Tracy White

I have an idea for you - Bears in the US. A sheet of Russian aircraft in US service. I bought 48228 because I kinda wanted to do a MiG-23, but I didn't want to do it in Russian markings (this was before the invasion). Russian OpFor with Hind, MiG-21s, MiG-15s, YAK-23, etc....

Just a point of clarification as the "for the children" did contain some hyperbole on my part. 1) I was not a part of the group that talked to the national committee and I didn't actually hear / read the words that came out of their mouth / fingers. 2) The wording that was passed on to me was that it was for "families with children," which I changed to "for the children." A little different, as I'm sure the focus is on making it easier for mostly fathers with kids, but still largely "because of the children." Firmly believe they should look at opening the window u

-snip- Heat was all that I was talking about with "less attractive." Arizona, Alabama, Texas, Nevada in the summer time - not great places to transport models that can have issues with heat to. Ron S from your club is a good friend of mine and we've talked at length about the activities in the area. I haven't been to a Nats since 2007 or so, but I'm planning on going to the 2027 show, for what it's worth.

The reason we were given for the show not being able to be held outside summer months was effectively "for the children." Summer vacation and all that, but I question how many show goers actually have and bring their kids with them on the trip. I know a bunch of wives from IPMS Seattle go to the show, but everyone's effectively retired. The last one I went to was Santa Barbara / Anaheim well over a decade ago (almost two now) so maybe it's a legitimate reason.

Welcome to the West Coast! IPMS Seattle looked into bidding for a convention a few years ago and ran into multiple problems. IPMS USA only wants to do conventions during summer, when rates here and in other west coast locations are highest (been a couple of years but I think hotel rooms at the hotels near convention centers large enough were ~$250 a night). We asked if we could move it back to September or October and the Nats committee said nope. So, yeah - you're going to get more conventions in areas that are less attractive in the summer because they're going to be the only loc

More specifically Oahu, middle of January 1986. My grandparents took me to Hawaii my first time and while driving up the western shore to a beach with my uncle and cousins, we were overflown by a pair of OV-10s making rocket runs on a firing range (maybe Makua Valley). I'm thinking it was USAF OV-10As of the 22nd TASS because the memories jibe with gunship gray. and these photos look about right: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OV-10A_22nd_TASS_taking_off_from_Wheeler_AFB_1984.JPEG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OV-10As_22nd_TASS_at_Wheeler_AFB_1984.JPEG

In case you want to do an "F-16C/D International Vipers Part 2:" Source 1, 2.

That scheme lives on https://www.dvidshub.net/news/423809/doors-off-guns-out-2-2-assault-helicopter-battalion-conducts-aerial-gunnery https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7290516/doors-off-guns-out-2-2-assault-helicopter-battalion-conducts-aerial-gunnery https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7523687/camp-humphreys-dmz-dustoff https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7523691/camp-humphreys-dmz-dustoff https://www.dvidshub.net/image/6446948/air-force-medics-conduct-medevac-training-with-army-aviation-battalion https://www.dvidshub.net/image/6446954/air-force-medics-conduct-medevac-training-w

If you look closely you can see Val Kilmer scurrying underneath trying to reprogram the laser... 😁

I believe this is actually a B-1A. /RivetCounter

"US Navy fighter pilot, 1974-1981 era with APH-6E/MS22001 mask, sitting 7, visor down" ?

That A-4M would look quite nice next to my Monogram OA-4M....

Not really wanting to be thread police here, but the F-16 info should really be in its own thread if only so it's easier to find in the future (as opposed to being buried in a thread about exterior markings for potential decals sheets.

Those markings already exists as in 1/48 Galaxy G48063 and Fab FA48071D.... and I feel like there's one more that I'm forgetting.

I'm in - Al White was a (somewhat distant) relative of mine.