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Awesome SLUF...will be gorgeous when finished. Cheers...Ron

That 105 Wild Weasel is awesome! Cheers...Ron

The Benson tanks used in the C-130 came out of old KC-97's. They bolted into the cargo floor. The green and blue arrows point to the fuel lines that go up into the plumbing to the wings for fuel. They could fill the benson tank from the single point refueling panel in the right aft wheel well. they could burn the fuel out of those tanks and then go to wing fuel or externals. The red hard line was part of the fuel system as well. Those cutouts in the cradle were so you could get up under there if you had a gear problem and had to inspect/chain the gear. And you

As much as I love the Phantom II, the Eagle has earned it's place among fighters too. I really, really liked the Eagle in the compass gray paint and high vis national insignia. The 33rd TFW distributed a lot of MIG parts during Desert Storm. Great job on the Desert Storm MIG killer! Cheers...Ron

That's funny with that E model and "HO" on the tail. Cheers...Ron

The SKE dome was black on the SEA painted C-130E/H and was on top the airplane almost in line with the crew door/ just aft of the forward overhead escape hatch. It was painted gray when the Herk went to gray paint. It allowed the airplane to see itself and 3 other aircraft in the formation. So in big formations it would show the airplanes around you and help you keep your position. Most we flew was 3 ship in the MC-130...no SKE...all visual looking out the front and both paratroop doors. Cheers...RON

That's an awesome Phantom! That southeast asia heat and humidity would really fade that paint. Then touchup paint never matched. It definately looks different with the wings folded. Has the early ejection seats and 750 pound bombs and just looks the part of the air war in Vietnam. The Phantom has always said "badass airpower" Great job! Cheers...Ron

Very well done! I have a couple of those Monogram/Revell F-15's as well. I think in flight the Eagle looks very cool. I want to do one of them as a Kadena Eagle since I was stationed ther for 4 years flying the MC-130. Great job on yours. Something to be proud of! Cheers...Ron

That's awesome! Keep your door locked in case guys in "black suits" pay you a visit! Cheers...Ron

They started off bare metal...then Corroguard. I never crewed them but I think the wheel wells were white. The 135 just doesn't look the same without the SAC milky way sash. Cheers...Ron

I watched the F-100 fly as well. As a young fella when my dad was stationed at Edwards. Lets see...200 yards and then light the burner to go...so you probably inhaled some good JP-4 exhaust fumes and loved every breath! Great job on your F-100 too! Cheers...Ron

I have a MC-130E prop dome I want to refurb and use it for a table base. Cheers...Ron

Nice! A C-130 seat in your work room. It was seafoam green. I have used Sky Type S to represent it and some herk interiors were a sky blue on the flight deck with a tan color upper. The C-141 interior was that same color set as well. The C-5 cargo compartment was that seafoam green up to 114 inches then that tan color above. Cheers...Ron

Those are three really great 57th FIS F-4's! Awesome job! I have decals to build a 1/32 F-4E in 57th markings! The ADC gray one for sure! Cheers...Ron

Awesomeness in progress! Cheers...Ron

Gorgeous Phantom!

LOL! And in 1/48th scale that's a big Bone.... Cheers...Ron

I emailed Bone Fragments earlier to ask about purchasing the new CRL and bomb bay gas tank....

That's awesome work...especially in 72nd scale! I have the big 48th scale B-1 to build and I have a ton of aftermarket stuff for it but I doubt it will be as nice as yours. Cheers....Ron

Some of the best sleep ever in those red seats! Cheers....Ron

Great work on all of them! Happy New Year! Ron

First off you fooled me! I thought it was going to be RF-5E jet! LOL! But...that is a very nice inflight F-5E photo lightning. I like the sprayed out invasion stripes as well. Happy New Year! Ron

I like that re-worked and primed before paint look as well. I remember seeing B-52's and B-1's in the pattern at Tinker with no paint or partial primer on a test flight and thought "Wow...that's different" Happy New Year! Ron

A "Wolfpack" D model from Kunsan! Very nice! When I was stationed at Kadena we'd go there and do our night blacked out landings in the MC-130. I always liked those blue/gray aggressors...going way back to the F-5E/F days. Great job! Happy New Year! Ron

The first Strike Eagle I saw was on the ramp in Saudi during Desert Shield. They were brand new were just an impressive looking version of the fighter Eagle. In January the Iraqi's felt the wrath of the Eagle. Great job on your E model! Happy New Year! Ron