Hajo L.

To even add...: The forward bombs on the shoulders are +, while centerline forward are x, and exactly vice versa (shoulderline x, centerline +) on the aftwards bombs. I wonder how the ALQ-87 is mounted on the first picture, since it appears like the bomb bay doors are open...? Or ist just the port-side bay door open, and the jammer is mounted on th estarport side? HAJO

Excellent as usually! 😉 Looking forward to the progress of this one! HAJO

IIRC the issue with the three Mavericks on the A-10 was that the inner-most Maverick would burn the main landing gear tire when beeing fired - they were quite close to each other. HAJO

I'm thankful that this thread is open and allows to exchange views and positions. I have the feeling nowadays we tend to read only in our preferred "media bubbles", and miss quite a couple of things just sticking to that "cozy, fuzzy feeling" of everyone thinking in the same direction. HAJO

A lot of funny things wouldn't have happened if we had coffee in time.... 😉 HAJO

Are you sure that 532 knots are meaning a speed of 1,5nm per second(!!)? Because if you take 1 second x 60 (to get to minutes), than x 60 again (to get to hours), you'll end up with 5400nm per hour.... 😉 Hypersonics weren't invented back then.... HAJO

I built a Phantom with quite a mixed and asymmetric load-out years ago. I used the picture provided in th efollowing link as reference: HAJO

Thank you for advertising! 😉 Here is a WIP in english: HAJO

The nose gear will be fine (since it wouldn´t be necessary at all without weight), it's the main landing gear that will have to lift all that weight. 😉 HAJO

Frohe Weihnachten to everyone! HAJO

Out of curiosity I checked myself - and fasteagle12 is damn right! 😉 HAJO

Both kits are featured on scalemates: https://www.scalemates.com/de/kits/italeri-2774-h-21c-flying-banana-gunship--1029914 https://www.scalemates.com/de/kits/italeri-2733-h-21c-shawnee-flying-banana--979871 And both sites contain a link to the instructions - they will surely give you an idea what ist different... HAJO

Then I was lucky with mine and had a less deformed part - but thank you for posting your solution to the problem here! HAJO

Concerning the clear parts: I think it' a problem of all AC-130-kits by Zvesda. I had it, and I think every other builder here who bought the kit as well. Fortunately they can be corrected quite easily, either by water as Jost did, or simply by glueing them on the fuselage section by section as I did. HAJO

As usual: Awesome! I'm really looking forward to the mentioned new major project! 🙂 HAJO