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Sorry for tne triple post my pc is not working good, please Mr. Administrator, erase two of them. Best, Juan

Argentina used 3 models of A-4 during the Malvinas War, A-4P (they were A-4B renamed P becuase of the improvements they received prior to coming here, althoughb the FAA never called them P but B), A-4C (they were adquired as their were at the moment of purchase, no improvements were made to them), and the COAN (Comando de Aviación Naval) used A-4Q basicaly B refurbished and with the naval equipement as they operated from the aircraft carrier (ex Colossus class) 25 de Mayo. The A-4C wore 2 kinds of camo, at first they wore a desertic camo (2 tones of brown plus light grey undersides), la

Sorry for the triple post I erased this one for that reason. Best, Juan

Sorry for the triple post I erased this one for that reason. Best, Juan

Edited -- Juan, do you know if the Argentinians attempted any skip-bombing? Don't even know if that would be possible from a jet or in the water conditions around the Falklands/Malvinas. It was done by B-25 pilots against Japanese shipping during WW II, releasing the bombs very low to the ocean surface, and it skips off the waves into the hull. Hi Horrido: Well no, that wasn´t attempted, what was studied and even some launches were done, was to put an MK-44 torpedo under the belly of our FMA IA-58a Pucará COIN and light attack aircraft, but the war ended soon after that trials. Also

Well, actually it wasn´t a problem with the fuses itselves, the problem was to find the exact point for the calibration of the fuses, taking in consideration the variable heights of tha attacking flights, the A-4´s and Daggers flew really scratching the waves at ULL (Ultra low level), so when a pilot released his boms, a lot of times the fuse didn´t turn all the needed times to arm the bomb. That situation changed when the Daggers begun to use the SSQ electronic fuses, all the bombs baegun to explode. Among other types the primary weapon carried in the A-4 were the old british 1.000

Hi to all: Just saw this topic and some mistaken facts in it. The Argentine Air Force didn´t have Mirage III-CJ during the Malvinas/Falkland War, they were bought after the war and were surplus M-IIICJ from Israel. Second point, the MirageIII-EA, our main interceptor and air combat fighter, was armed with two kind of missiles, that were the Matra R-530EM (radar guided and useless missile, the israelis only fired a couple and retired them from service), and the IR one Matra R-550 Magic I, those last ones arrive here just weeks before the war, and the pilots didn´t know all the parameters

Hello: I have the following kits for sale, all in 1/48 scale. Shipping will be done with a tracking number and will cost around USD22. I´ll ship worldwide. Grumman Avenger..........................................Italeri (Accurate Miniatures).............USD35 Curtiss SB2C Helldiver................................. Revell-Germany............................USD35 Douglas SBD Dautless.....................................Italeri (Accurate Miniatures).............USD35 KF-16 Fighting Falcon Limited Edition....................Academy (Kinetic).........................USD52 Aichi B7A2 Ryusei

Hello: I´m looking for the ESCI 1/48 scale decals (swiss version) or the Italeri 1/48 scale South Korea, Singapur ot Aggressor ones. I have some bombs, missiles and so on in case you want to swap them. Best, Juan

Hello dear fellow modellers: Well title says it all, I need a rear canopy in 1/48 scale for my Monogram F-4J Phantom II, if someone can help me, I´ll be very grateful. Have some bombs and missiles for trade in case you want some. Best, Juan

At least for me, excellent news, a brand new Alpha Jet, that plane wear some very nice schemes, and it did realy make a contribution to Aviation History, it trained a lot of pilots, it is not neccesary t make history to have a combat tally, at least IMHO, it is a nice and good looking jet, and there are some armed variants as well. F/A-18 CF_188A...great news too!!!!! always is a plus to have more companies to choose from, and although nobody has released yet a brand new MiG-23 or 25,I´m retty sure we´ll have ne soon....finallly if a CEO, owner or what else you want to call him

I had 3 Hasegawa´s and sold them...too much pieces for my taste, I have and old boxing A, had 2 RoG Black Tomcats and bought one new F-14D (with weapons), and an F-14B both from Revell-Monogram...why?, because they are simpler to build , faster to build, very and reasonable accurate (at least for me), and cost less than the Hasegawa´s and Hobby Boss ´ones...I´m considering buying an Academy too...you see, I like to change the angle of that bird wings, and Revell Monogram and Academy, let you do that, while with the Hasegawa and Hobby Boss you have to chose before finishing the mo

I´m pretty sure it will be the old ESCI kit, maybe with some little improvements (weapons and so on...perhaps..).

Hi to all: I have the folowing 1/48 scale aircraft kits for sale. Prices are in U.S. Dollars and include shipping cost I´ll ship anywhere in the World. Hasegawa Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Val..........50 USD Eduard P-400 Airacobra..(includes nose metal ballast, and masks, it isn´t weekend nor Profipack is the first boxing of the -400)................................45 USD Tamiya Dewoitine D.520...................45 USD Payment through Pay Pal. You can send PM or e-mail, I´ll try to answer ASAP. Thanks for watching.

Double post, sorry, please if someone knows how to delete this one, just tell me and I´ll delete this. Thank you for watching. Best, Juan

PM sent about various items. Best regards, Juan

Hello, I have a Monogram F-14A and I had the Revell-Germany F-14A Black Bunny, the main difference it that I have the early louvered gun covers in the mono A and you have the later NACA style gun vent in the blackie, also you have the newer exhaust petals (A+, B and D), plus the dual chin pod and the irst pod. The rest remeains the same, I seem to recall that the nose in the blakie is better than that on the early Monogram´s A. Itá a very good kit indeed, my favourite F-14 in any scale. Best wishes. Juan

Taking in consideration that Hobby Boss often releases the "family" or at least, most of an airplane model I´m pretty sure they will release all the other P-40, P-51 and the Corsair family, and I´m pretty sure they will consider seriously the P-51H and a new P-40B/C, plus all the Corsairs. I don´t see any inconvenience in those releases, even when we can get the superb Hasegawa P-51´s, Corsairs and P-40 and the Academy P-40 plus the excellent Tamiya´s P-51, it all depends on what a modeler is looking for, if the budget (considering the economics crisis the word is suffering it wouldn´t s

Hello, I´ve sent a pm to you, feel free to contact, I have what you need. Best, Juan

Hi, I agree with Cobrahistorian, first try to contact Revell, I´m pretty sure they can help you, otherwise, try here back again.

Hello Mike, thanks you a lot for the replay, in fact you´re right, I made a mistake, I meant to say HiPM, not MPM, so I´ll ty to pick one of them if I see the oportunity. Best, Juan

Hello: I´d like to know wich P-51H kit in 1/48 is the best, the MPM one or Classic Ariframes one?. Have they vacuformed canopies or plastic ones?. Best, Juan

Hi to all, I´d like to know if all the Irish Air Corps´s Hawker Hurricanes Mk-I were fitted with Rotol or De Havilland spinners, I´m interested in number "105" in particular. Thank you vey much Juan

Hi to all: I was wondering if all the Hurricanes Mk-I flown in the Irish Air Corps were fitted with the De Havilland or the Rotol spinner, in particular the number "105", did that particular airframe carry a De Havilland spinner?. Thank you very much for your help... Best, Juan

DEar Uncle, first of all, I´m not Juan Hatlewsky,and if I were surely I would tell you second, I bought this product from internet, that is from Mercado Libre.com.ar, if you have any legal trouble with this guy,or with Mercado Libre go to the Court of Law,instead of declaiming and accusing him in a modelling forum, besides, did some of those guys copyrighted their work on the proper Register?, I bet they didn´t. Also, we all know that here (Argentina)all the resin stuff is copied from one to another, and sometimes, the "originals" made in here are mere copies of foreign works, and as an exampl