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Thanks, Bryan. At the rate I'm going I should be through with it in a year or six 😃. Cheers, Russ

Finished with the display engine for now; some pictures below. Thanks for looking! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you!

Hello, Bryan. Yes, it certainly is an interesting subject. The models we had didn't have any bombing capability though. They went low and fast (for a C-123K that is), and mostly at night. They went where you hoped to God you would never have to go.

Beautiful job, Steve! Clean and smooth - something I couldn't match. Just don't have your touch, or your patience. I remain green with envy 🙂. Well done! Russ

Thanks, Steve!

Hello, All. I've finished detailing the display engine (I hope). Below are some pictures (the propeller is not finished yet). Thanks for looking!

Thanks for the info, Rob. "Heavy Hook" was the US code name of the modification program but the planes were given to Taiwan and "Black Bat" was what the Taiwanese crews called them, at least when I worked on them in 71.

Thanks, Chris!

Hello, All. Hope you're all doing ok. I think I've solved the problem of mounting the engine assembly to the firewall. Below are some pictures of my progress so far. The mount seems pretty rigid so now I will add the hoses and wires and assorted other details. Then I can attack the really difficult step - detailing the inside of the engine covers. Cheers and thanks for looking!

Very well done!

What can I say that hasn't already been said? I'll tell you this - it's a pleasure to the eye to just sit and look at it. Wonderful job! Russ

Very interesting. Here's another version of the C-130 I've not seen before. Looking forward to watching your progress, Trooper.

Thanks, Youngtiger1! Glad to have you and your bucket with me! 😄

Now one of my desktop background images. Thanks!

Thanks, Major Walt! Glad to have you aboard!