As a Nam Modeller, I just begin to build some aircraft in the former South Vietnam Markings (VNAF) in 1/48 scale. The first aircraft released by the manufacturer including VNAF decal was Revell-Monogram with the Cessna A-37 Dragonfly (a hard to find in Europe, there is a re-release A-37 Dragonfly by Revell Germany without VNAF decal).
Then, fortunately, many other model manufacturers put in the modelling market their 1/48 scale kits with the VNAF markings :
- Academy F8F-1 Bearcat #2186
- Hobbycraft F8F-1 Vietnam Bearcat #1442
- Hobbycraft L-20/U-6 Beaver Vietnam #1675
- Italeri (ex ESCI) A-1H Skyraider #02628
- Classic Airframes F-5A USAF Freedom Fighter (SEA Scheme & Vietnam) #485
- Classic Airframes RF-5A Freedom Fighter Spain, Canada, South Vietnam #489
I request CRS and Tin_Can for a new aicraft group, cause of the Douglas Skyraider, a post WW2 propeller plane, I can not post it in Early Jets (after WW2) Group nor in Modern Group.
For documentation about the VNAF, there is a Leon Wohlert's website :
http://vnaf.net/
For the Nam Modellers, a new Brad C. Cossey's website :
http://www.nammodelers.tk/

Hi James,
There are many F-5A Freedoom Fighter in 1/48 : Italeri, Revell Germany... without VNAF decal. The only one who released this F-5 was Classic Aiframes with the decal in VNAF markings and including an accurate cockpit detail but not very cheap.
http://www.hobbyeasy.com/LoadProduct.do?productid=6469

For the F-5 reviews :
http://kits.kitreview.com/f5areviewse_1.htm
http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/viet/camf5a.htm

Hope this information may help you.

For your aicraft pictures took in Vietnam, I would like to see some (We must wait the new aircraft group in this forum, don't we?).