No collection of Vietnam-era US aircraft is complete without the A-1H - coined by pilots as the "Spad", "Able Dog", "Sandy" or "AD".  Tamiya's kit is by far the most accurate representation of the A-1H.  The kit is typical high-quality Tamiya and everything fit together very well.  I decided to complete my "Spad" in typical SEA camouflage with Eagle Strike decals.  My A-1H represents "The Good Buddha" SN#34609 with the 1st Special Operations Squadron, 56th Special Operations Wing based at Nakhon Phanom in 1968.

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Paints were a mixture of Model Master, Floquil and Tamiya.  Weathering was performed by applying pre-shading, various shades and tints of the SEA camouflage, oils and pastels.  In summary, this kit was a joy to build.  Perhaps I'll build the US Navy version in the future.

Thanks to all modelers for their submissions to ARC! The submissions provide a wealth of information on different modeling techniques.

Eric

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