Paul Boyer

If he is going to use spray cans, he's going to have trouble locating the correct SAC colors.😕

Yes, the Marines used TF-9J as fast FAC in Nam. Probably not many, but they were there! (1/72 scale Sword kit.)

One you might consider is F-86A 49-1319 flown by Capt. James Jabara on 20 May 1951 shooting down his fifth and sixth MiG-15s to become America's first "jet ace." This would have had the early black-and-white stripes, not the later black-bordered yellow bands.

I'll challenge your statement that the F-101 and F-102 "never flew in anger." But I get your point. On the Navy side Furies, Cutlass, Skyray, Cougar, Tiger, Demon weren't in combat and have been pretty well represented in plastic (yeah, I know, no decent Tiger in 1/48 yet). The USAF's F-89 Scorpion has seen its share of styrene as well.

I remember seeing a published shot of the newly arrived (?) Thunderbird F-4Es flying in formation with no wing-tip stripes, just the bird on the bottom.

This was a carryover from the F-100 days. It didn't take long for the soot to build up and they eventually just left it on as a badge of courage for the Slot Pilot. Maintenance crews would clean the soot from the fuselage, but let it build up on the tail.

Looks great!

I don't know about colors, but you realize that you won't be able to see the crew when your model is finished, right?😊🤔

Norm Filer is probably welling up right now! Wow!

If it was "reboxed" by Ace, it was probably an Ace original. Revell issued a lot of Ace kits.

Andrew, you have a PM.

Love it!

I should think the gun would work if properly aimed. The Navy's CWIS (?) is a gatling gun designed to shoot down incoming anti-ship missiles, so . . . .

The thing I question is wouldn't the gun be a better solution? A lot less expensive than a million (?) dollar missile against an non-maneuvering, simple flying bomb. I dunno.

Ooh, very nice!

One of the pictures shows a Harrier carrying an AIM-120 AMRAAM. It reads that the Harriers were modified for air defense, so yeah!

Guess I'll have to buy another couple BPK kits! I've got to get the C-40 and I've got the T-43 and built the P-8 Poseidon. And I'll need another shelf.😐

So will this be the new AWACS for the USAF?

Yes, the AC stands for aircraft.

It's the "new" Microscale that comes out with "new" sheets. They are mostly railroad decals, but still bring out "military" aircraft, too. Check it out. You'll see some redos of subjects we first saw from them back in the '70s and '80s, rearranged a bit, but can't vouch for the accuracy: https://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=MILITARY

It's ALMOST enough to make me build another Monogram BUFF. Maybe I'll just "remark" this one:

No offense comprehended! I just can't buy decals for a kit I won't buy!😊

Externally, the VC-9 and C-9A Med Evac would differ mainly in markings. The bad news is that this is a Mach 2 kit.🙁

"Would love to see some of the NAVY F-104....." Well, you get two out of three Navy jets on the sheet.

I didn't notice any major inaccuracies on the Special Hobby kit. Why isn't the intake "right"?