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I know it is a flying rocket, but Estes just released a 1/48 scale Soyuz. Looks like a great basis for an impressive static model.

Another interesting use of the A-1E was the Son Tay raid in 1970. This may have been the only use of the A-1E deep into North Vietnam. Also the A-1E carried some interesting munitions such as the fuel air bomb which was huge.

I am looking for a vac-u-formed 1/144 scale KC-97 or Boeing 377 kit - several were produced over the years and it does not matter which manufactures kit

X Planes fan this is exactly what I was looking for but did not think it existed. Thank you

Hi, If anyone has at the Monogram or Revell Issue of the NB-52 with X-15 which is opened or started, a favor if I may. Would you send me a picture of the X-15 Pylon and Adaptor parts with a ruler next to them? Reason is that I am converting a 1/144 B-52 to the X-15 carrier aircraft and these photos would help me a great deal with the one detail there is not a lot of good data on. Thanks for any assistance

The great thing is that there is always something interesting to do in decals. Caracal has done some things that no other manufacture does, and that is taking risk on subjects that have been commercially avoided. This is especially so since Micro/Superscale stopped doing anything. Micro/Superscale had an advantage of doing their own printing so you would see them take some risk every so often. In today's market where outsourcing printing is a must, few companies would have produced the variety of subjects like the F-89, F-94, etc. Then to go into 1/144 scale which has before been a no go a

Great build, love the weathering! The G came out in 1978 and was followed about 4 years later by the F. Monogram did not initially do a D fuselage in the molds but as. you say later in the late 1980's did the D. The F-105 was designed by Charles Malcomber (I know I am mis-spelling his last name) who designed the B-25 and later went on to work designing the Accurate Miniatures B-25 and F3F kits.

If you have an extra of this sheet Caracal Decals 1/144 WV2 Willie Victor or have one you'd like to sell please contact me. Wayne Fowler Thanks

Kursad I think I got my order in time, and if I did I would be willing to let someone else take it and I will take a later issue. Its only one set, but would allow at least one more person to get this set sooner rather than later

Waltmert, If I may disagree. You mentioned you went to Houston to pick up your kit from TT Modelworks, and he mentioned to you that answering emails is not a priority to TT Modelworks. The emails are from customers who have ordered products and seeking updates on the kits they have produced or are potential customers seeking information about ordering the product. Imagine if you will, you get your kit and there are a few parts which are not fully printed, so you write the manufacture about getting replacement parts but you do not get a response. Would you buy another product from them, or

I order two when these were first announced, about a month ago. TT is not good at responding to inquires about orders and promised me two weeks ago that he was boxing the kits to ship. He is a small one man operation and I understand, been there. Just putting out a little caution that orders may be slow at processing and communications are not the best. I believe I will eventually receive my order, but as I said, communications are not the best. I do believe that TT will improve if he can make the business work but again just know where we are at right now. Buying a kit off the vendors t

Paul that build has always been a favorite of mine. Those three VC-137 sure wore a lot of color schemes. However your build is just amazing

Something I think would be very popular with the new X Scale models 707-120 kit. That is a decal for the USAF VC-137A/B aircraft in both MATS, Presidential use as the first jet Air Force One in the striking color scheme of blue and powder blue used by Kennedy until replaced as the prime aircraft with delivery of the VC-137C in late Oct 1962. Then the color schemes worn as VIP aircraft later in life. The way the X Scale models kit is designed a fanjet powered tall fin variant will follow soon. If you need a kit to fit to let me know I have a couple now on my shelf and I will gladly send you

Monogram did extensive rework of the Aurora molds as the Aurora kit was never really an A-7D but based upon the initial drawings of the A-7A painted in USAF colors, lacking the over wing air refueling receptacle but keeping the USN re fueling set up for probe and drogue. Will be interesting to see if Atlantis re works the Monogram changes to take the kit back to the original or just re pop the model as the tooling exist today.

looking at the landing gear doors and speed brakes on the China Lake Bi-cent T-38 my take on the bottoms of the wings mirroring the top would be incorrect.