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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. The Fat Albert J is a former RAF J that was refurbished and sent to Tinker AFB 

    for it's paint job. It has the standard "Legacy" cargo compartment...regular dual

    rails and rollers that stack on top the rails. Those rails never fail! It is a beautiful 

    airplane though!

     

    Cheers...Ron

  6. The Marine dash 30 tankers had a problem with the hoses out and recievers

    the turbulence was making the fuselage twist. I talked to a guy that was in the Marines 

    and got out and went in the AF Reserves at Patrick and he said you could stand in

    the cargo compartment forward of the wheel well and see it twist. Yikes! 

     

    Cheers....Ron

  7. That's a great looking N model! I liked that paint scheme on the Herk.

    I flew the MC-130P special operations version of the old rescue Herk.

    Brings back memories...no air conditioning...inside smelled like puke and 

    hydraulic fluid/JP-4. A lot of people forget to add  the ODS rails on the door.

    That and the flare launcher were exclusive rescue. The MC had the rails removed

    and the tracker dome removed and they added the air refueling door and defensive

    system flare cans. Great job on the old handsome, sleek, high performance C-130! 

     

    Cheers...Ron

  8. Cobra Ball is awesome! It will have a black right wing as well? Did  the 135 series

    always have the strengthing bands or what time frame were they added? And...

    one last question....can you show a picture of the actual jet so we can follow 

    along. You have an awesome collection of 135's.

     

    Cheers...Ron

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