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I couldn't agree more. Its one of the many reasons I am a member of AOPA and EAA. Just a great bunch of people!

It would be nice to see an all Yellow airplane with green bands of ATU-801, NAS Kingsville 1954. I am going to be building one because my father flew them in that squadron. The original Navy T-28Bs were delivered from the factory with the yellow paint scheme. My father said at the time the airplanes had a "new car" smell to them because they were so freshly delivered from the factory.

I have very few shots of the inside of the door and they are not very good. But I can tell you its pretty plain. Some have a canvas like covering sort of like what you see on the inside of some helicopters. The main feature is the entry ladder that is folded up and mounted to the inside of the door when not deployed. The ladder takes up almost all of the area on the backside of the door.

I agree, I have an Air Tanker that I am just finishing up and has the wings spread. I've had no problems with it.

Unless the main struts aren't where they should be, or an engine has been removed, the tail wheel doesn't touch the ground on the US-2. Normally an easy 10" or more above the ramp is normal.

The photos that I took of the US-2 on board CVS-12 a couple of years ago clearly shows the horizontal tail (stab, and elevator) painted gloss gull gray to match the wings (which are entirely gray as well). The only white area is on top of the fuselage. I would post the photos here but its too big of a pain with the computer that I'm currently using here at work. The paint scheme is very much like that of some P-3s before they went to an all gray scheme.

The top scoop is not the carburetor intake, it is between the cylinders on all versions. I am guessing, but most likely the larger scoop on the -3 was installed to help cool the constant speed generators that were added to the -3.

Sometimes, but a lot of airplanes did not have red edges on the gear doors. The early Gray over white airplanes almost never had the red.

I received my decals and they are very nice! One thing I really like is that the small Bu Nu on the tail are the same size as the ones on your S2F (blue) sheet. This will help out a lot when building airplanes that are not covered on the sheet, espeically the late model S2F-1s (the 136xxx bu Nu). I'm going to be ordering more of these sheets.

I received my decals and they are very nice! One thing I really like is that the small Bu Nu on the tail are the same size as the ones on your S2F (blue) sheet. This will help out a lot when building airplanes that are not covered on the sheet, espeically the late model S2F-1s (the 136xxx bu Nu). I'm going to be ordering more of these sheets.

Sounds great!

That would be really something to get him to come out with some stuff for this kit. There are so many directions one could go with this airplane and Paul does great work!

I would be more than happy to supply reference photos if you would like me too.

I have seen ones for non-American, but I am not aware of anyone that is doing or that is interested in doing U.S. Navy markings. I would like some also, that old kit really isn't all that bad. I have a feeling if someone did do a really nice sheet it would sell out fairly quickly and there would be no motivation to reprint (for whatever reason), so if you see some that some are coming out get them fast.

Looks really, really good! I can't wait to get paint on mine and start applying decals. Good review of the kit as well. I would like to mention for those that are interested, that replacing the main wheels with ones off of an TBM won't make the model anymore accurate than it already is, at least wheel style that is. The TBM has the same 8 spoke wheel as the kits and the kit wheels are pretty well done.

This is from a slide that was taken by my father at NAS Kingsville, Texas in 1957 while he was a flight instructor there in ATU-400. This P2V-7 belonged to VP-19 out of NAS Alameda at that time and was on a cross-country hop with my uncle as Aircraft Commander. He stopped into Kingsville to see my father. My uncle is the one in the right seat waving to my dad. The airplane is dark sea blue, and there are other slides I haven't yet scanned that show the green wheel wells.

The cruise book is from 1956 and all the airplanes in the squadron were gloss sea blue.

The first P2V-7s were painted overall gloss sea blue. My uncle was in VP-19 when they received them new and I have colored sides and his Cruise Book of them. Some were (VP-19) modified at NAS Alameda with twin guns in the nose and tail and at least one just had tail guns with the removal of the MAD gear. All were gloss sea blue. And as for the wheel wells, they sure appear chromate green in the color sides.

Isn't it surprising that the distributors haven't put a stop to this being produced? After all its not a ME-109 or FW-190. Something American and not World War II German, wow.

Very Nice!

Very Nice!

Very Nice!

None taken, and I will have to say, I agree with your mindset here. . :-)

At the time, not all time use with the Blue Angels.The Hornet and Skyhawk were after the fact. As numbers go, more than the F-22 that's for sure (now there's an airplane I like). For a mid 1950s Naval fighter its time in service wasn't all that bad. There must be a whole bunch of Navy fighters of the 1950s that you consider not significant. Anyway, they have talked about producing the flying pancake in 1/32 scale. Lets see what happens there. I know i won't take the time to build one. As a pilot i wouldn't be caught dead or alive in the beast if given the opportunity. I don't connect with it

I completely agree. The first Blue Angels I ever saw perform were the Tigers and I have love the looks of the machine ever since. I wish I could have flown one. Heck, I'd love one just to sit in the hangar so we could have something really cool to hang out around. It looks fast and maneuverable just sitting there!