JohnEB

Sorry for being a few months late... Your attention to detail is outstanding. Most people would have cut the roof off of whatever Beetle kit they could find and call it good enough. I did not realize the pre-73 Super Beetles had flat windshields, I thought they all had the curved units and the large round tail lights. I was a teen when they were new, so that shows you how much attention I paid to VWs. in my neighborhood, you'd see more Japanese cars than VWs. My family bought a nice '73 Pinto for us kids. While its too late for your build you might be int

I built the kit in the mid-70s from an ITC boxing. IIRC, it had chrome exhaust pipes and rotor system details. The opening features did it no favors. It was probably the first kit of the Jet Ranger, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was based on a prototype. It wouldn't represent a OH-58, so I built it in the factory scheme of the period. Fun kit.

I recently was at a ANG base and toured a MT ANG 130H with the 8 blade props. I thought it was a J until the crew chief set me straight. I was a bit embarrassed... didn't know they were doing that. I needed get out more. 🙂

I was at Dyess 1997-2004 with the host unit Bomb Wing command staff. Never heard of any special goings on with the '130 unit. It wouldn't shock me, but if they were still doing anything at that late date, it was a very well kept secret (usually you'd hear enough to know not to ask any questions about odd goings on). 🙂 My hat's off to the crews, they did a lot of important stuff they don't/can't get credit for.

Goering?

Neat. I love be General aviation types. I'd love to see a Beaver in 1/32. I have seen red/orange TO-1/TL-19s, and TH-13Ts (not to be confused with the OH-13S), but never a Beaver, T-41s or T-42s of the period. Perhaps I can offer a small correction to your post, since red-orange O-1s and the helicopters were instrument trainers, perhaps the Beaver was as well. As far as Beaver being used as primary trainers, I'd question that since that was the role of the T-41s. Tailwheel trainers, perhaps, but not "primary" in the usual sense. Being a tailwheel

I received this in an email. https://www.megahobby.com/products/jupiter-c-rocket-revell.html It is an exclusive release by MEGA Hobby, so I thought not everyone will see it. The gantry looks impressive and with its fairly large scale, I'm sure some of you could really detail the launch platform.

My question/comment was based on my time with a museum which had a Spitfire and Mustang. In real life,you don't really see panel lines that distinctly, and rivets are flush. A P-40 might be different...being an earlier, much more basic design than the Mustang. Also, a model will have a couple coats if paint which will hide things.

After looking at the photos, I'd like to hear opinions on the surface detail. Looks a bit overdone to me.

Why does Canada own it? Spares? Testbed?

160 schemes for 138 aircraft...that's got to be a record.

Phantom Is there a Canadian hornet scheme you haven't done?

I visited Luke in the summer of '76. IIRC, the Eagles, at least the ones I saw, were blue.

Nice work. I'm not familiar with the film and I grew up when most local TV stations would show old films. While not a huge sci-fi fan, I have seen many of the early space films ranging from Forbidden Planet to Robinson Caruso on Mars (it's better than it sounds). How tall are the figures?....which is a roundabout way of asking the scale.

I'd try to buy them with a good old fashioned money order sent by mail. Old school stuff. Tell him if he doesn't trust me that he can cash the MO before mailing the decals.