Cameron Lynch

Testors F8F kit Hobbycraft F8F-1b kit Hobbycraft F8F-2 kit and for giggles here is the Cutting Edge F8F-2 corrected tail which fixes the width error on the -2 kit.

1619 "a bit revisionist" that's an A+ for gaslighting. The only thing not fiction was the joke Pulitzer that it was awarded.

You could always go nuts and order something from Mario Catania's 3d Bases. He makes them in all major scales. https://www.facebook.com/tomahawk1970

How about ED-121D 53-555. Triple Nickel served with Detachment 1 of the 552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing known as "College Eye". On Oct. 24 1967, Triple Nickel was orbiting over the Tonkin Gulf when it guided an F-4 from the 433rd TFS to intercept and destroy a MiG-21 during an attack on Phuc Yen airfield 18 miles northwest of Haiphong North Vietnam. It was the first time in history where a fighter was successfully directed by an airborne radar control to engage and destroy an enemy aircraft. Triple Nickel is now at the USAF Museum in Dayton Ohio.

Thanks for going to all the effort to prove my point. Neither of these colors are widely available outside the UK. But there are always people who have a deep need to be "right" instead of just appreciating somebody trying to share something new.

I found that I was unable to find any off the shelf paints that matched the appropriate Federal Standard paints that are used on contemporary US Coast Guard HH-60J and HH-65C helicopters. Then I heard that Model Car World Automotive Finishes had purchased a complete set of FS paint chips and were using them to produce a new line of enamels. If you aren't familiar, MCW have made a great line of pre-thinned lacquers for airbrushing that match almost any domestic car since 1950...plus a bunch of racing colors as well. I've used their paints on some muscle car projects and loved how they spraye

I think they're toast.

This is going to be a "must have" sheet. Can't hardly wait. Cameron

A Mustang with a Chevy engine? Sacriledge.

Part 2 1/48 F-86A is sorely needed 1/48 Mystere IV 1/48 Super Mystere 1/48 G3M Nell 1/48 Ki-21 Sally 1/48 Mirage F.1c

1/48 A-10A and A-10C 1/48 AH-1G Vietnam Cobra 1/48 F-80C Shooting Star (deserves better than HobbyBoss POS) 1/48 Blenheim IV 1/48 Halifax 1/72 B-29

Most high quality clear casting resins are very touchy. They are easily inhibited (fail to cure), most often by Tin Cure silicones (the most common). You need to use Platinum Cure silicone for the mold. The problem there is that Platinum cure silicone is pricey...and itself is easily inhibited by anything that even touches tin cure silicone. So you need to very carefully segregate everything you use in mold making...tools, mixing containers, etc. In fact, if you plan to make some platinum cure molds I would buy brand new mixing containers and spatulas and keep them separated from your oth

I finally got a reply from Buffalo Airways about the color they use on their aircraft. They sent me this and said, "Closest to the actual thing would probably be what you can see here (as a good guess): Something between forest green and jade on this scheme." They then attached this:

Or Manuel "Pete" Fernandez' FU-857?

Anyone find period photos of James Jabara's FU-513?

I've got a "Full meal deal" for the 1/48 Monogram B-26C Invader glass nose. I'm asking $80 plus shipping. Located in USA. Prices are firm-ish but I might be open to a little reasonable haggling. Shipping will be based on ACTUAL shipping costs. I’m not making money off of shipping, but I’m not going to take a bath either. I will go onto USPS.com and use the actual dimensions and weight of the package and your address to figure out what the shipping cost will be. I will combine shipping. I’m cautiously amenable to international shipping, but you will pay the additional shipping costs. T

I'll take what's left of the Caracal 1/144 C-5 sheet. Cameron

This is very very close to turning into a political discussion. As it is, Germany has been consistently not meeting their obligations under NATO for a long time...and they've been getting a free ride courtesy of the American taxpayers. There needs to be an honest discussion about that. Secondly, the existing American base structure in Europe still reflects a strategic orientation against the Warsaw Pact...which ceased to exist almost thirty years ago. It's time to revisit that orientation and consider realigning our base structure to reflect contemporary strategic considerations

Ok, after groveling and begging Roy Sutherland for several years to re-release this set under the Barracuda Resin flag without success...I am reduced to groveling and begging my friends here on ARC instead. Does anyone still have a set of these that they would be generously willing to let me purchase or borrow? I would be in your debt. Cameron

Ok, I've been looking for one of these little beauties for several years. Managed to score one off of a certain auction site...but when it arrived it didn't include any of the tasty resin bits that it originally had. Now I'm trying to track down a set of the resin parts either to purchase or to borrow for a few weeks. If anyone has this set, or knows where one is, and would be willing to help me out...I would be appreciative. Cameron

The 552nd "College Eye" and "Big Eye" EC-121s based in Thailand wore much of the same markings that they wore in the states and Europe.

Thanks guys. Very helpful. Particularly the photos and links. Now I just need to make sure that the ADC logo was being carried when the aircraft was deployed to Korat. Just seems wierd that aircraft deployed in Thailand in support of College Eye during the Vietnam war...would be carrying an Air Defense Command emblem. Cameron

I'm trying to track down a photo of the emblem on the tail of the USAF Museum's EC-121D 53-0555 I suspect it's a 552nd Wing badge, but I'm not sure. I'd really appreciate it if anyone has a good quality shot of the tail emblem would be willing to share it with me. Thanks in advance. Cameron

I thought you were going to include 888? Will that be on another sheet? Cameron

True enough.