Hasegawa 1/72 F-111A Aardvark
$30 each (4 available)
Models are 100% complete, but bagged: No box, decals or original instructions. Clear canopy and parts are sealed in their original bag. ALL parts are still on the sprues and accounted for. Models come with photocopied instructions (all pages). Plenty of aftermarket decals available to complete this kit at a reasonable price.
Model ships from NH, 03079. Buyer to pay shipping via USPS Ground. Paypal only.
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Hello friends,
unfortunately the Pneumatic lines are causing more problems than I expected, and especially the handling when bending the thin lines (Ø 0,2 mm) is quite stressful.
This starts already with marking of the bending points, for which the wire must be fixed appropriately, which was already seen when the cable was firstly bent on the Portside.
And now to the Starboard Side. While the first bendings with tweezers from the end of the line to the Pneumatic drive are relatively easy, the cruc
Love to see the shots of the 53!
In 1981 they changed the rules around getting out of a running helo on the Army. Drop it to flight Idle, and lock the controls.
I was in Guernsey WY supporting some NG troops. Our Supply Officer lands at a TOC and gets out of his running OH-58A. A half our later he comes back and can't understand why I crawled down his throat.
Not that I never got out of a running bird for a good shot...
I'm sure its been covered but i couldn't find it in the search so...
If I wanted to back date my 48th Tamiya F-14A, i would need the early beaver tale and early gun vent, right? Anything else I should be buying? Thanks
As a rotor head myself....I absolutely love the pictures taken of your birds and the rotors are running....rolled to ground idle.....hop out snap the pic hop back in.
Fly away no one is the wiser.
I will dig up a picture of my CH-53E on cruise in 1994. We were in the Palau Island chain and had just done a memorial to the battle of Peleliu, as we were embarked on the USS Peleliu LHA-5 at the time. Anyways, we found a little uninhabitated island and as a two ship we landed on it. My pilot had a really nice Nikon so we took some pics. The other bird landed on the other side
Almost all of these are from the colorful, high-vis days of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Like the P-3 Orion sheets, I will gradually move on to later periods and do low-vis schemes in the future.
Hi,
Yes, I was delighted to have found that one and I moved it to the top of my build schedule.
I stay away from auction sites and I was hoping to find one at a swap meet. The seller was culling his stash and planned to limit his F-16's mostly to Belgian ones.
Yes, I think our Hoboken was the original. I'm a bit surprised that an on-line search shows nice pictures. It's an old industrial area that used to have chemical companies.
When I was a kid in the 1970's, Hoboken was in the news quite regularly with the children there having traces of chemicals in their
No, it is the T-48. I somehow ended up on the same Signal chat with some senior folks and this was one of the top-secret types they mentioned. You will hear about it in due time.
Hi! You can also post in the "wanted" section of this website for the NASA portion of the Armycast sheet. I've had pretty good luck in the past sourcing discontinued decals there. Most modelers here are more than happy to help out other modelers. I have done it, and had others do it for me. Good luck! Fred.
ps: Be sure to mention the scale that you're looking for.
I've already got FS 36251 Aggressor Gray down on the model, which is quite close to FS 36231 Dark Gull Gray, so that's what I'm going with. Thanks for the input everyone 😉 Fred.
I just recently ordered a SR-71 model plane from MPM Hobbies. I found this store online and they looked reputable, so I placed my order. Placing my order was fast and easy, they had decent prices for their products, and fast shipping. The quality of MPM Hobbies product was great and it had everything in the box as it listed at the time of purchase, including decals. I am very happy with this business and refer all my friends and family. Thank you MPM Hobbies for going far and beyond!
A looong internet search put me in touch with ModelKits Ukraine who had what I was looking for. Arrived today, superb packing, original packaging and well preserved despite this being and OLD sheet. Very happy - recommend the seller for sure.
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The Greek are in the process of upgrading to the block 72 standard with Central Pedestal Display (CPD), while the Polish have the regular one still. I belive Poland has signed up for the block 72 upgrade too, but definately not started the upgrade yet.
Otherwise in 1/48 or 1/32 scale it will be the "normal" F-16C/D block 50/52 standard for modelling purposes.
As for photos, I guess the great www is still the best place to search?
Edit: Did a check on Scalemates, and the one you refer to is with the CPD which is the new block 70/72 upgrade. The Polish F-16's do not have these (yet).
On this first sheet I will have the following:
Naval Air Test Center (big "ASW" on tail, red radome etc.)
VRC-50 "Miss Piggy"
VS-21 USS Kitty Hawk
VS-28 USS Independence
VS-29 USS Ranger
VS-31 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
VS-38 USS Enterprise
