Tamiya 1/48 A-1H Skyraider

As A change of pace from WW2 birds, I decided to try the Tamiya 1/48 Skyraider. An excellent kit in almost every regard, it was a pretty easy bulid. Yeah, I know the Spad was notorious for exhaust staining, but I like my shelf sitters clean. Other than accenting panel lines, I didn’t weather it much.

Comments welcome. Thanks for letting me share it.



Well, I’ll tell you, she looks great to me!

Hey Rick you have a beautifull bird here! Built up really gorgeus. Thanks for sharing it with us

Rick,

Nice job my friend. [tup] [^]

Mike

that looks really great rick.[tup][tup][tup]

Oh man! Thats beautiful!!! [bow][^]

Looks great, Rick ! Its ALMOST a WW II bird ! (And I think one of the “meanest” looking prop planes ever)
Well done !

madda, Lito.sf, Mike, saltydog, EasyCo, Pix, Thanks all for the feedback & comments. Much appreciated.

wonderfull job ,the first pic is at a great angle
and shows her engine and lines well.
are all the options in the kit
the same color scheme?

[:D][bow][bow][bow][tup][bow][bow][bow][:D]

Looks gorgeous Rick!!! So that’s how they look clean, eh!!! LOL I worked on one last year, and ended up wiping the plane down with my clothes…needless to say it was still filthy, and so was I!!! Had to buy a new set of clothes after all that!!!

shes nice. really looks good.

joe

Beautiful job on the spad. It’s not the greatest looking plane ever but its got a certain purposeful look to it. great paintjob. Keep up the good work.

obiwan, magic, Heath, Joe, Daniel, Thanks very much for your feedback & comments. Glad you like it and much appreciated.

obiwan, Tamiya has released 2 versions, one Navy & one AF. This was the Navy kit & markings.

Clean is good! Nice bird!

Thanks Dan. Not everyone agrees that clean is good, but hey, to each his own.