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Vince Maddux

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  1. Oh, you mean OOB (out of the Box) SOB is something else entirely.
  2. I have my laptop hooked to the surround sound in my shop, I listen to music, watch netflix or listen to the Phil Hendrie show.
  3. One of my favorite movies of his when I was growing up was Tank.
  4. Its a long list to make a T-37 out of an A-37 and the sadly Trumpeter got this one right, (except the decals). One thing that really surprised me was there are no option to drop the flaps,separate control surfaces or open gun bays, that would have made it stand out from the Monogram kit. But with just a few exceptions, it still looks like a copy of the Monogram kit with scribed panel lines.
  5. As Jennings said the Thunderbirds don't have all the information. I contacted the people at the Thunderbirds Alumni site and they couldn't help me. I looked through hundreds of photos and documents to put together the list I used on the Vagabonds sheet. I know that my list is not complete but every effort was made to make the list as accurate as I possibly could. I am sure there are names that I didn't uncover, but I still feel this is the most complete list of names for the Thunderbirds during their time in the T-38s. Vince
  6. The first thing that comes to mind is the base of the rudder is smaller on the A model and the intake is different too.
  7. This is the reason I wish there was a "like" button on here
  8. I'm sure I can. Mike at Vagabond will be making an announcement shortly with the new jets added to the sheet. I liked the Ferris scheme too.
  9. I have a lot of photos, but I am in the process of adding the markings to the Vagabonds decal's up coming Bicentennial/USN T-38 sheet. Vince
  10. I'm 38, and as far back as I can remember the drinking are in the U.S was 21. There have been countless lives cut short when people turn 21 and go on a bender. (not saying having a beer is bad). I maybe wrong, but I think there use to be a exception to the age limit on military bases. You could drink at 18 on base if you are in the Military.
  11. There are some great decal ideas there ,I should draw a few
  12. with a few exceptions it looks like its got the same break down as the Monogram kit. I guess there was no reason to re-invent the wheel here. I noticed the lack of the refueling prob, but I'm sure there will be another boxing with it in it. I don't like the fact the antenna hump is molded on the spine, I would ave liked it to be separate. But it looks nice and I may get one. But I'm not going to stop buying the Monogram kit either.
  13. Agreed, That is still THE Transformer movie for me.
  14. If I built the Encore A-37 out of the box it would be OOB If I built the Monogram A-37 and added all the aftermarket parts in the encore kit, it wouldn't be OOB as a Monogram kit But can I take said Monogram kit build with aftermarket parts and call it an Encore kit? All the parts would be the same, just the parts would have come from different sources?
  15. I could be a world famous baseball player if I had the want, skill, coordination, athletic ability and want.
  16. I say its real. the photo was taken on a cloudy day with the light coming from a break in the clouds. Also the Mack and the internal semi trucks are not made in any model airplane scale.
  17. I will wait till they have pictures of the actual kit or box art before I buy...
  18. I agree, its funny though, due to regulations in CAP, I haven't been able to fly with my daughter. When she takes her Orientation flights, the only Senor member in the plane is the pilot. And when I do my training missions everyone has to be over 18. The only chance I may get is if we are flying our plane to a mission. while in transit, anyone can fly.
  19. Well, the squadron I was in as a cadet was shut down in 92 and I never got a chance to apply for a flight scholarship. 20 years later I started a new squadron and I don't have that option. I figured I would never pass a physical for the FAA because of a heart problem, but I have found out now I can get a waver for that and be a pilot still. But it all comes down to money ,which I don't have a lot of right now.
  20. Your welcome, Yes N98410 had been overhauled with new avionics , new engine new interior and the new Civil Air Patrol Paint scheme. When I was a cadet I got to take the controls of this plane many times. I got to fly a plane before I drove a car. Now I do not have a pilots licenses right now (maybe one day) But I am what is called a mission observer, I have to know the same thing as the pilot and I take care of the radios and programing the GPS in the plane, I also do the flight plans and paperwork for every flight I'm on. This is so the pilot can concentrate on flying the plane and keeping hi
  21. I agree, I'll buy one, but I still love the old Monogram kit. I always make sure I had one in the stash.
  22. This weekend my Civil Air Patrol squadron held a Air Force graded search and rescue exercise that brought in aircraft from all over the state of Alabama. We had 8 aircraft 5 vans, 3 radio room set ups and over 70 personal for the three day event. Yesterday, I had the chance to fly in N9841O which I have been trying to get a rid in for 3 years. Nothing really special about the plane, its a 82' model 172P but it was the first plane I ever flew in back in 1989! I thought it was great to get to go up in her for a couple of hours. I'm sure its one of the older planes in the Alabama Wing. Also this
  23. Here are the photos, some good,some bad, I really didn't go through them all, I'm just too tired now.. Pictures I'm the one in the blue hat
  24. For the recorded, in my research for the Vagabond's Decal Thunderbirds decal I ran across the T-38 in the video . It is NOT and real T-38 , much less an accurate Thunderbird plane. Its is a privately own plane build from a T-38 froward fuselage and the rear end of a F-5. The tail hook on the bottom is a dead give away. The flags in the flag panel are state flags and not flags of other nations. We did not include it in our decal sheet, so I just wanted to give everyone a heads up.
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