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!


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6 comments:

  1. Nigel Drury5 August 2019 at 07:22

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

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  2. Martin Rapier5 August 2019 at 11:55

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

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  3. Tim Gow5 August 2019 at 16:27

    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!

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  4. Tim Gow5 August 2019 at 16:28

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

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  5. Geordie an Exiled FoG6 August 2019 at 20:25

    Never had this kit but always wanted it!

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  6. Tim Gow12 August 2019 at 20:51

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

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