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Many thanks on the response with additional views of the Calico Cat Cobra. It is my choice of markings, as I only build sharkmouth aircraft now to limit my purchases (not working, by the way). I won't ask you to scan your images at a higher resolution but to look at them.
I modified my ICM 32nd scale fuselage to remove the side blisters for the rear facing position lamps. Hopefully, Calico Cat had the tail fin cap mounted light prior to the tail boom exchange. I can't really make it out. Thanks again!
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I didn't so thank you for that! A friend found another 'Calico Cobra' A TM image with serials...
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Gary responded that 567 was a rebuild. So the position lights were updated then.
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Thanks Floyd, It seems that the position lights may have been 'upgraded' in field units as they did when adding ECS and the under nose landing light. I guess the change in tail rotor from pusher to tractor was done at a higher maintenance facility but still in country. Perhaps we will see some early production Cobras which had the antenna moved from the doghouse to under the tail boom. For sure, if they replaced the tail boom. Then again, maybe not! I don't see the antenna on this replaced tail boom: I also don't' see ventilation slits for the radi
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Centaur Cobra "Crazy Bruce" with serial 37-15540 had all the early features but with the dual weapon turret. Sure enough, the next Centaur Cobra, by serial, is Mississippi Queen 67-15546 already has the ECS retrofitted (panel is darker). Gary Shmidt's Henchmen II serial number 67-15567 didn't have the fin tip position light. Could this be a field modification to replace the cap and add the side position lights to the fin?
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Thanks Floyd, I recall Michael A. posting the following using serial numbers: Based on that, I annotated, but didn't execute on the kit parts, these on the instructions: I most certainly don't want to steer anyone wrong. My goal is to know what to do with the former NETT Cobra, with a sharkmouth, serial number 66-15273. I prefer shark mouth schemes to others which did have the single tail light such as this one from the Playboys: Or Virginia Rose II (serial 66-15259).
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Wow, years later but it seems that after I chose my early scheme I have extra work to do thanks to some sharp photographs posted! AH-1G 66-15273 AH-1G D Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment is the only camouflaged Cobra with a sharkmouth in Vietnam that I found. However, it did get overhauled... The tail boom was replaced giving it to tractor rotor but also the ECS... I haven't found a clear enough image to know for certain but...
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a-20 Life raft locations on the Boston/Havoc - Feel free to add
sharkmouth replied to sharkmouth's topic in Research Corner
Many thanks Chris as it allowed me to see, and fix, the broken image links! -
For the longest, I thought that this was the rear gun position on all until the turret. The guns, whether single or dual, regardless of caliber, would be on a semi-circular skate rail similar to the pulpit in the halftracks of the time. Singular .30 Cal Browning: Dual .30 Cal Brownings: Single .50 Cal Browning with 30 round box: A-20B TM image showing .50 Cal on a semi-circular skate rail: Then, I saw this in the Crowood book and it has a transverse straight rail which was installed from the A-20
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Let's look at images of the secondary aircraft controls located in the gunner's compartment. I'm trying to find a usable image from an A-20C (Havoc Mk. IIIa) manual. A-20A Manual: From A-20A Parts Catalog. Of interest is the stowage for the control column (A). F-3 (Reconnaissance variant of A-20). The zippered curtain is access to the camera man's location if what is the rear bomb bay section. F-3 could revert back to their bomber roles as no equipment was removed, only added. A-20B Manual. A
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Next installment is on the life raft locations. Here we see what appears to be an A20B but pay attention to the verbiage about difference in models. "Airplane models and equipment stowage vary... Adapt this procedure to fit the specific model you are flying" I don't know the publication date but the inset on the top right does show a life raft and supplies in the walkway behind the pilot's cockpit: A close up of text instructions for each crew member: However, the actual A-20B manual has this figure stating that the gunner is to remove and infla
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a-20 Early Douglas Havoc Formation & Landing Lights
sharkmouth replied to sharkmouth's topic in Research Corner
Rear fuselage blue formation lamps. Note that the white item is a ceramic insulator for the antenna entry point: Tail... note the British Havoc doesn't have them but does have the anti-collision beacon absent on US aircraft: -
a-20 Early Douglas Havoc Formation & Landing Lights
sharkmouth replied to sharkmouth's topic in Research Corner
I'm sure HK Models will release an early A-20B/C kit in 32nd scale like they announced for 1/48th scale. Here is an item I could find mentioned, but not illustrated, in several manuals... Item (4) Passing Light: The passing light! -
Actually, my point was that HK Models got the arrangement wrong on their 1/32nd scale kit and will probably repeat it on their 48th scale kit which will probably cost $100USD+ All this time, AMT/ERTL/ESCI/Italeri/Revell kits were correct. Simply drill out and use short pieces of tubing and you save a lot!
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😀😃😄😁😆😅😂🤣 I guess it isn't of interest? At least the HK kit is coming in 48th scale.