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Fujimi's F-4s have a centerline pylon. It's part 65, maybe you can get one from the Spares section. Fujimi F-4C/D instructions

Fantastic build! I've got a set of those decals as well. Maybe I'll get around to building it one day. Hopefully, I can do as nice of a job. I liked the dogfights in that show, the story was pretty convoluted but the action was great! Macross Zero Dogfight

Wow, this is lousy news. Like many have said, I'm not much of a WWI or even 1/32 builder but I did break down and get an Albatros D.V a couple of years ago. I'm glad I did, it's a fantastic kit and all the hoopla about Wingnuts' quality is well deserved. Their site alone is a treasure trove of info. Pretty bad for everyone...

Scale Aircraft Conversions make replacement gear for both the Hasegawa and the Academy kits. They are just direct copies in metal. If you can't find a donor, then try the Hasegawa set. The difference is pretty striking, here's both so you can see the difference: Hasegawa Academy

If only a quality resin maker made some nice (available) 1/32 AIM-120s...

Fantastic! I've been trying to get one of the newer Dragon kits for a long time. This'll do nicely...

Looks like you dropped a really nice Deuce there!

In 1/72: F4U-4/4B (the new Revell kit is meh and the old Italeri is worse) F-86A/E (Seriously, what's the bias against these variants?) Mirage 2000 (AMK, I'm looking at you) AMX A-11/A-1 (Hobby Boss does a 48th scale, 72nd should be easy) In 1/144: P-8A Poseidon

While they don't have 1/144 decals, this is still a great reference. Fundekals!

One other thing about rattle cans, I soak them in hot water for 10 minutes or so. That seems to make a difference with flow...

If interested, here's some old threads: B-26K discussion I'm still planning on building mine, I just need to clear some backlog before I start (story of my life!).

Aw man. Anyone have a KC-10 they'd be willing to sell or trade?

Fundekals has a great sheet with two of Boyington's planes: http://www.fundekals.com/corsair_48_72.html Even if you don't buy them, their instructions alone are a treasure trove of info. Lucybelle isn't one of the options though. But that's ok, Scalemates lists some.

Was that kit stored in a non climate-controlled environment? If it's been subject to extreme colds and heat, the plastic can get brittle. Been there, done that!

Anyone have one of these? I have some questions about the new parts...