Stefan buysse

Yes, I'd love a couple of those. And it would solve the problem for the Academy kits without designing a whole bombbay for them. Cheers, Stefan.

Yes, I'd love that too. I also have the impression that the RB-47 nose in the 1/144 Academy B-47 kit is a bit undersized. Cheers, Stefan.

Hi, Looks great. I would also prefer one for the Academy kit. I have several of the Academy kits and no Hobbyboss F-111D/E kit (I think that would be the one to use as Hobbyboss apparantly didn't release an F version). Cheers, Stefan.

Very sorry to see this, Dutch. Glad that you and Mrs Dutch are fysically OK. You'll be in my thoughts... Stefan.

Hi, I saw it in the Eduard newsletter, at the end of the newsletter there is always a couple of pages with the planned releases for the next month. So far, I've never seen a picture of a Phantom with a chute in which the chute looked different to me (except for the colours). Cheers, Stefan.

Hi, Among the releases that Eduard announced for October is a 1/72 version of their deployed brake parachute for the Finemolds F-4E. I don't see a reason why they couldn't be fitted to the other Finemolds F-4's. Cheers, Stefan.

Hi, I'm already quite happy with the choice for the first product: the early B-1B engine nozzles in 1/144. Something that could be useful for the future F-111F sheets in 1/72 and 1/48: the F-111F closed bombbay cover of the type that goes with the Pave Tack pod. I believe that it's an obstacle for many F-111F projects to create an accurate representation of the Pave Tack pod. A solution could be to have the closed cover. I have seen 1 picture of it: it looks like a closed cover that was outwardly enlarged to cover a Pave Tack. The Pave Tack shape is clearly visible

Hi, Hard to believe that I left this out of my wishlist, but I'd also love a better Rivet Joint nose for the 1/144 Roden kit. Not an elaborate conversion set and something that goes with an existing Caracal sheet (144-026). Cheers, Stefan.

Hi, It turns out that updraft model works does not ship to my area (Europe). So, there's an opportunity to sell Caracal 1/144 CFM 56's there. Cheers, Stefan.

Thanks for the heads-up, Curt. These look great. Cheers, Stefan.

Hi, I'd also love the 1/144 KC-135 noses. And engines for the 1/144 KC-135's. Not just engines for the KC-135E's, but also CFM 56's for the KC-135R's. These may well be of interest for airliner modellers. Some time ago, I was in the Aviation Megastore in Schiphol and I asked Erwin if there were any aftermarket 1/144 CFM 56's and there weren't. And strakelets for the 1/144 GWH B-52G's. I'd love to be able to build some more subjects from CD 144-020. A backdate set for the 1/144 B-1B's from CD 144-025 is also a great idea. Cheers, Stefan.

Thanks for the information and reference pictures, guys. Dutch, One of the main reasons that I picked 58-0195 is that the 42nd BW options are the only ones without the strakelets. I'd love Revell to re-issue that B-52G with the strakelets. I don't really fancy the Harpoon load-out, but 58-0195 is on the sheet with Desert Storm mission symbols. So, I'll build 58-0195 as having returned from Desert Storm with just the wing-pylon adapters. Cheers, Stefan.

Hi, I have the GWH B-52G and I'm thinking of building 58-0195 with this sheet. Here's a couple of things I'd like the opinion of the B-52 experts on. I gather that the B-52's had the underwing pylons removed and replaced with wing fairings very quickly after Desert Storm. I have the impression that the B-52's spent most of the time that they weren't dropping conventional bombs with such fairings. By "wing fairings" I mean the part that is number 11 in the 1/72 Monogram kit. I'm thinking of using parts L1 and L2 from the GWH kit as these fairings.

Good news, Bryan. There is a big red USAF on CD 144-04, it's near the bottom of the sheet, above the 2 yellow stripes. There are two big red USAF's on CD 72-070, on the sheet with the national insignia. Cheers, Stefan.

Hi, I never owned one of those and I don't think I'd find one easily. I seem to remember from discussions on ARC that the Kiddyland model is good for a very early F-16. I had never heard of Kiddyland before and I don't think they're readily available either. Cheers, Stefan.