This is the 1/48 Tamiya A-1 Skyraider Airforce version.  I built it straight from the box.  The only changes from the original kit is the custom nose art.  The decal is from a Aeromaster B-29 set, but the letters are hand painted.  This model won 2nd place in a local Hobbytown USA contest, for where I now work.

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This is my first use of an airbrush for camo and weathering.  I used Tamiya and Model Master Paints.  I'm 21 years old and a Junior (soon to be senior) at Embry Riddle Aeronuatical University in Daytona Beach Florida.

Brent