[Colt40Five]

Whatever version they make I hope it includes the familiar exhaust stains on the fuselage...Has any release date been mentioned?

[flyXwire]

Originally Posted by Colt40Five

Has any release date been mentioned?

I am also curious as to when it is going to be released? I am looking forward to the Skyraider as well as the RAF Phantom, too!

[STARMAN 352ND]

Just thought i revive this thread.....
Has anyone heard any updates about the Skyraider lately ?
JP

[PH-LKK]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

Just thought i revive this thread.....
Has anyone heard any updates about the Skyraider lately ?
JP

All I have heard is this: The next new tooling GJ will release (as part of the Aces line) is going to be the Phantom, which will hopefully appear during the third quarter. As I understand it, between now and then there's going to be a break with regard to *anything* coming from the Aces line (now that the captured P-51 has been released). I'm still trying to figure out what's going on with the Skyraider (though one would think it wouldn't be too far behind the Phantom). (Grain of salt: file this report in the rumor bin until and unless we hear something more official from GJ.)

[jim]

What about Korea, we have to have a Korean war version "please".

[sniperUK]

If the rumour I have heard is true ,the first release will dissapoint all the US fans but FAA collectors like me will be VERY happy.

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by sniperUK

If the rumour I have heard is true ,the first release will dissapoint all the US fans but FAA collectors like me will be VERY happy.

an FAA Skyraider? What have you been smoking???

[Andrew]

I take that back. I just found some disgusting pics of a model of a British FAA skyraider

[Epapazian]

Originally Posted by Andrew

I take that back. I just found some disgusting pics of a model of a British FAA skyraider

Not to take anything away from Great Britain's Fleet Air Arm, but why would Gemini start off with an FAA version rather than a U.S. livery? Seems like an odd marketing ploy. If they want to save the best for later, to suck in buyers for more than one model, they could have started with a South Vietnamese motif. I might ----emphasis on "might"----buy that.

[PH-LKK]

Originally Posted by Epapazian

Not to take anything away from Great Britain's Fleet Air Arm, but why would Gemini start off with an FAA version rather than a U.S. livery? Seems like an odd marketing ploy. If they want to save the best for later, to suck in buyers for more than one model, they could have started with a South Vietnamese motif. I might ----emphasis on "might"----buy that.

On the contrary, GJ is likely leaning in this direction precisely because the Brits buy more and make earlier commitments to purchase than us Yanks. I don't know of any US Aces exclusives (where a retailer buys an entire production quota of a given model), but there have been *several* done by shops in the UK. I wouldn't be surprised if ModelZone, Jumblies or some other outfit has specifically asked GJ to give them the FAA model first. Of course, the problem here is that the only reference I can find regarding the Fleet Air Arm's use of the Skyraider is No.849 Squadron, which used (exclusively) the AEW.1 (the British version of the 3-seat AD-4W), which is a very different aircraft from the single seat A1-D tooling that we've seen previewed here.