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  1. Outstanding! Thanks for the info Darren, Stefan, and Henry. Great info. Dave
  2. I'm looking at doing either VF-41 or VF-32 MiG killers from Furball's sheet designed for the Hasagawa kits. I have a couple questions that I haven't found the answers to, either from here or using google. 1) Does anyone know what the loadouts would have been? Would they have carried AIM-54"s. Google is kind enough to provide what each aircraft scored their kill with, but so far I haven't been able to find out anything other than that. 2) I'm good with what I need to do to get the VF-41 Killers done, but what mods need to be done for the VF-32 Killers? (Darren which of y
  3. In THIS article on Hyperscale the modeler modified the kit engines. Is this fairly accurate? Seems pretty easy if it is. Anybody got some good pics of the engines? I found a good walkaround HERE , but some better pics could help. Sincerely, Dave
  4. Thanks Anton, Looking at the parts layout, the kit appears to be missing the fairing on the top fuselage even though it is shown in the decal guide. It's strange since that piece was included in the U-36A Learjet J.M.S.D.F. boxing on the clear sprue. Strange. http://media.defense.gov/2003/Feb/10/2000031093/-1/-1/0/021205-O-9999G-007.JPG Dave
  5. Thanks all. I've got the Caracal sheet, so I'll just pull one of my Hasagawa Learjets down and do it the hard way. I agree with you Jennings. Some resin engines would go a long way to making a great C-21. Thanks to all, Dave
  6. I have a hankering to build a USAF C-21 and was wondering if Hasagawa retooled their Learjet to accurately depict a C-21. I've got a couple of older Lear 35 boxings and was wondering if it would be worth getting the "new" kit as a better starting point. Did they add the missing windows or any of the antennas? I was hoping to find some sprue shots but Google has failed me this time. TIA, Dave
  7. I didn't want to clutter up salvador001's UH-72 thread so here is a walkaround of the OH-58A+. These are some of the last OH-58a's in the Army most (including these now) have been officially retired. A few notes. These OH-58's are RAID modified and have the high skids and are capable of mounting the Nightsun Light and a FLIR pod underneath the fuselage. Also at this point spares were getting on the scarce side, so the guy in charge of maintenance (my friend, fellow modeler and OH-58 now turned UH-72 pilot) had received approval to order parts direct from Bell. You can see civilian style seats,
  8. Some more walkarounds because you can never have enough references. http://svsm.org/gallery/b58_family http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/b-58_home.htm HTH, Dave
  9. My pleasure. The local Army National Guard unit transitioned from OH-58A+'s to UH-72's. I went out there to shoot a good walkaround of the OH-58's so I could have some decent refs for my 1/48th scale build (I could post a link to that album if anyone is interested). The UH-72 almost was an afterthought. If you need anything specific let me know. It's not too difficult to get out there to get some pics. One of the UH-72 pilots is also a member of our model club. They also fly the Medivac version of the UH-60M and the CH-47D. Sincerely, Dave
  10. Hope this helps. http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/SR10user/UH-72A/story Sincerely, Dave
  11. I'm working on the same project. Depending on which kit your working with (Hawk vs. Testors) you may need to change some things. Norm Debuy has some resin bits that will help in the shape of some scoops, intakes, and a belly camera pack. Search over on Hyperscale to see his U-2"s and resin. In the mean time, these may help: Sincerely, Dave
  12. Here's a few walkarounds I thought you guys might like. Florida National Guard based out of Cecil Field. Most of the pics were shot by me, but a few were given to me by my friend and pilot CW4 Sean Hogan. Enjoy. UH-72: http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/SR10user/library/UH-72A OH-58: http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/SR10user/library/OH-58A%20plus AH-64A: http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/SR10user/library/AH-64A Sincerely, Dave
  13. I seem to remember seeing some pics of Euro 1 F-16's with grey radomes and RHAW blisters. I thought it was on HABU's site. I can't seem to find any pics now, so I'm hoping someone can verify this. Anybody? Sincerely, Dave
  14. Where can you get these sets in the U.S.? Dave
  15. I was in ROTC and went to my first airshow at Kissimmee Fl with fellow ARC member and BFF thegoodsgt. It was the Blue Angels in A-4's and was awesome. The next year I went to MacDill AFB and saw the T-Birds in F-16's and was blown away. I always thought this was an awesome picture. TB and BA together!. Perhaps a view of things to come? T-bird next gen. Sincerely, Dave
  16. For me at least, this is one of the most anticipated releases of 2014/2015. I've got a lot of plans for Minicraft's KC-135 kits. Dave
  17. Oh my! Really looking forward to the F-35 sheets. Dave
  18. Yes. http://store.spruebrothers.com/product_p/autora4838.htm Sincerely, Dave
  19. Will any of these sheets make it to spruebrothers? I don't have Paypal. Sincerely, Dave
  20. My LHS has a Hasagawa Shuttle Stack in 1/200 scale. The local Hobby Lobby has a "Space set" that features the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo rockets in 1/200 scale as well. A fellow club member brought in the Hobby Lobby kit all built up and it didn't look half bad. My question is the Hasagawa Shuttle Stack a decent kit? I can't find much on the WWW. Any detail sets or build reviews to help out a aircraft guy build a nice Space Flight Display? I'd prefer to do it in 1/144, but at this point it looks like 1/200 would be easier and cheaper. Any help or pointers are greatly appreciated, Dave
  21. Definitely looks two tone to me. Jordan bought some F-16's from Belgium, but those aren't the ADV version. This pic is definitely an ADV: Jordanian F-16ADV For comparison here is a formation flight. The closest F-16 doesn't have the 2 tone nose (from strake to nosecone) or top of the intake, while the second F-16 definitely does. F-16 Formation Flight HTH, Dave
  22. Other bits: Exhaust nozzles in the HB kit are atrocious. They only have five supports where as the real thing has six. At the very least use the Academy ones. I have the Scale Down and Oz Mods versions and they fit flawlessly. The Oz Mods are gray resin and the Scale Down are tan. The HB nose gear well fits very well in the Academy Fuselage. Well that's about all I have so far. I started tinkering with this last night and it only represents about 2-3 hours of work. Most of the fitting is loose and I think it will tighten down once glue is applied (or go Tango Uniform). Using a
  23. I removed the top piece of tape so you can see the joint (my fault) lines up better in the hybrid than a straight academy build. Only a little mismatch on the bottom of the strakes where it won't be too visible and easily dealt with using a little putty and sanding. The mods to the lower fuselage are little more involved, but still only involves measuring and cutting. Here is a modified HB kit compared to a unmodified kit. All the cuts were made simply using the Academy kit as a guide. Measure twice/ cut once. Next up wings: I have the Scale Down wing set (retails about $90) so t
  24. Jester, Thanks for the inspiration. Until this post, this project sat on the back burner in the "someday when I have the time" pile. So last night I broke out the Academy and Hobbyboss 1/48 EF-111A Spark Vark kits to see what exactly I could do with them. As it turns out, it isn't too hard to cross kit them. Let me start out by saying I'm in the "looks like" camp. No kits are without fault and by combining the two kits, I hope to mitigate the most serious flaws. The Hobby Boss's most serious flaws are the jacked up canopy (which may look much better with the panels opened up) and the op
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