JohnEB

I was recently given an old one page catalog of the old 1:12 Doyusha kits. They had some interesting topics...Countach, 911/930 Turbo, 450 SL and SLC.. Any making the kits now? Scale mates doesn't mention them, even eBay comes up blank. They also made smaller scale kits with a lot of JDM cars.

In my books it days the USAF procured or tested a Vertol 107. Any photos of one in USAF markings?

They fly it regularly. Usually on its float in the summer. One of just 2 or 3 with floats.

I believe it is a coolant tank. On a friend's restored mustang it was bare metal.

Great! I'm a huge fan of the old piston types...Bell, Hiller and Hughes...so it is great to see someone tackle a scratch built After waiting 40 years, they finally built Bell kits (though they do leave a bit to be desired), I'd love to see a large scale Hiller kit and some aftermarket details for the Bell. Good luck!

Speaking old old radomes becoming discolored with age/wear/exposure. As a child many years ago, I recall seeing C-124s on a ramp. The radomes ranged from back, reddish brown, yellow to white-ish. I rarely see that represented in model builds, but worth noting.

I'll point out one advantage of the Atlantis kit is new decals. They are usually very good. It would be fun to compare this kit with the (slightly) older Aurora offering with a flat cockpit with pilot's head. Nice work on your build. The type deserves some recognition, it was the first fixed wing type to transition for vertical flight...years before the Kestral. Deserves a place on your shelf with the various Harriers and F-35B.

Hope you had fun!

I do wish they'd bring back the blue. 🙂 Today it seems all USAF aircraft are dull (and usually dirty) gray. At a open house awhile back, I was shocked at how worn the F-35s looked. The color makes the KC-46 look short and fat. The best looking aircraft there were the 65 year old '135s.

From what I recall, they were "L" s, not Ms. I understand that the Is were brand new and the U.S. expeditiously passed some to the U.K. for the conflict.

Modeling,at least high detail modeling, has become more of a painting contest. Not saying that's wrong, whatever is good for you, but it isn't what it used to be. Or perhaps as fun as it used to be.

I was surprised by that...Revell cut a second mold for their ancient USS Missouri/ Iowa Class a few years after the original was released in 1953. They modified the hull to accept a battery and prop. Never knew that, well before my time. I wonder if it was well known at the time? Bill Engar a friend, kit historian, and columnist for the IPMS magazine wrote a great well-illustrated story with side by side comparisons of parts on the kit's two molds for his website... https://www.dembrudders.com/atlantis-1535-uss-iowa-and-wisconsin-battleship-kit-review.html

A suggestion for windows....if you can't repurpose food packages, try a vendor for architectureral models. I know it sounds pretty esoteric, but they still build 3D models. I'm sure they are online or perhaps a "real" store if you live in a larger city.

I have been in touch with the president if Atlantis about their recently reissued P2V-7 Neptune. If you're old enough (or read Scalemates), you'll know it originally was issued in 1955 as a regular patrol Neptune. Circa 1960, the reissued it as one of the handful of ski-equipped P2V-7LPs used in Antarctica. In addition to adding skis that meant losing the large radome under the forward fuselage. I was told Revell irrevocably altered the molds (the same way they modified the molds for their Electra airliner into a P-3). I'm afraid the same is probably tr

Too bad it won't have the retracting gear. For a nostalgia build, I like the action (playing?....though I like the ability to display it either way) features.