[TTModelworks 1/32 AD-5 (A-1E) Skyraider]

If I understood Thai correctly, he would be producing an entirely new kit of the AD-5 then a kit of the AD-5W, not just a conversion set to modify Paul's A-1E conversion. Please correct me if I am wrong, Thai.

 

Tim

[TTModelworks 1/32 AD-5 (A-1E) Skyraider]

Hmm. Interesting, the VNAF never warmed up to the B-57, especially after Major Bien's demise. The program lasted less than 2 years. I was more hoping for an F-35A/B or A-37.

[TTModelworks 1/32 AD-5 (A-1E) Skyraider]

Hi Thai,

 

I think that it is very important that you produce a very accurate first kit, so please take your time to study the material and pictures available on the internet and in real life. There is a real A-1E (not AD-5W) at the Aerospace Museum of California in McClellan AFB, Sacramento.

Aerospace Museum of California
(916) 643-3192

https://g.co/kgs/JSgDaEZ

You may want to come out to take pictures and measurements of it before you commit yourself to mass production. 

 

 

There is also a Vought A-7 on display, among others, and we badly need a SLUF in 1/32 scale (the only kit in existence is the Trumpeter one which is awful!)

[TTModelworks 1/32 AD-5 (A-1E) Skyraider]

Hi Thai,

My brother and I grew up in Vietnam, so the A-1 Skyraider was near and dear to our hearts, my brother being an A-1 aficionado much more than I am. After I told him about your A-1E project, he was very enthusiastic but soon started to point out a few errors:

1. The airplane in Riverside, CA which you inspected was an AD-5W with its radar radome removed. Its underbelly is different from the AD-5, the latter being flat and carrying a center pylon.

https://images.app.goo.gl/YXC6Swq77c5Bt3pJA

 

2. The shape of the fillet of the vertical stabilizer is different and there should be no crease on the vertical portion of the stabilizer.

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195821/douglas-a-1e-skyraider/

 

We would like your first baby to be as perfect as you could make it, so I hope that you would not mind our input.

 

Tim

[TTModelworks 1/32 AD-5 (A-1E) Skyraider]

Hi Thai,

The horizontal stabilizers on the actual aircraft seem to have straighter edges than the ones on your prototype: can you double check their shape?

https://images.app.goo.gl/cNy9Tjng5xbVJyuo7

 

The horizontal stabilizers on your sample have rounder edges, reminiscent of the Revell 1/40 AD-6 ones.

 

Thank you for your attention, I am very interested in the kit. I presume that the kit will come with VNAF markings (It has to.)

 

Tim