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admiralcag started following Missile Launcher question., Bandai 1/72 X-Wing, 1:350 SECOND PILOT...FAN FILM? and 7 others
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Nice! I'll buy the stand off of you. I built Rey's X-Wing as Luke's but it didn't come with parts for the Death Star base. Vern
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Very nice, as always! Vern
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That was my experience as well. Vern
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I realized this may be a very recent change in policy. I got my parts a few months ago. Good Luck! Vern
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Check the Kinetic website. I needed a replacement part and they were very helpful. Vern
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There are some brilliant guys in the paint barn. Beautiful! Vern
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I misspoke. The pylons were on 3, 4, 6, and 7. Personally, I have never seen anything on 2 and 8 other than missile rails. Doesn't mean there couldn't be. Vern
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I got a Tamiya F-35 for my birthday. While reviewing the instructions, I noticed that flat white was called for on the landing gear & weapons bays and for the intake trunks. Aren't these normally gloss white? Since I have never seen an F-35 up close, I thought I'd reach out to the hive mind and see what you all think. Thanks! Vern
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Correct. When I started as a technician with the COANG, we were flying wing weapons pylons with TERs on 2, 3, 7, and 8. 4 jets x 12 BDU-33's x 3 sorties per day with one load crew will wear you out. One of my crew dogs said it reminded of loading B-52s at Utapao... Vern
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Neat! Vern
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My old unit! I worked the Pave Hawks when they were new and I was young. Great pictures. Vern
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Actually the wingtips were easier. Three bolts and one connector. The hardest part was holding the rail up while the connector was attached. I'm tall enough, so I used my head 😆 The underwing adapters were trickier in that the connector attached under the flap seal at a really ugly angle. This was the only cannon plug we were allowed to use a screwdriver on to tighten or loosen. We typically mounted the rail to the adapter before mounting them to the jet. Vern
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Make sure you check you references. The unit I was in, which rainbowed Colorado and Alabama jets, used LAU-129s on the wing tips and AIM-9 rails on underwing adapters. Vern
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LAU-129. Vern
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First hobby shop you remember visiting?
admiralcag replied to Hooker169's topic in General Discussion
Sadly, they went out of business a few months ago. If I had looked everywhere for something without luck, Thompson's would have it. I also liked saying hi to their cat when I visited. Vern