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The cuff where the blade flares out down to the prop dome is black too. Depending on how new the prop is kinda determines the shine of the black. Cheers....Ron

There's for sure room for some "engineering" to make it stronger. I think I will build mine with just the fuel tank in the forward bomb bay and the other two empty like she's just sitting on the ramp at Ellworth enjoying the day waiting for her crew to go fly. Cheers...Ron

I had bought the Metallic Details gear set (just the gear) on Ebay and then read later that it wouldn't support the built model. But if it will then that's good info. I was going to use the MD gear as a guide to try and put the brake lines on the kit gear but now I won't have to do that. I was in Oman and got pictures of "Seek and Destroy" that are on the Two Bobs decals. I want to build mine like that jet. The pilot took my American Flag on the mission with him. Cheers...Ron

2 seater in the red, white and blue origional "lightweight fighter" paint! I saw them at Edwards way back and though it looked really good. Cheers....Ron

That's a gorgeous BA F-4J Scott! I have seen pictures with a few of those J's with short burner cans too. This is great info as well. Thank you to everybody for sharing info about a great aircraft. Cheers...Ron

Swimmer that is a beautiful B-1B! I have a ton of aftermarket for mine too. And like a dumbass I bought the metallic details...just the landing gear only to find it won't support the model. I have a spare set of wings and the extended flap/slat set to do...hopefully I don't mess that up! The B-1 in 48th scale is really neglected as is the C-130. Maybe Reskit will do up some things to "trick it up" Cheers...Ron

Love those "what if" paint schemes! Very god job...the weapons bays are just "wow"! I'm surprised nobody has done the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels in F-35's like the F-4E and F-4J days. Cheers...Ron

That looks really good so far! Only critique I'd have is the IDS ball is just a bit further back and the radome has a horseshoe cutout so maintenance can open the radome to work on the radar with the IDS ball in place. Cheers...Ron

Gotta love a ski herk! Great job! Cheers...Ron

Looks like it...the old E models I flew were that color. The MC-130 was black inside...miserable hot inside being stationed out in the Pacific. Then later the MC-130H was done in a dark gray color. Cheers...Ron

Show us that install...I'm always amazed at people putting light into an aircraft model. Cheers...Ron

That's super awesome! I see some VF-1 helmets in my future!

If you ever heard a 105 light the burner with it's water injection and roar down the runway just the thought of it will forever put a smile on your face. One of the "sounds of freedom" I was able to witness! Cheers...Ron

Awesome work on that Phantom! Oh....USN-RIO/ USAF-WSO for the backseat guys. Sorry...Air Force guy myself. Cheers....Ron

Very cool! It should be sitting on a runway in northern Japan! LOL! Cheers...Ron

Wow! That's awesome...lots of squadron tails without the airplane. I know the 161st out of Phoenix/AZ ANG had a 135 with the AZ flag painted on the whole tail. I've got some time under the boom on those ZZ coded 135's out of Kadena when I was stationed there in the 353rd SOW. Cheers...Ron

Great job on the KC-10...When I was at Altus in the C-5 Barksdale had converted to the KC-10 and we'd fly down to the AR track for heavyweight AR training. We'd put 100,000 pound of cargo on the C-5 and go spend 4 hours up behind the KC-10 for fuel offload and dry plugs. Was a big airplane to look at from the C-5 cockpit windows. Again...great job and thanks for bringing back memories. Cheers...Ron

Nice job Chris! Gotta love a Herk in any scale....A Dyess H in SEA paint and the 463rd patch on the fuselage would be my favorite. Looking at yours I can almost smell the puke and hydraulic fluid mix on the inside! Cheers...Ron

I really like your "Big Safari" 135 collection. You do a fantastic job building them. I like "hog nose" 135's as well...different like an MC-130 to a "slick" herk. If you do a "Lisa Ann" that would be cool too. I knew the crew chief on her. He closed the crew door for them for their flight into the Twilight Zone. He cross trained to be a C-5 Flight Engineer after she disappeard. Great job on the Cobra Ball. Looking forward to your next Boeing adventure! Cheers...Ron

Ha! That's funny! Cheers...Ron

Beautiful Pilatus! I was just talking about the Air America guys flying into Lima Sites in Laos and landing down the side of a mountain at some of those places. Some very dangerous and exciting flying! Great job! Cheers...Ron

I want to do the same with a "steam jet" 135 and B-52D. I was thinking of a brass tube and glue the lower boom nozzle to it and the ruddervators to have a boom down. Haven't done it yet...still in the "experimental" stage. Cheers...Ron

I feel like I need to re-up my security clearence to just look at the pictures of it! LOL! Cheers...Ron

That's looking awesome! Cheers...Ron

Those MCARS pods the T2 and the MC-130W were horrible! The variable drag drogue was a mess too. When I was with Lockheed I went to Hurlburt and flew on the MC-W to refuel CV's and 60's and the drogue when you'd spped up would sometimes collapse and just whip around hoping it didn't hit the stabilizer. Slow back down and it would reinflate. Was pretty annoying! Cheers...Ron