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I need the masks for the AD5 and AD4W and only available overseas. I have to pay over 22 USD fee per mask so I decide to use masking tape instead. Dai

Hello all, The hardest part of the build is the wing fold. But everything fits well so far. Dai ' '

Trust me. You do not want this kind of obsession as it will KILL the joy of the hobby. Dai

Hi all, It is killing me. Do you guys just suck it up or giving up ordering overseas from the US all together? I have to suck it up as there are no US vendors that carry the product. I have to pay 3-4X the amount of a mask for the fee. No political discussion please. Just want to hear your thoughts. Dai

Greetings everyone, There is no after market cockpit set so OOB will have to do. Dai

Hello all, The kits are here. Dai

Hello, While I am on the Skyraider wagon why not model this less commonly built variant? Dai

Greetings, Now the decal stage. The tail numbers will be printed out on clear decal sheet per drawing provided from ACVU Models. Dai

Hello all, This is the plane that I will model after. Repainted the cowl and anti glare panels. Thank you ACVU Models for providing the reference photos (FlyingDragons' Collection). Dai '

The clear parts fit very well with the airframe although I plan to cut them and pose open. Dai

Hi all, The plane is now ready for the gloss coat. Dai

The decals are held at Customs for over a month with no forward progress. Contacted the seller for the resolution. Dai

Hello all, Placement of the exhausts using thinned down Tamiya's parts. Dai '

Hello all, The pigments on Mr Paint settles very quickly meaning while spraying the bottle must be constantly shaking/mixed for refill. If you refill your airbrush and the bottle has not been shaken for over a minute, you will end up with areas with different sheens and colors. For this light gull grey I next time will use Mr Color instead as the color is much more stable and does not require constant shaking. Mr Paint however sprays very beautifully though. Dai

Let me raid the Tamiya kit to see what stores I can use. Dai

Hi all, I could not use the Monogram bombs because I could not paint the yellow bands to look right. So I carefully cut the pylons away from the bombs. Will look into the Tamiya kit to see if there is something that I can use. Dai

Now onto the bombs. Dai

Almost ready for decal application. The propeller hub is black rather than silver as I thought. Dai

The plane is on its feet. Dai

Greetings everyone, A little more progress. The US Navy Sky Raiders have the Coro-Gard applied at the leading edge of the wings and horizontal stabs. A picture of VNAF A1E has none so I did not paint it and note the wrap over grey on the leading edge. The hard part is painting the anti-glare panel over the air intake as I am not sure of the pattern. Dai

Happy New Year everyone, Started painting the airframe. The top will be next. Dai

Greetings, The pylons and and fuel tanks are also painted insignia white. You can see a stark difference in the toilet pearl white versus the underside color off white. Dai

Still waiting for the decals to arrive from Italy... Dai

Hi all, The scheme will be light gull grey with insignia white. Early A1Es arrived from the States wore the Navy schemes. Interesting article on the development of the schemes. Dai https://theworldwars.net/resources/file.php?r=camo_usn

Hello all, Ready to paint the main colors. Dai