trietmcam Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 What would Vietnam War be without a Skyraider? I had these kits on the shelf for awhile now, so this will be a perfect opportunity to use them. This is the superb Hasegawa 1/72 kit released in 97' and the CMK interior resins. Good as it is, it could use some enhancements, like the pit and wheel wells need some details. I will open the cowl flaps, as well as rebuilding the pneumatic rear wheel, and add the anti-sway link in the front legs. I'll build both kits the same way, but may vary a little, and the paint scheme will be early war scheme and late 3 tones jungle camo. Regards Triet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
g0_command0 Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I'll be looking forward to your build! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CreepyGuy Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Those Skyraiders look awesome in VNAF markings. I can't wait to see your model. Happy Trails Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 Those Skyraiders look awesome in VNAF markings. I can't wait to see your model.Happy Trails Patrick Hi Patrick. I probably won't do the box schemes. Instead, these ones: There are no aftermarket decals of course, so I'm on my own. I could see the Dragon Scales fuselage band could give me some problems. But other than that, the rest of the markings shouldn't be a problem. The SEA scheme, I could use the stars and bars from the kit and come up with some letters and numbers from spare decals. Regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hector Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Hi Triet! Well , I know how you love this planes , and well I cant wait when you start to build it. Regards. Héctor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 5, 2006 Author Share Posted May 5, 2006 Well, I started CMK pit and ran into a little bumpy road. The head rest is too short. I cut out the bulk head and shim up with styrene square block. It was still short so I repeated with another block. The tub seems to fit perfectly into the fuselage without hacking or sanding. Regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 5, 2006 Author Share Posted May 5, 2006 The rest of the pits went straight forward. You have to use the original kit's instrument panel, CMK does not include that nor does it mentioned in the instructions, only the instrument acetate sheet and the front surface for bezels recess. Also there are alot of tiny PE parts the instructions did not mentioned where they go. Some I can figure out, some not so I left them out. I've never worked with resin and PE, so this is my first. This thing is tiny. Sorry about the image, I think my ancient Canon S30 had outlived its usefullness Regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hector Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Triet , looks very nice , and in 1:72 scale, Also instrument panel is very nice, is a good kit or you have to work a lot . Regards. Héctor The pics are good, so the camera is not a problem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VG 33 Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Hi Triet It's a very nice start with the right scale. Don't you consider using a dark wash for this tiny cockpit? Regards. Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CreepyGuy Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Wow...your works is excellent. I can't wait to see the finished aircraft Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 6, 2006 Author Share Posted May 6, 2006 Hi TrietIt's a very nice start with the right scale. Don't you consider using a dark wash for this tiny cockpit? Regards. Patrick Hi Patrick. Most likely there'll be no wash. I test fit the pit on the fuselage and it is dark inside as is. So any wash will hide the rest of the details - what's left of it I can see. Come to think of it, the only thing that is visible is the seat and the CMK gun sight. Regards Triet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 7, 2006 Author Share Posted May 7, 2006 Hi everyone; I managed to finish both engines today. Some details were added in to make it more busy. I didn't go overboard with hoards of details because once the prop is in, most details inside are blocked. I need to repaint the gear case to a lighter gray though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 7, 2006 Author Share Posted May 7, 2006 I got the fuselage together without a hitch, but had to trim the locating tabs from the fuselage. That was for the original tub, but not for the resin tub. I also added the grill in the radiator using brass mesh for K&S. The mesh density is a little coarse than I would've liked but there's nothing else available. At least it covered up that voided area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 7, 2006 Author Share Posted May 7, 2006 (edited) The exhaust pipes gets drilled out. I started out with the smallest drill bit, then gradually opened them up with larger bits, being careful not to tear out the opening holes. Notice the boarding step is missing? Every one of the Hasegawa kit had this problem. It looked like they were broken off during manufacturing process. I'll have to add in some brass plates to replace them. Regards Edited May 7, 2006 by trietmcam Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hector Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Nice, you are working so fast Triet, well and 1:72 scale, even more . Regards. Héctor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 9, 2006 Author Share Posted May 9, 2006 Nice, you are working so fast Triet, well and 1:72 scale, even more .Regards. Héctor I finally have free time so I'll take advantage of it as much as possible Hector. BTW the decals is sent, so I hope they fit your needs. I decided to repositioned the rudder. It'll probably go on the gray A-1. The gray scheme is kind of plain, so this should offset the boring look. I haven't decide to do the same for the other A-1 yet. Let's see how this goes. Til next time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 Moving on to the legs, I shortened the front legs by 1mm. I had built this in the past and noticed the final model stands too tall. The 1/48 Tamiya A-1H looked about righ so I compared the Tamiya 1/48 kit. Using conversions to a 1/72 scale, I concluded that the Hasegawa leg stood about 1mm longer. Brass rod was used to reconnect the modified legs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 I reworked the wheel hubs by removing the backing. This added a 3 dimensional effect, better than painting it black background. I just sanded until the backing becomes paper thin, then poke them out with a sharp knife. All remains now is to clean out the flash. One thing about this kit is it doesn't allow for the late war Skyraider, ie. no solid wheel hubs and Yankee seats. There isn't any conversion in this scale that I can think of. That's all for now Regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 23, 2006 Author Share Posted May 23, 2006 That's great that the forum is back up again - just in time for some update. Since to forum was down, I managed to assemble the planes together and got to the paint stages. Before the painting started, I was figuring out a plan to do the fuselage band, as there is no decals available for this ac. It's either mask and paint, or homemade decal. I did a little of both. I masked and painted the yellow band with MM insignia yellow and printed the stripes in clear inkjet decals. I got this art drawing from vnaf.net site and printed the drawing onto the decal paper. Thanks Leon! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 23, 2006 Author Share Posted May 23, 2006 Here is the 1st one. All done in MM enamel gull gray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 23, 2006 Author Share Posted May 23, 2006 And this one in SEA camo. I replaced the canopy slide links with stainless steel rods. The lights were sanded off and replaced with clear sprue from the kits and sanded to shapes. That's all for now. Thanks for reading. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CreepyGuy Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Great looking Skyraiders.....what is your inspiration for these birds? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trietmcam Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 Great looking Skyraiders.....what is your inspiration for these birds? Hi Patrick These SEA camo model is personally significant because pilot H.V. Cam was shot down over An Loc during the siege of the city in July 74' - the last time he would fly a Skyraider. The gray aircraft "might" be one that was involved in the military coup in 1962 to overthrow Presiden Ngo Dinh Diem. Though the coup failed, it marked the begining of the downfall of a Vietnamese President, and it symbolized the rise of the VNAF. So there you have it, a little history few people know. Bye for now. TC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
g0_command0 Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Awesome models! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
let_models Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 (edited) Hi PatrickThese SEA camo model is personally significant because pilot H.V. Cam was shot down over An Loc during the siege of the city in July 74' - the last time he would fly a Skyraider. The gray aircraft "might" be one that was involved in the military coup in 1962 to overthrow Presiden Ngo Dinh Diem. Though the coup failed, it marked the begining of the downfall of a Vietnamese President, and it symbolized the rise of the VNAF. So there you have it, a little history few people know. Bye for now. TC ++++++++++++++++++++ WOW! greats built models TC!! :blink: I like to add this link regarding the coup on FEb/27/1962: the picture shown a Skyraider being lifting up from the river.... this Skyraider piloted by a young Lt. Pham Phu Quoc,...was shoot down by AA fires, he managed a belly landing in Saigon river... Later of the war (1967?), he was KIA during one of the bombing missions at North VN by the VNAF, his rank at that time was Lt. colonel/CO of 23rd Fighter Wing/ 3rd Corp. VNAF. Note: (The fuselage band look like a tiger band) http://www.canhthep.com/modules.php?set_al...=view_photo.php Edited May 24, 2006 by let_models Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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