AD-4 Skyraider

Published: August 18, 2013
Company: Trumpeter

As The Douglas Skyraider series was arguably the most effective and all-around aircraft of the Vietnam War, I won’t go into any history. If you don’t know about the Skyraider but are reading this, you should be aware of this versatile aircraft which was used by both the US Navy and US Air Force.

When I received the kit for this review, I first spent time going through the plans and the many sprues to get a feel of the fidelity to scale and detail level of the kit. I was excited by what I saw and anxious to get started with the build.

I must say that I do not suffer from AMS; I build plastic models as a hobby to relax and change my thought environment for a while. Although I have four specific reference books for the Skyraider series, none of them have 1/32 scale plans… more