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I'd agree with your assessment! I always paint the intakes on my builds back to the edge of the LEX. Its close enough for me. Good luck with those burners! Fred.

74-1566 started off with the 64th, and was in the snake scheme. It later went to the 65th and got painted into the sand scheme. Still later it went to the 527th at Alconbury, and got painted into the new blue scheme, and still later into the old ghost colors that followed the SEA wrap-around pattern. So four different schemes for one jet. This is why I love the aggressors 🤣 Fred.

A little help perhaps.... Fred K.

Hi Pip! For 74-1566, you can leave the missile rails empty, or maybe use one of Sidewinders that comes with the kit . I'd skip the ACMI pod. I'm not even sure that they were around in 1983. Someone else might be able to say for sure. For the USAF aggressors, the wing tips were nearly always empty, but Sidewinders did make an appearance on occasion (see pic below). Also, yes, fill in the holes that you accidently made for the ECM antenna's on the nose. The only USAF F-5s that had them (and the antenna's on the exhaust section) were a handful of late build F-5Fs.

Join the party of modelers patiently waiting for the WP kit drop.... eventually 😳 Fred.

Hi Andrew, If you can be patient, and I mean REALLY patient, wait for the Wolfpack kit. I have no idea what is taking them so long to get this kit out, but once they eventually do, it will surpass all other 72nd scale Tigers by a huge margin. As for the Dream Model kit, do yourself a favor and skip it. It's nothing more than a half assed copy of a half assed copy (the Hobby Boss kit), of the decent, but sorely lacking in detail, Italeri kit. Both the DM and HB kits have the same problem; the windscreen is way too short. Italeri got it right, the others did not.

Thanks! As old as the aircraft is, I'm surprised that it's still flying at all..... Fred.

Disregard my previous post Dutch..... it's a 737-330. I guess I'm safe until someone comes out with a kit in 1/72nd scale too 🤣 Fred.

Hey Dutch! What make is that CATB 737? If decal ever got done for it, I'd be all over it if it were a 700/800. Thanks, Fred.

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I couldn't agree more. Fred.

Damn you Dutch! Why do you have to be like that 🤣🤣 I love it! 👍 Fred.

Hi everyone, I've had a couple of parts go missing from a couple of different in progress kits recently. I need part number H25 from the AFV 48th F-5E/F kit and part number D9 from the 32nd Hasegawa TA-4J or A-4E kit. As you can see, both parts attach to the nose gear legs, so if some has built their kit with the gear up and can spare the parts, I'd be most grateful. I can also trade if there's something you need. I'm in the US. Thanks, Fred K.

Nine more months Jost, and it will be my turn 👍 Fred.

How you build these big kits so fast is beyond me Jost 🤣 I'd be lucky to finish one in a year! It looks great 👍 Fred.

Mine would be a 72nd Monogram A-1E Skyraider circa 1973. Second up would be a trio of 32nd Hasegawa TA-4Js from 1981. Fred K.

Hi guys, I need a good close up pic of it if anyone has one. I've got some pics of aircraft from the side, and also some inflights that obviously have it, but nothing up close. A web search turns up nothing. Thanks, Fred.

Hi everyone, I've got an old Sword 48th T-38A kit that I've got an itch to build. One of the scheme's that I'm interested in is pictured below. The scheme is basically the USAF aggressor "Old Lizard" scheme, but in two blues, instead of tan and brown. The aircraft as pictured was with one of the Holloman training units at the time. However it was previously with the 64th FWS as an aggressor, and I have pictures of it in the "Old Ghost" scheme as an actual aggressor. My question is: Does anyone have any pics of this jet in this two blue scheme when it was with the 64th FWS? Or did it

You're welcome, and do upload the pics 👍 Fred.

Hi F16CC, Yes, very much good times indeed! I always liked the 425th TFTS and wish that I had gotten out to shoot them more than just the one time. I did see the F-5B, and and F-5E in the "brown" Flogger scheme, but was unable to shoot them. Interestingly enough, several of the 425th F-5E/F's ended up in aggressor service with the 64th and 65th AS at Nellis, and then got sent back to the 425th some time later, which is likely how several ended up in camo jobs. This would not apply to the B's though, as they were never used as aggressors in the USAF. At some point I'll build the

I sure do miss those guys! I managed to get out on their ramp for pics one time back in 1983, just before they got rid of their F-5Bs. One of them was in the USAF aggressors "New Blue" scheme, and looked great! Shortly thereafter it went to Turkey, but still retained the same paint scheme. Good memories! Fred.

Hi! You can also post in the "wanted" section of this website for the NASA portion of the Armycast sheet. I've had pretty good luck in the past sourcing discontinued decals there. Most modelers here are more than happy to help out other modelers. I have done it, and had others do it for me. Good luck! Fred. ps: Be sure to mention the scale that you're looking for.

I've already got FS 36251 Aggressor Gray down on the model, which is quite close to FS 36231 Dark Gull Gray, so that's what I'm going with. Thanks for the input everyone 😉 Fred.

Hi! Yes, Dave modeled this jet many years ago. His paint schematic is the one that I'm going by, as not much info is given in the Mircoscale decals instructions. Dave's schematic is the one calling for Dark Ghost Gray for the darker gray. I'm still not so sure of that though. Thanks, Fred.