ChesshireCat

still looking glt

found a B2 kit from Hasegawa awhile ago. PM me a mailing address and I'll get them out to you. Also what sprus are the parts on? The kit was a great find as it had a bunch of AM inside the box. Now to figure out where the night fighter is! gary

I looked around yesterday afternoon, and couldn't find them. Still I know I have at least one and maybe two. They'll turn up! gary

Larry; let me do some digging. I used to have the AR234 night fighter kit in my stash (maybe two). The parts are yours for nothing gary

it's possible that I might have that sheet. If I do, it's yours. Just give me a day or two to find the sheet. gary

I was first!!!! gary

yet 80% of viewers never noticed it. I still have trouble making it out myself, but at least know where it is. Added to this, if anybody can't live with a ZM Phantom; then sell it for what you paid for it! They'll come out of the wood work to buy it gary

I think that's a great idea gary

lots of napalm (big tanks) and lots of 500 and 750lb. bombs. Some also flew with 1000lb. bombs on special bomb runs. Oddly not a lot of bombs with fuse extenders like everybody wants. A few yes, but not every mission. The A6's were the ones with the extenders regularly. I've seen them with gun pods and the round rocket pods quite a lot. If the airframe was going out by the fence, you would see missiles, but in country not so much. Even when they were bombing the Khe Sahn area, they used mostly 500 lb. dumb bombs and lots and lots of napalm. gary

The ones with the rattlesnake were seen often in I-Corp. The blue sword was also seen a lot. Unit numbers are something I don't remember after all those years. Just the MAG numbers, and even then don't remember what they flew. I'm good for at least two sets and probably a third one gary

I've seen airframes with some of those markings in Chu Lai. Probably Da Nang as well. gary

you beat me to it! gary

I see (looking thru what Uprise has posted here) enough sets to completely bury my check book!! I wish you would to the props in 1/32 scale as well as 1/48th. we need a U.S. seller! gary

Ben; doesn't ZM offer metal landing gear as an option? gary

call me Frankenstein! I build much of my own. Not what I'd call good at it, but it keep me out of trouble when I get started. The next time I'm on that extruded aluminum website, I'll create a link for all of you to use. They sell the stuff by the inch, and it come in many sizes (most are square, but they do rectangular shapes as well). The stuff is modular, and simply bolts together. Worst thing to do with it is drilling bolt holes, and you really don't have to do that, as they sell right angle mounting brackets. If you have ever been inside a factory, then you've probably seen i

I get to see one fly three or four times a year out of a small airport near me. Really neat plane gary

for me a complete redesign is a must. Bullet would be 6.5mm or 7mm weighing roughly 115 grains with a velocity in the 2500 fps range. A magazine big enough to hold 25 rounds (staggered) but only use 22 rounds in it. Ejection would be to the right. Barrel length would be 21" give or take an inch and a half. Adjustable stock with a flash suppressor that actually works. All outside moving parts would be made of Delrin for the noise issue alone. A dove tail on top and on the right side of the fore arm. The M16 was a little too noisy, but still much quieter than an AK47. The sights would be Tritiu

I know that if we got everything we wanted a company would be bankrupt, but there are things they can (or could do). I hear request all the time for Revell paints. Never used them, but they seem to be quite popular with our friends over seas. I'd also like to see them carry the Wingzy kits as well as Dora Wings. Gas Patch amazes me as they carry the after market stuff, but no kits to speak of. I stay with my comment that I can often beat their prices in the states with other domestic companies. gary

call me the odd ball here, BUT I'd just really like to be able to buy: 1. Lockheed Hudson MK.1 or Mk.IV in 1/48th scale 2. For HK to do a B24d in 1/48th and even 1/72 scale!!! If they did this, I'd not eat for a year 3. a good 1/32 scale Beech Stagger Wing 4. a 1/32 scale A37b 5. a 1/32 scale F51 (A36 etc.) Mustang and lastly a 1/35 scale early Cobra gunship gary

You first of all cannot run an injection molding machine 24/7, maybe two eight hour shifts five days a week unless you have a hundred of them. Due to the expense alone, I doubt they use thirty. Injection molding machines are some of the most expensive machines to use out there; even though many CNC machine centers are double in price. The issue starts out with heat, and heat is it's enemy. So hot that many plants don't even have a heating system. Most all are hydraulic, and they use multi stage pumps that cost the price of a Corvette. The hotter the get the shorter life span of the pumps. You

I do CD's as well, but only when the beer is flowing. The Opera table's issue can be blamed on Irish Whiskey. I knocked the motor onto the floor and it either needs a complete rebuild or replacement. We're talking about a $400 motor now. For $700, I can completely replace all the electronics with something newer and much better. I use what is known as a "transcription turn table", and people ask me all the time just what is that. I paid $739 for my main red book CD player eight years ago. They are going for eight to nine hundred used right now; which is insane! Still it sounds really good, and

keep us posted gary

I love vinyl, and have always found it superior to CD's. The record collection started in the sixties and just kept going. I honestly have no idea what the actual count is now. You measure the cases and multiply 72 records per foot, but really not accurate as some brands will get an honest 85 records into a foot. Hopefully I'm going to start putting them on a couple eight tetrabite hard drives (maybe three). I don't have any 78rpm docs, and also no small 45's, but do have a few 45 rpm LP's. Been thru more than my fair share of turn tables in the past, and now use one of two. An Ope

you can buy 3/8th" and maybe 1/4" plywood with white laminate glued to it. My record racks are made of 3/4" with the white laminate attached inside and outside. they still weigh a ton, but 7500 LP's are not light weight gary

Not an expert, but have built several industrial spray booths in the past. The real problem you'll encounter is the 60" width, and drawing air from both extreme ends. I'd suggest two slightly smaller fans with two exhaust hoses feeding in one block. you could even go so far as to build a divider in the middle nd run only one fan as needed. If I ever get around to building another booth (48" range), I will set it up to use three fans. Two smaller ones, and one larger one used in a down draft situation. It will use a frame made of extruded aluminum (just bolts together), and attach the woo