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Ol Crew Dog

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  1. What os so hard to figure out, you can't see any rivets on the F-15 if there is a coat of paint! Even the fasteners unless the jet just came out of extended maintenance or phase would you be able to see these especially when talking about 1/48 scale.
  2. You would think with PayPal and fraud protection would deter them from actually carrying out the scam. You figure he had a few kits and all inquiries people will fall for it but when he does not follow through he will get the shaft from pay pal?
  3. Sounds feasible in a round about way. A/B wheels are the same and C/D are the same, this is how the wheels are grouped for the type. Remember though there is sutle differances between the types A/B,C/D, J and E/I/S/K models in respect to the airframes. In the quest for accuracy all considerations must be taken. If your not into the total accuracy thing that is fine as well but just changing the wheels doesn't make it accurate for that type there is more. Cheers
  4. In another thread you were looking for early A model wheels for the Revell ( old monogram) kit? The kit comes with A model wheels and is not a C model.
  5. A and B model have always had the A and B models wheels and C and D model have always had C and D model wheels, E models have always had E model wheels etc.... There are no early A model wheels, same through to the first C/D models?
  6. An update on Richard Morgan, he is now on face book selling kits on model graveyard and model trader. It seemed legit , so I guess the 20 or so kits he sold and actually had pictures of we shall see the outcome. I noticed the last post on this person was from 2014, has anybody geared or has been scammed by this person since?
  7. Late C/D an E. model 15's had Logo lights installed as a part of MISIP, just aft at the base outboard of each vertical Stab.
  8. Yes there is a sump drain on the all fuel tanks including external, this was used most to " depuddle" the tanks for maintenance or weight and balance.
  9. On the F-15, F-16 and F-4 we had single point refuelling power off all tanks would gravity feed, the only time we would do over the wing refuelling was when we had just installed the external tank and had to do a leak and transfer check?
  10. See,s everyone wants the He219 but if is still available please let me know? Thanx
  11. There was a time that we would have the TFS on right side with the AMU on the left tail. We also did the same with OG and EMS, we weren't aLways under Ops we had our own separate supervision a structure till the rift in the early 90s.
  12. Google is your friend, credit gos to who ever took this as it is not my photo.
  13. The I model initial aircraft deliveries had the same C/B panel located in the aft cockpit, I am pretty sure the configuration has not changed that mich as the newer E models had the same aft cockpit pretty much except avionics changes to same configuration.
  14. 1) the material used on the Louver for the Secondary Heat Exchanger exhaust does not discolour with heat, the heat from the exchanger is not very hot. In fact on the Primary Heat exchanger exhaust aft on the jet under the horizontal stabs we would check on launch by running our hands to verify it is blowing. Good enough to warm our hands in the winter and dry our gloves. 2) All F-15's have the Avionics Status Panel (ASP) in the nose wheel well from the A Model to SA and K. It's how we had certain systems trouble shot and reflect internal malfunction or even suspected OverG's.
  15. Congrats, too bad itsLawn Darts but at the least your back in the fighter world!!
  16. Goes without saying, one time I cut the rudders on an f-15 kit and splayed the left one to port and the right one to starboard. I entered it into a local contest and was told it wasn't possible! Well a month or 2 prior, one morning went out to my jet and there was a good wind the night before and my jets rudders were played that way, took a picture and had it handy for that contest.
  17. You can tell that #1 was shutdoen first and number 2 was above idle prior to shutdown in the first three pictures. They all have EECs and not DEECs, EECs are Electronis Exhaust Controllers and the DEEC was the Digital fitted on later model engines and E models. DEECs have allot faster reaction to throttle movement, EECs are not the fast and thus on shutdown it would reflect that. If both engines were shutdown straight from idle and with gravity affecting the Div and Con seals they would be slightly different.
  18. The nozzles would not normally be dissimilar, unless an emergency shutdown, out of rig or malfunction with the EEC, DEEC, nozzle actuator or any linkage cabling controlling the nozzle. Hopefully this occurs during a ground run due to if it happens inflight there would be a chance of a burn threw or blow out occurring. We had to scavenge the engines on ground runs to prevent oil leakage in the bearings, depending on how this is done by the operator could leave the nozzles in an asymmetric state as the are actuated through fuel and mechanical means. A scavenge is pushing the throttle to close t
  19. I still build but with the grand kids living with us it's like bringing up the kids again. I started collecting with the intention of opening a hobby shop when I retired from the USAF, but went back to work instead. I have at last count over 6000, 1:32, 1:48 sci fi from over 40 years of buying cheap traveling all over the world. I just consolidated my 3 storage units my new unit is 25 x 10 x 12. Pics are too big the upload from my cell but it s stacked to the door. Now I buy for myself and sell if there is a request from local IPMS members with shipping so expensive!
  20. Truthfully mine are stored both ways for years, I have not noticed anything. Might also depend on the temp, room temp no worries, my storage unit and my shed are outside in anywhere from -40 to +100 and my biggest worry is the moisture and humidity. Resin would be my main worry with the heat.
  21. On the Pratt an Whitney PW100F100's when brand new from the factory they have the P&W Eagle Elblem embossed in Metal fastened on the side of the engine casing. When you get a brand new jet first thing you do is drop panels for acceptance inspection and also the Crew Chief of the jet gets them if he is the first on the jet, I have 2 from the 2 brand new factory fresh jets I received from the factory. When the S models transitioned to those owner countries they flew through American bases marked with American insignia. They would transition through Lakenheath and Crash Recovery and Trans
  22. Yea they tried to pin it on my TA guys, I think it was someone from the 494th. There's a picture of the ground loop jet , I am in one of the pictures standing by the nose. After retirement went on the JSF as an R&D test cell for the B model lift fan. Still keep in touch with most, mostly Facebook. Thank you for yourservice!
  23. I was at the Heath for the emblem removal incident, did they figure out who did it? I had heard it was someone that worked inshop? The Hush house I was doing final out processing but the Mudhen doing the Groundloop I was there for. Started terminal leave 6 nov 2000
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