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This is a little OT, there is a French TopGun type movie called Sky Fighters that has some of the best aeriel shots of any movie I've seen to date, of course the acting is a little hammy but the aircraft scenes well make up for it.

Woohoo! I always get caught up in these things halfway towards the end.

Has anybody else started on their pits/stores or am I the first?

I'm a sucker for a good deal, so when you guys go through a stash reduction sale, my stash gets bigger. And i think I have some sort of OCD.

You didn't have PHANTOM over at your house did you?

Did you put it in a box to protect it and put it in the basement/attic/closet for safe keeping?

Dang, there go's all my suspects, do you have a cleaning lady, or a kid next door that likes airplanes?

Better talk to the wife, better yet, have the KGB interrogate her.

Phew, really glad I'm not the only OCD modeler here...lol.

Well, here's the stash I have accumulated in the past 5 years at my deployed location, I think half of this I bought from fellow ARC members.

What's left Aaron? Not sure what the previous guys are interested in. V/r Ron

Ok, compared Sparrow missiles between 2 RAF FG.1's, 2 RAF FGR.2's, 1 USAF F-4G, 1 USAF F-4E, 1 USN F-4J, all Hasegawa 1/48, and they were all the same. The RAF kits don't include sidewinders. On further investigation online, they are both the same length (12'), and through side by side picture comparisons, they pretty much look the same aerodynamically to me. I guess the first bit of info I read on another modeling forum was not accurate, that's where I read there was a length difference due to the different seaker heads.

Litvyak, I'm not really sure about the Fujimi kits (I only have the 1/72 F-4E 3rd TFW boxing from them), I do have most of the Hasegawa 1/48 RAF kits, I can compare their missiles with some from a Hasegawa 1/48 USAF kit and maybe post some pics of the differences if any. V/r Ron

Looks like I'll get the smoke billowing...... The subject I'll be building for the P.A.A. GB will be the venerable Hasegawa 1/48 F-4G with Afterburner Decals 3rd TFW markings. Since the pre-build is all about the cockpit and stores, I'll be using the Eduard/Brassin bang seat set with a little bit of help in the tub and panels from the BigEd PE set (my detailing skills are not up to the diehard Phantom builders level yet, need all the help I can get). Still up in the air for my stores approach, I'll focus on that later. The various parts and sets to be used... Scraping off all the molded

Probably AIM-9L (4) Sidewinders and Skyflash (4) missiles, then maybe the SUU 23-A gunpod or centerline tank depending on mission, and finally the standard wing tanks. The Skyflash is similar to the AIM-7E Sparrow but does have some minor differences in length ahead of the forward fins, the warhead is also a little different. I'm sure some of the British modelers will have better details. V/r Ron

Ask and you shall receive... http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=256880 V/r Ron

For those of you who would like some place to post your in-progress pics for the allowable cockpits and stores GB pre build, please post them here. V/r Ron

Fellow addicts, Got word from the PAA group build legal department recently. You will all be happy to know that cockpit and stores (to include pylons) can be assembled prior to the start of the GB, they just cannot be mounted in/on the airframe prior to the start date. This has been allowed to help whittle down the long wait time for the GB to start. The first raffle (prize to be determined prior to kick off date) will be for those who have a completed cockpit or weapons load that will be used during their build when the GB kicks off, details to follow. Happy building! V/r Ron

Welcome to ARC Turtles!

Diego, Thank you very much for the support, we'll add Hi-Decal to the list of sponsors for the GB Raffle. V/r Ron

By the time this GB kicks off, everyone will be foaming at the mouth!

The guy at the hobby shop said that stuff was perfectly safe for thinning model paints with, just not sure how I got chicken footprints on my fresh paint job...lol.

Wow! $19, what a bargain.

PM'd for the following... 1/48 Hasegawa Nakajima B6N2 “Jillâ€Â, #09061. Box is open, interior bags are still sealed. $18.00 1/48 Hasegawa Aichi B7A2 “Graceâ€Â, #09149. Box is open along with main sprue bag. Clear parts/decals are still sealed. Kit has been inventoried and is 100% complete. $18.00 1/48 Hasegawa Nakajima C6N1 “Myrtâ€Â, #09084. Box is open, main sprue bag is sealed, clear parts/decal bag is open. $16.00 V/r Ron

Jim, I probably order 50 items a month from all over the world, it can take up to 4 months for an item to arrive depending on where I ordered it from. So far, Denmark seems to be the slowest, and I won't even consider buying anything or shipping to Italy. Your customer should wait another month or so before getting antsy, it will probably show up by then. As long as the address was written correctly, you have done your part to show good faith in the deal, the recipient needs to understand and work with you on this. Oh yeah, almost forgot, we have something for you, if you PM me your address I'