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That's nice! I can't wait to see the other schemes.

This looks like it's going to be good too! Can't wait.

Very nice! I'm glad I have a few of these kits! 😄 I cant wait to get my hands on these. I always liked the Hoover.

I'm really looking foreword to both of those! 🤩

Thanks! Looking forward to it. 😎

Is there an ETA on this sheet? I'd love to see a teaser for an idea of what will be on this sheet.

On that site it says they were forward deploying them in Germany and other places in Europe. Probably forward deployed in the Pacific as well. I imagine they'd escort the B-29s, B-50s and B-36s in relays across the route (like they did with B-17s in the WWII ETO before the longer range Mustangs came on the scene). SAC also experimented with the B-36 carrying an F-84 (FICON) around this time. Plus they were starting to put the pieces together to finally get practical aerial refueling. Though the latter wouldn't have helped the escort mission I don't think.

Thanks for the link! This explains it well.

I'm just giving you a hard time. I realize a small business can be a lot like juggling chainsaws on a unicycle. I agree with Spruemeister. Caracal is always the first place I go to look for decals and if you have the subject I need, I'm never disappointed.

I'm still waiting for mine to ship. 😛😁 I just want to do one that carried the Genie rocket. I'm glad there is at least one H model on there.

Probably dusty/dirty.

Perhaps. Maybe TAC wasn't allowed to carry nukes yet back then?

As much as I love the SEA Camo look on these, a SAC fighter scheme would be very cool. Most unusual as well. Why did SAC have fighters? I'm assuming bomber escort, but no way did these have the range to stay with a B-36, -47 or -52. Could these even air refuel?

Glad you enjoyed it! There are some great modeler reference in there. For example those bombs appear to be WWII vintage. The ones on the F-100 have contemporary tail sections added (and you can see newer paint on the tails), but on the B-57s many have the WWII box fins. Painting those six yellow stripes is going to be a PITA though! 😮 The F-100s shown are the 481st TFS. One of those aircraft is on CD48128 https://www.caracalmodels.com/cd48128.html So this may be Tan Son Nhut AB, not Bien Hoa as I mentioned earlier.

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/69617 I found a set of USAF videos titled "A Day in the War in Vietnam". These were all filmed in August 24, 1965–August 26, 1965. Videos 4 and 5 have some really great B-57 shots (Also some F-104s that appear to be flying escort for them). I believe this is Bien Hoa AFB. 6251st TFW. 53-3888 is probably somewhere in here, but I couldn't find it, though 53-3889 is clearly shown. Videos 1-3 are F-100s and F-105s. All the aircraft shown are NMF or silver painted. Here is the Shot List:

Thanks. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything good! 😁 I'm in for all these 1/48 sheets. Very nice!

Assuming his research was accurate, it looks like the aircraft he modeled 53-2679, is on the sheet. Is there a record somewhere of the serial numbers of the two aircraft that were involved?

Was there a thread for "CD48241 - 1/48 F-94A/B Starfire Part 2"? I can't find it here and can't find that number listed on the Caracal Models site.

Not a lot of chatter here in this topic. Giving it a bump for interest. Wasn't the B-57 the first US military aircraft to drop bombs in the Vietnam war? (not sure if the CIA was at it earlier with Farm Gate and some early activity in Laos as well.) Any ETA on this sheet?

Ah! So my memory was correct for once! 😁 I may have to pick up one myself.

That is so cool! I built that F-4 kit as a kid. I brush painted SEA camo on it though and built it as a USAF RF-4C with some decals from another kit. I'm sure it did not come out anywhere near as nice as the Marine bird shown here. For some reason, I always misremembered it being a Lindberg kit. It was a standout in my mind with the unique battle damage option. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane!

I have one of those. I remember looking forward to when it would be released. Glad you are still around making great decals KursadA!

Great month! The F-15 sheets are really nice. Decided to grab that Bronco sheet this time around too.

Nice! Can't wait until pre-order!

What was the Marine squadron with eyes? HMM-163? Phrogs looked cool with those eyes on the nose. It just really fits that aircraft well, like the RAF/AVG sharks mouth on the P-40. I don't think I've ever seen decals with the early scheme from that squadron, like the solid dark green or the green/gray camo.