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They look great! Never thought of the nose 'transplant' as a solution for the UB. Smooth stuff Cheers, Niki

Ah, yes. Turbofan deploys (!) for flight - I did see the motor hanging at the rear end, therefore it must be flying. I don't know why I expected to see something more dramatic indicating flight [exhaust trail, wings deploy [which we established are there after all, but which I failed to see due to late hour and lack of sleep]. Thanks for the heads up! And please stop taking everything like an insult towards your presence, knowledge and efforts to share here something or towards Russian hardware and actions. At least in my case (and that applies maybe not to all but to many others also,

A lot of cruise missiles being dropped in all these videos but none seen actually fly away. Any of you know how such a system is designed to work? Nap of the earth flying and therefore start of engine close to the ground? I'm asking because in at least one instance the pictures are taken from right atop a bomb bay and the missile is seen dropping for a good while with nothing happening. Anyway, thanks everyone for providing all these links! More than interesting from an historical and [plastic] modeling perspective.

That looks like a very tidy build! I like those exotic liveries. Thanks for sharing that with us. Cheers, Niki

The Canadians know their stuff for sure but as a francophone (from Europe) I can tell you that there is no bad grammar whatsoever. Just like a fellow anglophone I (and everyone else where I live) would use capital first letters in such instances. That is unless what is written there on the airplane isn't the name of an institution but just a cute quote/ motto... You have a good eye, Kursad! Well spotted! Looking forward to this. Cheers, Niki

Boz, For a written tutorial on how to turn the F100 into its shorter siblings check this thread at AIRLINERCAFE.COM: http://www.airlinercafe.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=2444 Details on other types/ conversions should also be available there. Cheers, Niki

Thanks for the heads up, Zac! Oh, I like that "of course [...] the Red Arrows" :D Looking forward to it!

Begemot decal sheet 48-012 might provide you with some inspiration for early MiG-29s. At least options 14, 26, 35, 36, 38 are for such machines. Check it out: http://www.begemotdecals.ru/showpos.php?〈=2&id=66 Cheers, Niki L.E.: options 26, 35, 36 are from the Ukrainian AF right after the dissolution of the USSR.

Thanks, guys! May your wishes come true

Given that the Matchbox/ Revell kits come with decals for the yellow Canadian rescue birds, what else 'military' could there be portrayed as Canadian? Note: European-cannot-know-it-all-wannabe-modeler asking :)

Ah, bless you! And, yeah, that Fuerza Aerea Argentina example would be nice

Wow!... Yeah, US Air it is for these pieces of plastic. I'll get another kit to turn it into the Tendair plane.

Your operators' list is pretty full it seems, but maybe there is space on the sheet for the Seychelles :) http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/1245/Seychelles+maritime+security+forces'+skills+strengthened+as+EUCAP+Nestor+wraps+up+tailored+training+courses Photo free for use as per copyright notes

We got this exchange of words about a month ago here: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=287485&st=0&p=2744288&hl=thai&fromsearch=1entry2744288 But I wouldn't say no to a 72nd scale set if it becomes available :)

Marvelous! :lol:

Hey Ryan, Thanks for the extensive photo report! I really enjoyed that - a tiny bit like being there myself Cheers, Niki

He's also present on Britmodeller (RICHW) but hasn't been active for a couple of weeks now...

Just because I would like Tony to get his dream come true (I remember him hinting at this for quite a while now), here are my two options, the first of which I would be prepared to complete a down payment for :) http://www.defense.gouv.fr/marine/dossiers/les-ailes-de-la-marine-moderne ...and what Geoff build a replica off right here on ARC in 2003: P.S.: a "touch" of color... :D https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Falcon_20_Electronic_warfare_ECM-ELINT.jpg Note: all pictures are either from governmental sources [French & Morocco] or from ARC's own kit's gallery...

Saúl, Thanks a lot for putting the Italeri and Trumpeter pieces side by side! Cheers, Niki

In spite of the heavy panel lines, I like High Planes' Mirages. Your trio looks especially nice

Markings have started to be reaplied. Apparently they were painted over for the journey south itself and not for operational considerations over Syria. Anyone noticed the [iLS?] antenna just in front of the windscreen on the Su-34? Haven't seen it there yet until now...

Luis, Many thanks for dropping all those video links in! ******* Any gen on those pylons carried under the air intakes by the Su-30? Are they generic or weapon specific?

The pylons under the Su-30's air intakes, are they of some general purpose type or missile specific (R-77...ish)?

That's more than nice, it's VERY nice! Thanks for sharing, Niki