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Darren Roberts

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  1. 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.
  2. I'm curious, what is your favorite fighter SQUADRON? 😄
  3. Wow, that brings back memories! I almost want to get one just to relive when I was a kid.
  4. They are just colored vinyl with no texture. However, you can use the walkway mask set to good effect by putting the outline in place and dabbing Mr. Surfacer (or any other liquid primer) inside it. As the primer sets up, use a small stiff paint brush to stipple in texture. It works great.
  5. -142 and -143 (in CVW-8) came off their Phantom cruise in Aug. '74 and began transition to the Tomcat. CVW-6, with -41 and -84 aboard flying Phantoms, went on cruise during the first half of '75. They were going to start transition sometime after they got back from that cruise. In 1976, both CVW-6 and CVW-8 were slated for cruises. CVW-6 was in March aboard the America and CVW-8 was in July aboard the Nimitz. Somewhere the decision was made to swap the fighter squadrons in both airwings. -142 and -143 went to CVW-6 and -41 and -84 went to CVW-8. I don't know if that gave -41 and -84 more time
  6. Take a look to the left of the VF-142 F-14. See what that is? It's a VF-84 F-4 Phantom. Now I'm really curious why -142 and -143 didn't join CVW-8. I think I'm going to go over to the F-14 Tomcat Association page and ask if anyone has a solid reason for the switch.
  7. Thanks! It was time to move on, though. PHR is an example of why. Everything is going to CAD design with 3D printing of at the very least the masters to be cast. I, with my marginal scratchbuilding skills and NO desire to conquer the learning curve of CAD, realized my time had come. It was a good run, though.
  8. I've often wondered what occurred to swap -142 and -143 for -41 and -84. Was it that -41 and -84 were more fully transitioned to the F-14 and were ready to go? It was assumed (by the painting of the tailcodes on -142 jets) that the former squadrons were going to stay with CVW-8. Alas, it was the Navy. Nothing is set in stone.
  9. In some areas, it's on par with the Hasegawa kit, especially the intake ramp area. Overall, I think it's slightly better than the Hasegawa as far as fiddly construction, but I still probably won't build another one.
  10. It appears not. F-4's were swapped out for F-14's in 1977 for CVW-8. Scroll down to the 1977 cruises. CVW-8 composition
  11. It's not that bad, actually. Some of the detail is gorgeous. It is very fiddly to build, so take your time with it.
  12. Good info. I by no means am an expert. I'm just going off of prior knowledge. I love learning new things, so keep imparting wisdom. When I heard Gloss Sea Blue, I immediately went to the post WW II color. That just didn't seem right. The only other FS color I knew was Insignia Blue. I think Dave Roof may be on to something with a custom mix. I think we can all agree they weren't black!
  13. PhaseHangar may come out with a Block 125 set. They have all the parts for it.
  14. That thought crossed my mind. It sure does appear darker than Insignia Blue in a lot of pictures. Here's a couple pictures of VF-11's tails to compare. I know they were Insignia Blue. You can see the difference in colorin different lighting situations. The tails are both painted the same color. Ripper 200 Ripper 100
  15. Yup. That will get you what you need. The only problem is finding one if you don't have one already. I closed up shop at the end of last year.
  16. This is why everyone originally thought it was black. Gypsy 201 This is from Dave Brown, and I'm assuming it's upon return from DS. The picture is dark, but to me the tails and skunk stripe look to be the same color as the national insignia. Gypsy 200 Here's a black and white of 201. You can see the demarcation between the black anti-glare panel and the blue. windscreen Here's another sideview of 201. Again from Dave Brown. The tails look almost black, but so does the national insignia. We know the national insignia wasn't black. sideview
  17. tomthegrom is right on the money. The great thing about doing an early Bravo is you don't need any of the PTID screen.
  18. To be honest, I'm going off of prior discussions from over the years. This exact same discussion came up when Superscale released their sheet right after Desert Storm. They called out black for the tails, and no one really questioned it. Then someone got to looking at the pictures and realized they were blue. At the time, it was determined to be Insignia Blue, which at times can appear almost black. Geoff at Furball may have found a reference for the paint color. The only thing I question is that they wouldn't have had GSB on hand. They would have readily had Insignia Blue, however. The same k
  19. In that first picture, they seem to have used a yellow zinc chromate color for touch ups. I've seen other Phantoms during the war having that as well. I've always wanted to do one. They look so odd.
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