HSD 1600mm A-1 Skyraider WIP

[TSHobbies]

Just got this one in today from BH ...couldnt wait to get started on it..so here it is at the moment...plan on getting the Corsair retracts for it soon.

[Prowler901]

Nice airbrush work!

[Dewey H Lee]

That looks great. I noticed they had it a good price but was the shipping really 160.00. I was going to order one until that popped up at checkout. I live in N.C.

[TSHobbies]

thanks guys! Im in Ga and the shipping was around $30 from BH ,but theyre sold out now...DragonHobby still has them in stock,though dont know what the shipping is..cant believe it would be $160,unless its being shipped from China...

anybody know what scale this plane is? trying to find a pilot for it

[Dewey H Lee]

Hey TS Hobbies
That is the 1600 mm right. I was looking over at Calie graphics to see if they listed the scale but I didn't see it. I think the guys trying to get pilots for the P38 have been trying to get 1/10 scale. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Just trying to help. Love your A1 and want one myself. I had found it at hobby people I believe and when 160.00 came up for shipping I said nooooo. I'll try Dragon thinks for the tip.

[TSHobbies]

yes Im thinking the Aces pilot might work..the civilian one..about as close to nam as I can find

[OV10]

anybody know what scale this plane is? trying to find a pilot for it

Hello TS,
The Skyraider had a 50' span so the 1600mm(63") HSD Skyraider from Dragon(or old BH version) comes in at 1/9.5 scale.
My Seagull Skyraider is the same span and a 1/10 scale pilot looks appropriate.
Best regards,

[Ron1950]

http://www.acesofiron.com/8th_scale.htm

this guy might work for ya if u can do 1/8th scale think u have to paint him anyway so use green instead of the blue they used

[TSHobbies]

yup, thats the one I was thinking of.

[Evoman]

Nice work detailing that Skyraider. I also like to make my airplanes look as much as possible to the real thing. Might I have to do the same to my Hellcat.
By the way here is a good short account about the Skyraider in Vietnam. Some interesting trivia is that it was a Skyraider that scored the first air to air gun kill in Vietnam.

[TSHobbies]

I have that one on DVD..love that series. I also built the model of the MiG killer too...

[TSHobbies]

my lipos for this plane will be here Friday..so finally I'll get to continue on this one..plan to maiden on Saturday

[TSHobbies]

got my bullets swapped out today,and also swapped the mains for 3" Robart wheels...just had to trim maybe 2mm around the wheel well..not much at all.

[TSHobbies]

Here she is ready to go..balanced out perfect at 80mm with the Zippy 5K all the way up. just a tad nose down with the gear retracted. One thing I noticed is all the buzzing..sounds like the control box...does anyone elses do this?

[Flygirl]

Boy that is a beauty!!! Almost too nice to fly! LOL! Great job!

[TSHobbies]

thankyou! Its a great flyer for sure..plenty of speed..tight control..very stable.

[TSHobbies]

got more time with this one today..got 3 flights in... the last one though,one of the mains wouldnt rotate. had to land it in a grass field ..no damage though,other than a couple rockets came off...the darn pin that makes the gear rotate came out. Mrs took these with her new Niko 3300 she got for mothers day

[TSHobbies]

a few more shots

[Dewey H Lee]

Boy I sure wish I could have gotten one before they went out of stock. It really looks nice. Think you might get a video. That would be sweet.

[TSHobbies]

I think Dragonhobbyusa still has them in ,last I looked anyway.