1/48 Tamiya A-1J Skyraider

Gallery Article by Ido Barnea on July 30 2009

 

I built this diorama a few months ago as part of Vietnam War Group Build.  The "SPAD" was on my building list for a long time and that Group Build was the perfect opportunity for me to build it.  The Tamiya kit is really top of the line and I had no problems during assembly or fitting the parts (you could say that the kit builds itself). The model was airbrushed with MM acrylics and as far as after market products, I only use an Eduard PE set for the cockpit and added some scratch built antennas.

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The palm trees are made form branches I took from my yard to use as trunks and feathers for the treetop. The Viet Cong fighters are from Verlinden (kit # 2128) 

Thanks for looking

Ido Barnea

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Photos and text © by Ido Barnea