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Your ordnance is looking great. From one 462 to another! Vern

Checking in is part of my Saturday routine. Still some nuggets to be found. Vern

Nice work!

One thing on the Aurora kit is it is missing the APU hump on the just behind the port engine. To my knowledge, HH-3Es always flew M60s with the potential of one on the cargo ramp in the rear. The HH-3E at the Air Force Museum is a good reference if you are doing the interior. I worked H-3s at my first job on active duty (56th ARS), so I will tell you what I remember. Vern

No idea how I missed this. My group build success has been less than stellar. Something always comes up. I will lurk and will dust off my 1/200 Hasegawa kit. Not so fun fact. 40 years ago, I was an AFROTC cadet and a member of Arnold Air Society. COL Onizuka was an alumni of our unit and we were hit very hard by the tragedy. I got a local hobby shop to donate a full stack kit for a fellow cadet to build. I was also very involved in follow-on memorials.

My 1/72 shuttle has been on the shelf of doom for a long time. I will be watching with great interest. Vern

Awesome!

Nice, nice work! Vern

Very nice work, sir! Vern

Nice work! Vern

I use a second gloss coat to protect the decal during weathering. Vern

Does the temperature of the vinegar matter? I pickle my brass overnight at room temperature. Vern

Nice!

That turned out very well. I enjoyed watching your progress! Vern

Thanks for the replies. I was a weapons troop on the F-16 for 19 years but have no F-4 experience. Vern

Good Morning, all I have started a Monogram F-4C kit and noticed there are reversed breech caps on both sides of the fuel tank pylons. I would like to know if this is correct. I have done some image searches on Google but haven't found a definitive answer. Thanks in advance, Vern

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

Very nice, as always! Vern

That was my experience as well. Vern

I realized this may be a very recent change in policy. I got my parts a few months ago. Good Luck! Vern

Check the Kinetic website. I needed a replacement part and they were very helpful. Vern

There are some brilliant guys in the paint barn. Beautiful! Vern

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

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

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