1/48 Tamiya Douglas Skyraider

[fightnjoe]

Tamiya 1/48 Douglas Skyraider

A first for me as far as a Vietnam subject.


More to come.



Joe

 

[urumomo]

Righteous ,

I love ground attack birds & rreally love radial engines .
This and the Jug !

I've almost ordered this kit in the past so I'm anxious to see what you think .
... the Tamiya A10-A kit I'm modifying is probably the worst Tamiya kit I've ever handled
It has a 1991 production date on the box " made in Philippines " :


If I remember correctly , Tamiya does 2 versions of the Skyraider ? :-\

Ciao
Uru

 

[fightnjoe]

To be honest I just hope to do it justice.



Thanks for looking in.



Joe

 

[smokeriderdon]

My favorite prop plane. I have done a few over the years. On my list to do again. Cant wait to see your build.

 

[fightnjoe]

Thank you for looking in.



Joe

 

[arohk]

very cool plane this is one I would like to get one day as well.

 

[fightnjoe]

With the Mustang coming to a close I hope to have more time with this one.



Joe

 

[fightnjoe]

And so we begin.

Sorry, really wanted to get the Mustang done. That and the exterior paints are not ordered yet.

A little is done. Paint is on the cockpit, the seat, the instrument panel, and yes even...........the pilot.

Well there is the beginning. And that is all for step 1. Step 2 actually has the pit installed and the fuselage together.

Going to be a quick bit on this one.


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

 

[fightnjoe]

Time for a long overdue update on a very neglected build.

Work has occurred on the Skyraider. The first seven steps I believe are mostly done and here is what I have. The fuselage is closed up and the wing is on. There is not much there really.

Like I said not much. But to this point there really has not been much to put together. Next up will be to work on the details.


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

 

[NecronautDrummer]

Looking forward to more updates!

 

[fightnjoe]

Thank you for looking in.



Joe

 

[fightnjoe]

An update.

Hardpoints are on.

As far as construction this is about it. All that seems to be left is canopy, tail wheel assembly, and the payload. Painting is close.

Not much to show but all comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

 

[Quaralane]

A LOT of hardpoints there

 

[fightnjoe]

I agree.




Joe

 

[NecronautDrummer]

Are there bombs for all those hard points?

 

[fightnjoe]

Seem to be rockets for the most part for the bird I am looking at.



Joe

 

[fightnjoe]

Almost ready for paint folks.

The fuselage is ready.

The engine (closed) is ready.

And the payload is ready.

Next will be a Flat Black coat to preshade then onto the colors.



All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

 

[fightnjoe]

Painting has commenced.

It is not pretty but I have been trying to get the cammo scheme right. In the end it is not perfect but I am going to live with it.

First steps.

Got all the colors on. Had some issue with the masking pulling up the paint in several places but got them on.

After letting them dry for a bit I sprayed a misty coat of the base colors mixed with Flat White. Once that had a chance to dry I went back with the original colors to try to give it the look I had seen in the pictures. I am not happy with the process. There has to be an easier way to accomplish what I did. However I am reasonably happy with the final result. Looks a bit harsh but the coming processes should help to tone that down some.

I am now calling the painting (fuselage anyway) done. I have other bits and bobs to finish off but the fuselage is painted.

All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

 

[fightnjoe]

An update.

Once the gloss began to fly I decided to keep it going.

Same process as with the Kingfisher. Do need to say that the decals are nasty. They shattered and tore very easily. Took a bit to get them on.

Weathering will be next.

All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

 

[Quaralane]

Looks like she's coming along, despite the issues with the decals