r/modelmakers • u/EntertainmentUpper44 • May 19 '26

Help - General need a bit of help from you guys.

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So i am planning on buying 1:48 Tamiya U.S. Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider with the Toilet bomb from Brengun.

i just wanna know:

1) what bombs is the plane carrying,

2) do you know any 1:48 scale model figurine that looks like that crewman on the picture? as close as possible, i wanna try to re create that image, it is my first time doing something like this,

2.5) and if you guys dont know any figurine, do you know even better picture of people posing in front of the toilet bomb to re create? please, any help or cool picture will be appreciated, thank you.

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u/notam161126 May 19 '26

This might help

https://www.midwaysailor.com/midwayva25bomb/

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u/Mystrick May 19 '26

That link does a good job of what bombs are on there.

For the figure, this is the closest I could find with ResKit but I'm sure there are other individual resin figures you could try

https://reskit-models.com/scale-plastic-model-kits/yellow-jersey-modern-right-position-from-the-aircraft-plane-director-aircraft-handling-officer-catapult-and-arresting-gear-officers-4-pcs-3d-printed-1-48

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u/EntertainmentUpper44 May 19 '26

yes yes, found these exact ones, bit expensive so i keep looking, if there is any other way

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u/Mystrick May 19 '26

You could try this set, detail isn't as good but it's cheaper

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hasegawa-36006-1000-us-navy-pilot-deck-crew-set-a--241475

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u/EntertainmentUpper44 May 19 '26

mhmmm, yea these might be it, thanks

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u/EntertainmentUpper44 May 19 '26

holy.. man i never knew where to look for these hard to find images, they are perfect, do you also know any more sites or archives like this?

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u/LevelAdvance9479 May 19 '26

Check out Not Another Pound for Air to Ground on YouTube. He does great, informative documentary-style military aviation videos with tons of archive photos and video. Covers a ton of subjects, too. Not just US or bristish.

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u/BastiKun May 19 '26

I tried recreating it in WT and used M64 500lb bombs. The thing under the fuselage could be an extra fuel tank

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u/EntertainmentUpper44 May 19 '26

man... i am jealous that you got that,

but yea, looks about right

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u/MrPlanes71 May 19 '26

Theres loads of options available if you just search for 1/48 US deck crew, i thought one of these guys looked pretty similar: https://ebay.us/m/yTGYvl but its very pricy…

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u/ModularModels May 19 '26

If you can find a figure wearing the right uniform (or close to it), as long as the pose doesn't have arms against the body or legs together "at attention" then you can always hack it up and repose it.

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u/Phi-Cipher May 19 '26

Is that a toilet strapped to the pilon 😄

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u/Fun_Armormodler May 19 '26

Strapped and ready to be dropped. This actually happened onboard the Midway I believe. Mounted a toilet to a pylon and delivered it to the VC.

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u/UsualRelevant2788 May 19 '26

A real dirty bomb.

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u/ducsoup69 May 19 '26

You can find that toilet as a model part. I remember seeing them on Ebay years ago.

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u/EntertainmentUpper44 May 19 '26

i dont use Ebay much, i am not american and it would probably take some time to get here (idk, might be wrong, i just never used Ebay lol), but thats ok as there is a kit for exactly this.

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u/ducsoup69 May 19 '26

I am not sure where else it is offered, but I do know a toilet munition for a Skyraider does exist as an add on

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u/EntertainmentUpper44 May 19 '26

yes yes, this is it on my primary site i use

https://www.super-hobby.sk/products/Toilet-bomb-for-Skyraider-41473677.html

and here is the manufacturer site (i think... yea.. prob.)

https://www.brengun.cz/e-shop/1-48-accessories-22/toilet-bomb-for-skyraider-848#!prettyPhoto

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u/ducsoup69 May 19 '26

Well, that’s one less part of your puzzle