To me, the Skyraider is one of the true workhorses of the Vietnam War. For an aircraft that was designed at the end of WWII to compete well against its jet powered brothers is a testament to the Skyraider. It’s always been a favorite of mine and in the SEA camouflage scheme, it’s even more so. Hasegawa put out a nice Skyraider kit in this one. The amount of intense labor was very low and that will always be welcomed at the workbench. I’m very happy to have it finished and up next to the RF-101C Voodoo build.
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Paint looks great, great build. I like the A-10 though for a modern work horse and troop support.
Keep up the good work!
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Thank you! The A-10 is by far the best at what it does. Hands down!
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Sweet! I’ll get to the Skyraider soon on my blog, tomorrow is one of your upcoming builds, the OV-10A Bronco. I can’t wait to see yours.. 🙂
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The Bronco just passed through decals and should get weathered tomorrow. If all goes well I’d like to be done by the weekend.
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I really like this one. Great camo scheme.
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Thank you!
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Having seen your post including the Lancaster, I checked a file of photos I took about a decade ago in RAF Hendon – including the reconstruction of a Halifax, among other things. Will post at some point.
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I look forward to those. I may use some for reference.
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I’ll look them out.
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Another excellent model of a really impressive looking aircraft.
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Thank you!
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As a lover of the A-1 (my first kit was of a Spad, 34 years ago), I simply enjoy your superb work!
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Thank you! The Skyraider is a good subject as there are a lot of different schemes to build. I may try the two place Navy version later in the year.
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My husband would love your blog … even I find all those planes impressive. Wow!
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Thank you! I hope he gets the chance to check them out.
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Almost forgot to comment on this one. The Skyraider has always been one of my favorites from the Vietnam era. When you see those working side by side with the jets it is impressive, especially when you see that they often carried more weapons, especially when compared to the carrier stationed planes.
As such I was really looking forward to seeing how this one would turn out and it did not disappoint!
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Thank you! The load out on them has always amazed me. The Skyraider and now the A-10 are solid proof that faster isn’t always better.
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