Hajo L.

Thanks, looking good! HAJO

Good point! Although there is less direct personal responsibility in the installation of a state-wide power-grid than there is in the decision to not vaccine or to not wear a mask. HAJO

For some reason I can´t see any pictures. There is a lot of room between your lines, but no pictures... HAJO

Cool project, looking forward to it! HAJO

So, I can shoot you? I think it´s my personal freedom to have a gun, use it and shoot other people? Why should I be limited in my freedom to shoot you? Or do I get something wrong?? HAJO

If everyone is told to not putting his hand on the hot plate, you would! Great! Go ahead! HAJO

I can: The original handgrip is still in his right hand, but "upside down" in the hand. So his pinkie is necessary to pull the trigger. Looks very "gangster": 😄 HAJO

Quick search: Found on https://www.warboats.org/stonerordnotes/M60 GPMG R5.html Text: A modified M60B (unofficial designation) “free gun” as used by the door gunners of Light Attack Helicopter Squadron THREE [HA(L)-3]. Gunners would attach themselves to the airframe with their gunner’s safety belts and hang out the door firing these guns to protect the belly and tail of the UH-1 when suppressing ground fire. This particular gun has a mechanical buffer fitted to boost its rate of fire. The buttstock of the ground gun has been replaced by the sheet metal cover from a M60C.

Don´t know if if that M60 applies to your description, but I remember as well seeing pictures of M60s with an additional hand-grip. Came along when I did my Hueys, decades ago, I think. HAJO

Amen, Moritz! HAJO

Bummer! I already did my Skyhawk and used grey as base. You learn something new every day... 😉 HAJO

You mean like on the O.H. Perry-class? HAJO

What about USAF CH-34 Choctaws? I´d love to have this sheet in 1/72, I have to admit. I´m not into 1/48. HAJO

Great work! HAJO

No luck.... HAJO

Looking great! I just try something...: village.photos/images/user/5c8ff1ff-d0c3-4fd0-a045-cdf47918f08c/28efcccc-538b-4f57-8a2c-0dd033d03f44.JPG HAJO

Well, that sucks! But I´m on the same train, brother, we still need to physically seperate, though... HAJO

I hope he did understand that in no way we were critizising him - it´s not his fault that current fighter paint schemes of the USAF and allied users of the F-35 are boring like hell... I recently did a couple of What If-schemes for modern german Luftwaffe aircraft and helos (and currently doing another one) and one of my main goal is to not follow the actual standard of one-tone grey or green. We had and still have some very nice looking triple-tone camos on our birds. Like on the Naval Aviation Seakings or the Army Aviation NH-90s... HAJO

I was about to say something similar - they look pretty boring! 😉 HAJO

Simply wonderful pictures, thanks a lot, guys! HAJO

The Hobbyboss F-14 is one of my favorite kits, I did already three of them! Looking forward to see more progress! HAJO

My impression was that they carried SUU-11s on angled pylons on the wing and sometimes M60s in the aft fuselage windows... I did my own scratch-built conversion of the OP-2E a couple of years ago: HAJO

I like that idea, too! Great idea! HAJO

Great pictures and resources presented here, thank you very much! HAJO

A nice looking Raptor! HAJO