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All the ones I loaded were bare metal, Maybe some had some spray painted spots inside. I do remember one pod from another unit was dirty gloss white on the inside.

Great Pic I have been in that pipe a few times!!

Great Pics Jbryan! wish I still had access to the T.O.'s I would post the diagram of that area.

Keep in mind the A-10 exhaust actually consists of 3 components. The big piece that serves as continuation of the nacelle we referred to that as the aft cowl. The next portion which is painted, is referred to as the aft shroud and it is part of the engine whereas teh aft cowl is part of the airframe. The last part which is actually called the exhaust or tailpipe. that's the part that is actually exposed to the exhaust. The aft shroud is bolted to the tailpipe and there is internal structures to keep the "heat" from exhaust from damaging the aft shroud. that exhaust is unpainted and kinda brow

The A-10 HUD frame was quite bulky

I have never seen a Mk-83 loaded on a hog in the 30+ years I worked on them. 82's and 84's

From what I read that was a test flight after a new OFP was loaded and they have to recertify all the weapons. Neat to see the SDB on the hog.

Anyone know who may sell spare sprues from Meng kits? I am looking for four of the Spice 1000 bombs that come in the F-35I kit. I asked Meng they were a no go, but I know some folks sell spare sprues. I know Isracast sells the Spice 1000 bombs but they area a bit pricey for 4 of them. Appreciate any help.

Yikes!! Get a new one from the shop!

The usual canon is flares have red caps and Chaff has a off white caps. However, a lot of times the local ammo folks will spray paint the caps a different colors so they can track different lots.

Is that Insignia red? Also what blue are they using?

The sidewall air vents were changed during the INS upgrade. Not the LASTE mod.

Great thread!! learn something new everyday!! Didn't know about the reinforcing plates on the demo team jets and there different shapes than the "normal ones we have seen on USAF and allied jets. Need some drawing for the TBird and BA plates.

Does the Fine Molds Thunderbirds F-4E come with the Sparrow missile bodies?

Try the new Tamiya Laquer line.

In the unit I was with the bombs that were overall blue, got dropped. The ones with the blue band were for load crew training.

Looking for Microscale sheet 72-0048 only place i can find it is on the Microscale website itself and they have a $20 min order. I don't need that much stuff from them. Trying to find alternative markings for my FM F-4E.

Most likely the ones on the older kit were a special run made for Kinetic by Eduard or another P/E manufacture. I would think they weren't included this time was for a cost savings move. I wish that they had included them, but I understand the economics.

I'm looking forward to this kit, Nice video

What I can remember is the rotating guard that covered the ejection handle between your legs and I think the canopy strut was the other, I remember the phrase more than I remember the actual devices. As once I left tech school I never worked on a F-4 again.

Hehe one of the things I remember from tech school about the F-4 seat "7 pins, 2 devices"

There were two types of 600gal ext tanks when I was in. There was the modified F-111 type tank which the majority of A-10 squadrons used. Then there were the Sargent Fletcher made 600 gal tank and they were used by a far fewer amount of aircraft. They also tended to stay in the same squadron. That appears to be a Sargent Fletcher tank on that 2nd A10 pic. I don't know anything about the F-15 tank conversion but I have been retired since 2011.

Thanks but when I try and add them to the cart it changes to "Waiting for stock"

Looking for a pair of 48th scale AGM-12 C Bullpup B. I know that Eduard used to make them but they are OOP now and they are available in one of the Hasegawa weapons sets. Also I found a company called MPM Hobbies which makes some. Has anyone used MPM Hobbies before, The online ads just show a 3d illustration and not the kit it self. Thanks

On photo #7 it's approximately 28" from the two points you have illustrated. Idon't have access to the real jet anymore so I cant get you accurate measurements on the real ECS duct, but I do know the ECS duct on the new academy kit is too tall. See if this link works for the dimensions of a TF-34 fan blade. Fan Blade