Darren Roberts

I have great memories of Griffiss. I grew up in Syracuse and my dad was a high school guidance counselor. They invited him up for a visit to help with recruiting and he took me along as a 12 year old. I got to go up in the tower and watch Sixes from the 49th FIS land and -52's take off. I talked with a -106 pilot and toured the hangars. If only I had a good camera! A few years later, as a member of a Boy Scout Explorer post, we got a ride in a KC-135 out of Griffiss and refueled B-52's. It was a thrill of a lifetime for a teenager. Thanks for the bringing back those memories. It was a sad day

What a sad, sad day. It's been a hard week for our hobby. First Bill Koster, and now Mark Bilas. He was a great guy and I was glad to have known him.

This right here. I do that with my weathering as well. I paint it nice and clean (no marbling or blackbasing or preshading) and then make it nice and dirty and add corrosion control. I finished the scheme in question not long ago with the Monogram kit. 1/48 Monogram VF-102

I found a copy of the instructions online. It's actually a THREE tone scheme, but non-standard VF-102 instruction sheet

Which decal sheet are you using? I built a Diamondbacks jet a bit ago using the Fightertown sheet, and it calls for a two tone scheme of Dark Ghost on top and Light Ghost undersides. It also has non-standard Dark Ghost along the intakes.

I'm going to do a build-off against the new ZM F-4E for a Finescale Modeler article, but I can't seem to find one of these anywhere. If you've got one and are willing to part with it, let me know how much.

Awesome! Thanks for the lead.

NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey! I'm only 50! That's only kind of old. 😄

Do do do do do do....they say it's your birthday. Do do do do do do...we're going have a good time. Do do do do do....I'm glad it's your birthday. Do do do do do......Happy Birthday to you!

It is a very detailed kit, and can be built into a gorgeous looking model. Be prepared, though, for a fiddly build. It's only slightly less fiddly than the Hasegawa kit. With that said, it's not unbuildable.

in the words of Amadeus, "Well, there it is!" Proof that at least on one occasion there was an F-4J where it wasn't supposed to be. It's fun to watch people react to things like that. When I backdated the Tamiya Enterprise to the '76 cruise, I put one Tomcat in Heater-Ferris markings, because both VF-1 and VF-2 had one each painted up. I overheard someone looking at the model commenting how they wouldn't have had a camouflaged Air Force jet on board a Navy carrier. 😂

I might have to give that a try.

Thanks for asking. This was the exact question I was wondering about as well as I'm on my last bottle of MM Burnt Metal. Here's a second question. Which of the above mentioned paints can also be brush painted? I loved MM Metalizers because you could brush small parts.

I'm curious, what is your favorite fighter SQUADRON? 😄