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This kit was the vintage Fujimi A-4 in 48th scale. The guy I bought it from said he had had it since 1978! The bombs and MERs were very basic and the bombs werent even round or straight. They looked like something out of Dr. Seuss. The zuni pods were fine though. Since I am donating this built kit I used the kit external tank, the zunis and some aftermarket TERs that I had. For my personal collection, I cant ever see myself using a TER so I figured these would go to a good home. I also used some spare Mk. 81 snakeyes I had in the bin. I wasnt even going to try and use the kit decal

Im sorry to hear that. Im a cat dad and I know the pain....

Thank you sir for your ever valuable knowledge and experience! I thought it might be a two man lift but wasnt sure. I figured the handling areas would show more dirt, grime and wear than anywhere else except maybe the back and front panels. As for this one, it will be unshot. The jet is mostly clean. (VA-192 and their 1966/67 Tico war cruise) with used tubes. I havent yet decided what other ordnance I was going to put on the plane. I was thinking of using AGM 12Bs.

Offhand does anyone know what the empty weight would be? Im looking to weather a pair on a Skyhawk, and am wondering if it would be a 1 man, 2 man, or 4 man lift, although I cant imagine it being that heavy to need 4 guys. Seeing as how often they were on and off for any particular mission, I imagine the grime marks where the most contact would be, would be dirtier than the rest of the tube. Thanks!

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F-14 is P-19 A-7 is P-12

The V2 of the Fightertown sheet is already out, if you can find it. Brian didnt say anything about changing the markings for the Super Hornet, so I imagine they are already complete and accurate.

Hi there, I am selling a two kit package. 1/48th Hasegawa F-14A Atlantic Fleet and A-7E Corsair II. Both complete and unstarted in sealed bags. $100 shipped and insured from 47170. Shipping in the USA only, however I will ship to other places for actual shipping/tracking/insurance costs. Paypal, money order or cash at your own risk. Thanks!

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The A and B models came with the ones forward, under the slime lights on the nose. The C and D came with the ones above the light and further aft as well as the ones forward and under. General shape and size would be the same.

Both TechMod and Print Scale offer 48th scale white lettering in various heights and fonts. You may also try model railroad "O" scale lettering as dry transfers.

This is the only sheet I know of. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/microscale-48-255-us-naval-air-station-names--1269581

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Im definitely game

Last bump. thanks!

I prefer Hasegawa over Kinetic, although some of the Kinetic kits have in box options like the folding wing and a fair amount of weapons. I dont know if its my imagination or not, but the Kinetic plastic is a bit soft compared to Hasegawa. I also build the Revellogram kits but those are usually for display somewhere so if something happens to it, Im not out a lot of money. Besides, you can pick them up relatively cheap and they make a fair representation of a Legacy Hornet.

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Hello, I am looking to trade. I have 1, 1/48 Hasegawa F-14A Tomcat that is complete and unstarted. I would like to trade for any 2 of the following: Monogram F-14A (older boxings please) Revell F-14D Super Tomcat. Monogram A-7A or a 1/144 747-400 Kits need to be complete with good glass, but I do not have to have decals or instructions. Bagged kits are fine. I am in Indiana USA. Prefer to keep trades in the US. Let me know if you are interested! Thanks!

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I have the TwoBobs 48-205 Lemoore Screamin' Eagles which has 1 high viz and 2 low viz options for VFA-115. I think the low viz are a reprint from the 060 sheet. Also, CAM did some VFA-25 decals which are close to which you are looking for. CAM 40-008 You could probably mod them a bit, depending on what you are looking to do.

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Which buddy store are you referring to? The in flight refuel pod with the hose and drogue for refueling other planes in flight? The Super Hornet very much does carry this pod. They carried the original analog version, and then the later ones with the digital upgrades that requires the new RAT on the front. I think they are up to either -5 or -6 mods on those now.