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All looks great Trooper; which jet is that in the background? Chris

Thanks Don, might be an illusion from the masks though, as the framing is unmodified. When you build six-footers like I do, the thickness of the canopy framing is of little consequence in the end 🤪 Chris

I just live with it as is...

It's the Revell kit...I updated the aft fuselage slightly with the ALQ-172 antenna fairings from the Minicraft late model H boxing. I do have an in-progress Academy kit using 144005, along with a few custom decals to backdate the markings a bit: Chris

I get an invalid address error from this link; is it because I’m not a FB member? Chris

Received my inserts yesterday, and promptly applied them: Chris

Thanks for checking, that's a good shot...don't see many photos of FC jets with the short-lived blue stripe. Chris

Trooper, thanks for all the photos...how about 60-0052 at Fairchild circa 1993-94? I've seen one low-res photo of her in 92 BW flagship markings, would love to see more- Also, here’s some tall-tail inspiration with Jimmy Stewart: Chris

All great shots Trooper, many great decal candidates there in my opinion! 0030 received "Miss Liberty" nose art a bit later in 1993, and also wore the 668 BS emblem on the right side of the nose: 0033, with 416 BW flagship markings shown in your photo, was "France Libre" (included in AMT's original late B-52G boxing). I don't have a photo to post, but there's a shot of it in Logan's ACC Bomber Triad book. Chris

Great shots Trooper; SIOP has never been my favorite, but the paint mismatches on the cowlings & external tank of 57-6470 would make for an interesting model. Chris

Describing a strat-camo jet (like in Dutch's first photo) the Aerofax G/H book states the "rub area on fuselage where stabilizer pivots is FS 36118 gray." For my 1/144 H in overall FS 36081, I used Expert’s Choice Wing Walk Gray trim film, which is close to 36118 and is just the right amount of contrast to my eye. Chrsi

Apparently not a coincidence-

Quite so, you’re spot on! Chris

Wolfpack lists a 1/144 X-51 as a future release, so markings for 60-0050 would be great even if an AGM-183 doesn't materialize any time soon. Beyond that, I'd love to see some of the never-covered H-model unit/marking combinations from the 1992-95 era: Fairchild (early): FC with blue stripe Fairchild (late): FC with red/black chex with small Seahawk logos on forward fuselage (original AMT release had this version) Griffiss (early): GR with black/white Statue of Liberty head Griffiss (late): GR with red/yellow/white "Griffiss" stripe Minot (early): MT

Didn’t know the Sova kit was coming, I’d be interested in a Randolph line jet. Thanks Chris

Don Logan's B-1 book lists two variations, though it's not clear to me if there were indeed two versions of the desert scheme between B-1A #3 and B-1A #4, or if the book is in error. FS 30140, 30400, and 34201 FS 30219, 30400, and 34201 Chris

Kursad, do you anticipate a 1/144 version in 2023? Thanks Chris

Fighters make movies, bombers make history! (with some exceptions of course) 😉 Chris

Perhaps these will inspire Mr Tamiya to enter the 1/72 B-52G/H market 😆 Thanks for doing these! Chris

My 1/144 B-52H has primer on it...need to get busy with some FS 36081 to have it ready for the "Smaug's Revenge" option! Chris

I look forward to that, and would also love to see some post-Desert Storm Moody Vipers sometime…Werewolves, Lancers, Stingers etc. Thanks Chris

Great, looking forward to it- Chris

Following, especially interested to see the MILSTAR radome- Chris

Trooper, great to see this one moving again! Really like all the antennas, makes a big difference. Chris

Fantastic, so many great subjects to choose from! Thanks Chris