JohnEB

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.

Notice MPC didn't call it a Vega. Perhaps the car had THAT BAD of a connotation even then. BTW...I had a new '74 Mustang II in college. It was a great car. Good handling, very good interior, economical (relatively speaking) and reliable. Only needed a brake job in 4 years. It's main problem was its name, people expected more performance than its 2300 (base engine) could give. It wasn't a Mach One, rather think of it as a sportier, better built, nicer small car. And no, it s not based on the Pinto. Entirely different platform and suspension. In con

Thanks..the museum shot showing the orange/red difference is helpful. Nce TH-13 in the background. I did my civil training in a surplus H-13E. With that you were always checking the rotor tach since it didn't have a governor. However, with its broad blades autos were easy. 100 hours in primary seems generous, not unwarranted, just more than I'd expect the Army to give.

BWDenver...Since you were there... What was the color...sometimes it looks orange, sometimes red? Maybe red that faded to orange in the Texas sun? Were they the same color as the TH-13Ts...which were instrument trainers correct? Were they (TH-13T or any 13) also occasionally used as primary trainers? Also, any H-23s still around or were they all in the Guard by then?

Speaking of "sneaking"... In the late '80s I was on the command staff at a USAFE Base. Names country, aircraft type omitted to protect the innocent... The Deputy Commander for Operations was an O-6 long time fighter guy. Been everywhere twice. Probably got in on the very end of the Vietnam ops. He was a genuinely nice guy, had the respect of the squadron commanders and CC, he knew the fighter business and could fly with the best of the wing hot shots. To top it off, he looked the part of a fighter pilot...unlike the pretty boys seen in the films. My overriding memory of him w

An owner of a restored warbird making an incorrect marking? Never!!!!!