Yuri61

Hi all, I have the MC B-52H early version and a couple of the 1/72 Black Dog AGM-28 Hound Dog missiles. Anyone have any ideas as to what pylon I can use to mount them? Appreciate any help. Thanks.

Hi Kito, looking good my friend. I can't wait to see what the first cast looks like after it comes out of the molds. How is the molding process going? Cheers.

Here's a good photo of the Hanna in port with no aircraft onboard. I hope this helps you out.Fligh deck markings appear the same as Midway's which are the current standard.

You quote" Out of all the airline crashes in the last few decades, the vast majority has been due to negligence by the flight crew" Ever stop to think why? Airline companies are cutting costs to the bone to stay alive. This includes pilots working beyond their flightime, inexperienced pilots due to companies offering low wages. If you pay peanuts, you get Monkeys. Cutting maintenance or extend it past the required schedules, FAA has a lot to answer for also for not enforcing the regs. The aircrew in the 777 you mentioned I agree were just plain stupid and should be held accountable to the max

What you are doing is a great idea! I will be following along as you go.Paerhaps if you can pick up a 32 scale F-86 cockpit and then just enlarge the parts would help. It would give you a 3D perspective and what you must add. Cheers

The EA-6B was only fitted with GRU-7 seats when in service. The A-6 was the only aircraft to use the GRU-5 seat. The GRU-5 seat is an entirely different seat than the GRU-7 seat. They had a a different parachute pack, softpacks and the seat frame wrapped around the parachute similar to the early F-4 seats,seat container was also different than the GRU-7 as were the harness assemblies etc, etc. The GRU-7 Seat in the A-6E was fitted on the production line in around 1972-3 and has a different headbox as it is slightly more narrow than the GRU-7's fitted to the F-14 and has only a single loop firi

That's it, I'm switchin to acrylics!

Hi Kito, thanks for the update. It is coming along really great!! I agree with you and like beehive number 2 as it looks closer to the original. The hull is looking really nice and you have done a lot of work and it all looks wonderful. Great job so far and you have made much progress since the last update. So you will make a fibreglass mold for the hull and cast it up using normal fibreglassing techniques? Great Idea using some of the Dragon flightdeck blast deflectors in 1/144 scale and the flightdeck is really looking nice. Do you have the detail and scale book on the Enterprise?If there is

Hi Kito, thanks for the update and I cannot wait to see your photos.I'm really happy you spent more time on the beehive as it is really a difficult part to get right and I'm sure you did a great job on it. Cheers!

There's hope after all. The Aires 1/32 F-8 Crusader exhaust tube and nozzle will fit the Trumpeter F-105D. They are basically the same engine. I hope this helps you out. Cheers.

Any progress with this build? I'd love to see more Kito. Cheers,

I have two ways of producing the ejection handles. 1) I paint one length of soft copper wire yellow and the another length black. While the paint is soft I twist them together to get the desired effect. After I coat them with future or similar and then a flat clear. 2) I use very fine nylon thread in yellow and one in black and then twist them together. I coat them the same way afterwards, Future and then a flat clear coat. Either way will work but it will take a few tries. HTH, Cheers.

Good to see you back! Great progress and the photoetch looks good. I think the bow looks fine so do not sweat the small details too much ootherwise it will never get finished.I'm liking everything I see and will buy one as soon as you finish the molds. Really excellent work! Cheers,

I think Shep Paine built one of these for his P-61 Black Widow Diorama. I think it is also included in his boook " How to Build Dioramas" It maybe worth a look. HTH

This article will help you the most. Yes use acrylics first as a primer then you can paint with enamels and or oils. http://www.starshipmodeler.com/basics/lj_vinyl.htm

Looks good to me! A nice clean build, well done.

Good to see you back! Excellent work on the elevators and the beehive island. How the model is depicted in the Smithsonian is exactly how I want to build her with the first F-14's and S-3A's aboard her. You can certainly count on me buying one from you. How is the hull progressing? I will drop you a pm off board. Great work so far and I can’t wait to see more.

The KA deck si the best and most accurate. Aetwox is second. I do not like any of Nautilus stuff.

Of all the RAAF F-111's I have seen and work with I have never seen covers on them.

I have used both a dry nitrogen and a compressor set up.Dry nitrogen you do not require a moisture trap.It does spray different compared to an compressor as I moved away from dry nitrogen to a compressor after about 20 years of spraying and I had to adjust my pressure and mixture ratios.I actually like dry nitrogen better only it is expensive where I live and you cannot buy the tanks only rent them for about $100 a year so the outlay is also expensive. If you can afford dry nitrogen I would go for it and you will never have any problems with it. You require only a tank quantity gauge and press

IRC All HU-16's were painted. No natural metal at all due to salt air and corrosion.Very interested in this kit but want a HU-16B so I can do a SAC version.

Excellent work and beautiful paint work! I love the markings as I am Ukrainian I am somewhat Biased. I used to watch them fly all the time near Poltava in Ukraine. You did a great job with the kit.

He did say he was killing them as they are a pest and destroying his roof and not for pleasure. No different than killing a mouse or a rat when it is a pest. I also do not believe in killing for fun or sport. Pest control is another issue.

As I.Martin said definately not an F-14A. F-14B or D.

Just remember, never give up, never surrender. You need to continue with your daily routine as you would when you had work. Get up early, go for your run etc. Do some of those chores around the home that will not cost any money only time. You must keep to a routine.The time that you would be working in the past is now the time to look for that new job.Set yourself a new routine and stick with it. Do not sit at home and feel sorry for yourself. You are in control, make it happen. You will find work and it will not happen overnight. Good luck and remember once you find your new job, start a st