Sunday 4 August 2019

A-1 Skyraider - part 1

This A-1 J kit is something of an antique - having been launched in 1968 while the real thing was still active in the skies above Vietnam. The box style of mine dates from the mid-1970s. I have hazy memories of briefly owning a down-at-heel Airfix Skyraider 40+ years ago but I’d never actually built one. 
 Like most of its Airfix contemporaries it’s a fairly simple affair which, despite its age, went together well. The copious quantities of masking tape is there to secure the parts while the glue dries - not to hold shut massive panel gaps!


6 comments:

Nigel Drury said...

That takes me back, one of the first kits I made. Impressive choice of loads to carry.

Martin Rapier said...

There is one parked outside the War Relics museum in Saigon. It is absolutely massive.

Tim Gow said...

Nigel Drury
There are certainly a lot of explody things to hang on the wings. I'm guessing that the young Nigel used every one of them!

Tim Gow said...

Martin Rapier
It has a look of a P-47 Thunderbolt wearing a big hat and shoulder pads. Definitely more functional then elegant.

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

Never had this kit but always wanted it!

Tim Gow said...

Geordie
Expect to see quite a few at COW 2020...