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Glad I only paid $2 US for my Hasegawa kit. Looks like it will stay firmly on the shelf.

I do believe this photo shows three tanks. As another poster stated earlier, this is a legal load, but not a good idea as the extra drag negates the extra fuel.

Here's a photo with a Mk. 82 on the C/L: LINK Trial of a combat-coded fuel tank: LINK Deploying with a C/L tank and two baggage pods: LINK Baggage (TDY) pod on the C/L: LINK I also seem to recall seeing a photo with a GBU-12 on the center once. I'll see if I can find it.

LAU-88 with Mavs was the go-to load for much of the early Hog's life. Witness these links to the 1970s: Spotted JAWS Early gray Hogs Also got used in Desert Storm, although the single LAU-117 rail was perhaps more common. Loadouts Photos Thread on another modeling site

Looks like Su-24, Su-25, Su-30, Il-20, and Il-76. All links from the Aviationist: Moving in planes in secret Latest Imagery... Il-20 Coot spyplane Su-30 Fullbacks

The Tamiya kit is a Block 50 (GE engine, big intake, heavyweight gear, WAC HUD). If I recall correctly it only has the shorter of the two lengths of C/D model tail base, so note carefully the markings you want to put on it. Many non-US F-16 customers have extended tails due to different ECM suites and/or drag chutes. All US F-16s have the shorter tail (perhaps there are some minor exceptions?). There is no need to worry about the "CJ" designation, that is only semi-official. Any decals for an F-16C-50 with the shorter C/D model tail should be fine. As noted above, Caracal, Wolfpak, and TwoBob

Some of those early '90s RN and RAF schemes might look good on an A-7F... :D

There is a list of all F-16s to have served with the 119th FS HERE. Don't know that I see an ADF with a similar serial. Could Repli Scale have made an error in the serial?

Truly gorgeous pictures! Thank you so much for sharing them with us.

Kursad- Another vote for this sheet in 1/72 please! I bought the Hasegawa F-4E with the NJ Tiger painted over Euro-1 a few years back. I rarely buy a kit to build with kit decals, but I did this time! As you might imagine for a kit this age, some yellowing is setting in, which has dissuaded me from starting this build. The Hasegawa decals are thick and off-white to begin with anyway. Having some modern, quality decals like your would move this up in the build cycle. Cheers-

Several other air forces use this version (F-16D Block 50/52 or 50/52+) with the spine, and some have interesting schemes: Chile Greece Iraq Morocco Oman Pakistan Poland Turkey (same three-tone gray as Singapore) Caracal Models' CD48037 has some of these, but is sold out on their site. If interested in this sheet, you may need to find a reseller. Other manufacturers may also make sheets for these D models. Note that the Block 50 P&W nozzle and small intake may not come with that boxing of the kit. If you are willing to lose the spine there are even more "D" model operators.

Note the legacy Hornet getting gas is carrying a Sparrow (AIM-7). I thought these were only for exercises now, and had been completely replaced by AIM-120s. You learn something new every day!

I chose the Mr Surfacer route already. We'll see where it gets me. I'm hoping to take of the excess with solvent rather than sanding in order to minimize the loss of detail.

Looking good! What have you done with the exhausts to address the accuracy issue you mentioned? Also, I believe the resin plates are armor for the crew seats. I have no idea if Japan used them or not.

I'm sure this will look fantastic when all is said and done. Very nice!

I'm beginning to see why there is a new tool. Breaking out the Tamiya putty and the Mr. Surfacer in quantity here. Wing undersides have gaps to both the top wing and the fuselage Fit issues at the fuselage panels by the exhausts Tail halves. Each is part of a fuselage half Top wing to rear fuselage. This may become the most visible/problematic of the joints Nose halves. The nose itself lined up fairly well, but the coaming for the cockpit did not. Sanding to follow. Overall assembly done primarily with Tenax. Testors liquid cement and Tamiya extra-thin also used in places.

AIM-9X training round on F-16s from the 20th Fighter Wing, USAF. I was more focused on the pylons and rails, I hope this is still of interest. Note the ALE-50 dispenser as well.

Miscellaneous carts, etc. at Youngstown ARB.

Got a stash of photos from my grandfather. I believe this was taken in 1933-1934 in Chicago, as my grandparents went to the Century of Progress exhibition there. NC-435H of United Air Lines. If there is an existing reference thread for the Trimotor, please let me know and I'll post there.

Resurrecting this thread. All pix from the airshow in Youngtsown, Ohio, May 2014. An Ohio ANG KC-135 bringing its own tow bar: A C-5 from the 337th AS bringing it's own trailer. Looks like this thing had been just about everywhere:

Lost most of my previous photos on this thread when Webshots reorganized. Hopefully Photobucket will be more stable. Here is a training Maverick (TGM-65D) on a Kansas City Hog (A-10C). Taken May 2014 Youngstown, Ohio. enjoy!

I'll need to write down some of these tips and tricks so I can use them on future ship builds. This is coming out very nice!

Nice work! Looks like you are addressing the issues well as they come up. I've built the Hasegawa Rhino in this scale and the Revell kit seems to have some advantages. I'll be looking to get one of the Revell ones now too.

Thanks, Jake, for helping clear this up.

spejic- Thanks, this is about what I was thinking. Do we know why they carried the empty rails on the underwing stations? I'm wondering if one or both had ALE-50 dispensers. I saw three F-16s at an airshow in May (20th and 180th FWs) and they all had these dispensers on one or both stations.