Dekon Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) So, as a few of you may have seen, I picked up a Trumpeter A-1D super cheap. I just could not bring myself to paint a Skyraider GSB so it needs to be made as an A-1H. So, I saw someone on eBay that sells parts for kits; they had just what I needed the fuselage and lower wing trees for the A-1H so I picked them up. As far as I can tell right now all of the other parts to do the A-1H are in the box with the exception of the instrument panel decal for the A-1H and of course the decals. Surprised I can not find any Navy decals for it. I am exactly looking for the Trumpeter A-1H decals to do the VA-176 bird. As much as I think this scheme has been overdone, I just can not resist to do it in 1/32. I am also still plugging away on the X-15 but it is so hot and humid here and I have to prime it outside because it does not fit in my spray booth. So on to the Skyraider. Step one was to put the Wright 3350 together. This is a kit in itself. It builds up nicely. I think it is missing the baffles that go between to cylinder rows but I am not worrying about that as I am building it with all the panels buttoned up. I still need to rust up the exhausts a little more. Edited July 21, 2022 by Dekon LSP_Kevin, Renegade, Landrotten Highlander and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekon Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 Up next was the cockpit. Seeing as how the A-1D instrument panel is different from the A-1H, I was just going to use the correct panel without the decals and just paint the dials in. But then I saw the build that Nighthawk Calling 1 has going on and saw the Quinta Studio instrument panel decals and I was hooked. Ordered them up and set about working on it. Paul in Napier, themongoose, scvrobeson and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekon Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 Seat added. John1, Paul in Napier, KiwiZac and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekon Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 And finally the completed cockpit, instrument panel is not glued on yet. So now I am at the point to get ready to button up the fuselage halves. I must say, so far this kit has gone together very nicely. I also closed up the ammo access panels on the wings and the dive brakes on the sides of the fuselages and they just dropped in. So far I am really enjoying this kit. johncrow, Landrotten Highlander, themongoose and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Great looking pit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk Calling 1 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Looks very familiar, that engine puts mine to shame I only hope my engine turns out as good as yours after the mess I made of it. Should look great when finished. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Lovely work thus far! I want to climb in and play with all those switches!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekon Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/24/2022 at 4:22 AM, MARU5137 said: WOWZER ! Flawless work. Love the cockpit and your detailing . The instrument panel is Top Notch. Zoomed in to view the seatbelts.. they look SO good. what did you use for the seatbelts as they look very real. Keep up the EXCELLENT job. Hi MARU, the seat belts are from the Quinta set and thanks for the compliments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekon Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) On 7/23/2022 at 10:29 PM, KiwiZac said: Lovely work thus far! I want to climb in and play with all those switches!! Thanks for the kind words Zac. Edited July 25, 2022 by Dekon KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekon Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 OK, so I am looking to see if anyone knows what part G18 is and what color it should be. It is between the seat and the side panel. Also, looking to see how people would handle this; I am building the Skyraider with the wings unfolded. I know from building Trumpeter's F8F that following their instructions made doing so a lot of work as nothing fit properly. So I am thinking of attaching the lower wing center section to the fuselage first. Then glue the two pieces of the upper wing together(figure I will be able to get a better fit) then glue on the lower outer panel. Any other way of doing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 If it helps, check out: Virtual Tour - National Naval Aviation Museum They have high definition "virtual" cockpits for most of their exhibits, including what appears to be a completely unrestored Skyraider. Dekon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekon Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) On 7/25/2022 at 9:40 PM, John1 said: If it helps, check out: Virtual Tour - National Naval Aviation Museum They have high definition "virtual" cockpits for most of their exhibits, including what appears to be a completely unrestored Skyraider. Thanks for that John So it looks like that is the pilot's air line that his mask attaches to. Edited July 28, 2022 by Dekon John1 and Oldbaldguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekon Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 (edited) So I am still plugging away on the Skyraider. Just lost my mojo as you'll see. Got the fuselage all buttoned up and the wings on. Not totally happy about the wing joints. Before I assembled them I taped them up to check the fit, it looked great. Glued the wings together and assembled, issues. There is a slight step in the outer panels to inner panels. When I had taped up the wings, I did not think of included the inner panels that go in the "open" end of the wings. Made the outer wing panels slightly thicker, never thought to check that. Well, live and learn. Put the step on the underside so hopefully between the ordinance under wings will "mask" it a little bit. Went to Disney with the family at the end of August and she has been sitting since. But recently picked it up again and painted the Mk. 82s. Next on the list is to paint the Coroguard on the leading edges and cowl. Edited November 7, 2022 by Dekon johncrow, CShanne, Rockie Yarwood and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Looks just fine from here Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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