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:
That takes me back, one of the first kits I made. Impressive choice of loads to carry.
There is one parked outside the War Relics museum in Saigon. It is absolutely massive.
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!
Martin Rapier
It has a look of a P-47 Thunderbolt wearing a big hat and shoulder pads. Definitely more functional then elegant.
Never had this kit but always wanted it!
Geordie
Expect to see quite a few at COW 2020...
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