing, again and again! So nice Spad and not seen very often this one! Excellent! 

[stevej60 29,774]

Brilliant take on the old Matchbox kit Russ,superb job!

[Don 68]

What a stunning build Russ.   A real sows ear of a kit and you created a silk purse!  Bravo.

[phildagreek 2,693]

That's alright that Russ, very smart & nicely photographed. You do knock them out pretty steady at a high quality. Good effort.

[ForestFan 1,432]

Another excellent build Russ, I do like this. I'm surprised there isn't a more modern tooling of this type in 1/48 & 1/72 for us lesser mortals!

cheers

[Bell209 712]

Great Spad!

[russ c 8,755]

12 hours ago, ForestFan said:

Another excellent build Russ, I do like this. I'm surprised there isn't a more modern tooling of this type in 1/48 & 1/72 for us lesser mortals!

cheers

Thanks, but it won`t happen until I`ve finished the last one in my stash ( only one more to go though )

[batcode 3,526]

very nice job Russ. li had this kit when i was younger lol....wouldent mind getting this on again myself and would be nice if someone brought a new kit of it out

[mcdonnell 3,062]

Hello,Russ - My apologies for this late reply but once again I see a superbly built,finished and portrayed subject in your hallmark style.This version of the 'Skyraider' also makes a pleasing change to view.Great work.

😉👍 All the very best,Paul.

[PlaStix 19,358]

That really is stunning! Your modelling skills never cease to amaze. 

Kind regards,

Stix

[Michael51 496]

Great work on a kit I love.

 

I have built that kit at least a dozen times, but never to such a fine standard.

 

Michael

[lindan 104]

I must very much agree with all the above comments, a pleasure to look at. I especially like the panel lines very neat. Got any more like this one?

[Dave N 874]

Spadly excellence ! ... very dramatic and convincing scene.

[russ c 8,755]

2 hours ago, lindan said:

I must very much agree with all the above comments, a pleasure to look at. I especially like the panel lines very neat. Got any more like this one?

Thanks Lindan, yeah I`ve posted a few more like this over the years, sorry I can`t tell you an easy way of finding them, but if you search for the phrases: Indochina, Laos, Secret war, Flying Dragon, Air America, Air Commando etc, you should find a few of them. Or for less common aircraft like Bronco, Mohawk etc try searching for the aircraft names.

Thanks again, Russ

 

Also: Thanks to every one for posting such great feed back, appreciated

[Spitfire31 1,954]

Fabulous model. You've really captured the aggressive look of that heavy brute.

 

Kind regards,

 

Joachim

[tonyot 25,828]

It looks superb to me Russ,..... another winner in your jungle warrior collection!

 

Cheers

           Tony

[Wulfman 134]

Spiffing Spad and great presentation.

 

Wulfman

[petetasker 317]

Tremendous build - love it

[Tiger331 1,071]

Great build with a 'challenging' kit - just goes to show what can be done with some brilliant modelling skills and perseverance.

 

Well Done (again) Sir !

[markmcguire25 364]

great build, and awesome weathering job.

[Getting Old 393]

that's very nice 

[Jackson Duvalier 317]

On 2/16/2017 at 9:33 AM, Meatbox8 said:

Is this really a Matchbox kit?  They really deserve to be around today. 

Revell re-released it under their label a few years ago if you're interested.

 

Cracking model, Russ.  I admire your focus on the SEA theatre.