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Raptor01

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  1. The Hobbycraft T-33 has the 2 gun nose, should be able to find one cheap enough and graft the nose on if you choose to go that route. Just a thought. John
  2. I see another TFAT CBT coming, more Green Dot training and the damned email lectures! 🤣🤣🤣 John
  3. I’m surprised someone isn’t triggered by the name Blue Angels.🤣 Sooner or later offense will be taken by some gender challenged member. Flying was probably more fun in the cockpit with a joystick!🤣🤣🤣 John
  4. Endorsed by a General Officer, relieved by a Colonel after 2 weeks after a “loss of confidence to lead” pretty ballsy on the O-6’s part. Remember what Hack said in Hazardous Duty about the Perfumed Princes in the Pentagon. John
  5. I will wait to hear the official reason, but willing to bet it will be the typical obfuscated USAF explanation. Anyone affiliated with the USAF knows what a Green Dot infraction is and it is a one strike air force, even if you foul it off. It is not a good thing what has happened to the US Military during the last 20 years, especially during the last administration. FWIW John
  6. State tax has commith to Sprue Brothers, now added at checkout. John
  7. 1/48 Me 109G 16, Fw 190F 15, Spitfire 54, P-51D 45, MiG-21 2019 🤣 John
  8. Saw this today and thought, 2019 release and WTF, this box art does nothing to peak my interest. Is it landing with a gear problem or is the pilot bringing up the gear too soon? Oh Well!!!! John
  9. I like what Airfix is doing, I have been collecting a lot of the new releases. I hope they do a new Buccaneer in 1/48 too. Nothing against 1/72, I am getting a little older and eyesight is fading! 🤣 John
  10. Granby Sea Witch Debbie, another unbuildable older 1/48 Airfix kit! John
  11. I have attained that 3rd stage of Santa many years ago in my household!🤣🤣 John
  12. When you become Santa Claus, there is no excuse for not getting what you want for Christmas! New tools for the New Year! Harder & Steenbeck Chameleon, GSI Creos PS-770, & Meng Sprue nipper. John
  13. https://spraygunner.com/airbrush/gsi-creos-mr-airbrush/custom-0-18mm-airbrush.html If you want Iwata Custom Micron CM-C+ performance for 1/3 the price check out this deal. Got mine yesterday 2 Day Priority Shipped Free. SprayGunner is for real! Checkout the Mr. Color Paints for $3.00/Bottle. I am envisioning Wellenmuster Camo in my next build. John
  14. It is in the stash, from what I read, it goes together very well, the moldings are really nice. If they do the G series Dragon kits will be 2nd best. John
  15. Just a FYI, I bought the day fighter a while ago and was looking at The Modeling News preview of the soon to be released Ju 88 C-6b night fighter and noticed all the night fighter spurs are in the day fighter boxing. Only differences is in the decals, if you want a night fighter from the earlier boxing you will need night fighter decals and maybe the instruction drawings. Nice kits coming from ICM. JOhn
  16. Something to keep your interest on the goal! John
  17. 1/48 REV/MON kit with Quickboost ACES II seat, Master GAU-8 gun tip, Xtradecal X48-006, scratched engine duct correction & twin AIM-9M launcher. John
  18. There was a photo of a US F-35B on the elevator of the British Carrier Queen Elizabeth yesterday on Cybermodeler. The coating looks heavily weathered for a jet that probably has not spent much time at sea, if any. How well are these special Radar signature reducing coatings going to be with the amount of touch ups needed during a long cruise? Increase the ops tempo, war time, how effective will stealth remain? Nice modeling canvas for future F-35B & C models.🤣 John
  19. Mountain Home Idaho F-111A’s scheme were a little different. They were the original A models from Harvest Reaper, Combat Lancer deployments to Vietnam. Colors are the same, pattern is a little different and I believe the only ones with a black anti-glare panel. I think the Cannon D models had a harder edge on the pattern like the Aussie C models, Upper Heyford E’s & Lakenheath F’s had a softer edge. SAC Dark Vark pattern had a soft edge. Funny enough I remember overspray and some grit in the paint in places, something you would not want on a model! 😂 John
  20. https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/cutting-edge-35-stealth-fighter-crashes-south-carolina/story%3fid=58152917
  21. I would have been Fly-n-hi 35yrs ago if Prague was open to tourism and the cold war was not happening. I'd be all over those models and I don't mean plastic, Czech girls, Czech beer, Ahhhh to be young again!
  22. Still gonna make lots of $$$$$$$! John
  23. I don’ t think Monogram did another version, only the EF-111A in 1/72. The old Airfix & Revell kits were basic and show their age now. ESCI did a 1/72 F-111 that was decent in the late 1980’s, scribed panel lines, but not up to the Hasegawa standard for detail. The HAS F-111 series holds up well for being a 30 yr old mold, it really is a well engineered kit and not as complicated as it looks, I built a Pease FB In 1990 and have collected about 10 more over the years of all versions but have been stuck in 1/48 scale for the past 20 years. They do get released from time to time but sell
  24. In most instances yes, they were static with slats, flaps, down with wings spread and tail stabs at an angle. You would not be wrong to display one with wings swept back though, occasionally they were on the ramp or HAS that way too, but mostly wings forward. If you see a Hasegawa F-111 BUY IT! They are the best representation of the Vark. Monogram made a decent EF-111A, buy it too if you choose, but The Hasegawa F-111 series are the best! John ex F-111 avionics tech
  25. Another substandard expensive kit for those who are satisfied with less. John
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