1/48 Skyraider...Finished

[fightnjoe]

Tamiya 1/48 Douglas Skyraider



A first for me as far as a Vietnam subject.


More to come.



Joe

[Avgas]

got the Navy one in the stash.

[Timmie]

Nice plane.
Are you going to display this one fully loaded?

Would be nice to have a figure beside this one to see the sheer size off this beast.

Grtz Arjan

[fightnjoe]

Thank you for looking in.

Not sure how I am going to display this one yet. I have not thought that far ahead.



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

[Twokidsnosleep]

Great scene in "We Were Soldiers" where a Skyraider comes in low and drops napalm..you see the plane well and the swirls of fire as the napalm ignites. Very powerful image.
Back to the build, all good so far

[PrivateMansoor]

Great work on the cockpit!

[Smiffy]

Good looking Sandy so far

[fightnjoe]

Many many thanks


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

[Sturm]

Great job! The Skyraider is taking form...can't wait to see the finished build!

[aur0ra145]

Looking good. The finished product should look amazing!

[fightnjoe]

Many many thanks.



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

[Damonkh]

Enjoying the build. Looking forward to the final.

[fightnjoe]

Many thanks.

This update will start off with a bit of dry brushing to tone down the decals a bit. Once done I moved on to a bit of staining. I wanted to give it a bit of life but not to overdo the effect. My focus was on the nose with just a bit of staining on the wing and main body of the fuselage.




Just a few close ups of the nose.





With this to this point now I can move on to adding some of the little detail parts not yet attached.

All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

[fightnjoe]

Getting so very close.

Landing gear and wheels are on. Little things are ready.





Next up will be the final push. She is so very very close to the finish line.


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

[HIghAltitudeScale]

Great progress and i think you're heading for a nicely completed build!

[Timmie]

Looking great, that should finish in a very nice plane.

Grtz Arjan

[fightnjoe]

Many many thanks.



Joe

[fightnjoe]

The Skyraider is finished.

All in all not a bad kit. The decals were rough to be honest but they are on.

Pictures.














All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

[Icemannique]

That looks very good ! Nice build !

[fightnjoe]

Many thanks. I will at some point get these into the finished area.



Joe

[Elve1984]

Nice build, you said you weathered the plane a bit but i kind of miss the Massive exhaust stains skyraiders where pretty known for.

[fightnjoe]

Yeah that didnt turn out as well as I had hoped. The flat killed it.


Joe

[Twokidsnosleep]

Looks stupendous to me, you did a great job here

[fightnjoe]

Many many thanks.



Joe