Spinners Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Douglas A-4D Skyhawk - 416th TFS, 37th TFW, USAF, Phu Cat, 1966 During the Spring of 1961 the incoming Secretary of Defence Robert S. McNamara left no stone unturned in his search for efficiencies in procurement and operational costs and his attention soon turned to the successful Douglas A4D 'Skyhawk' programme. Douglas had already transformed their 'bantam bomber' by replacing the Curtiss-Wright J65 engine with the Pratt & Whitney J52-P6A engine and the forthcoming A4D-5 (A-4E) version was chosen as the baseline for a minimum-change version for the USAF. Known as the A-4D (after the introduction of the tri-service designation system) the USAF Skyhawks saw extensive service at home and abroad and, in particular, served with distinction in Vietnam where it replaced a variety of tactical aircraft.
+ST0RM Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 +1 Nice work Spinners. An excellent F-100 follow-on. -Jeff
exhausted Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) +1 Nice work Spinners. An excellent F-100 follow-on. -Jeff Speaking of which, an F-100B follow on would be great! This one was a USAF bird converted for the Navy. It was never produced. http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/thread/1255058870/Paging+Tommy+Thomason Edited March 18, 2012 by exhausted
Spinners Posted March 19, 2012 Author Posted March 19, 2012 An excellent link. An area-ruled Hun! I love that kind of stuff.
+ST0RM Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 Spinners: Check out the What-if paint scheme thread here. Especially the Kiwi A-4K: http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=130242&st=2580 Might be right up your alley. -Jeff
Spinners Posted March 19, 2012 Author Posted March 19, 2012 Spinners: Check out the What-if paint scheme thread here. Especially the Kiwi A-4K: http://s362974870.on...=130242&st=2580 Might be right up your alley. -Jeff Thanks Jeff. He has a thread on the 'What If' modellers website. Grab a coffee and enjoy! http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,8838.0.html
Toryu Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 Looks cool - finally a proof that there ARE aircraft that don't look sh1tty in SEA-camo That almost cries-out for a South Vietnamese Skyhawk
Spinners Posted March 19, 2012 Author Posted March 19, 2012 I'd have liked to have added another skin or two but due to some pretty heavy work and family commitments over the next few days I've decided to release it 'as is'.
+FastCargo Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 Ya know, I could have lived with that McNamara decision... FC
amariani Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Somebody asked for a humped A-4D? ...a shameless adaptation of Spinners'!
+Stratos Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 Cool humped version, possible to get a download for it?
Spinners Posted March 23, 2012 Author Posted March 23, 2012 Cool humped version, possible to get a download for it? Why not use my decals and make it yourself?
amariani Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 All I did was copy the A-4E_67 and renamed it A-4D_67 then added spinners skin. (...and some .ini editing of course!)
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