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I emailed him about this awhile ago and the gist of his response was that the PayPal cart system he uses isn't very flexible and multiple orders from multiple carts is the only way he can get it to work for now. The good news is he'll refund you the extra shipping charges for multiple 3D parts so the most you'll pay is $4 total for shipping. He also said you could email him with what you want and he'd send you an invoice.

AOA sheet with VMFA-115 seems to be in stock: https://spruebrothers.com/aoa48014r-1-48-aoa-decals-usmc-f-4b-f-4j-phantom-ii-in-the-vietnam-war-spooks-from-the-beach-1/

Sorry I can't help with your long shot, but if you at least want some Gulf War F-4G markings The48ers has Speed Hunter Graphics 48020 Combat Weasels available. I've had an eBay search saved for that same AirDOC sheet for awhile without much luck.

I thought VMFT-401/402 flew F-5s? He said it's F/A-18 operators under the wings.

You'll also need the early IRST pod for under the nose. Phase Hangar made one (48085) which is out of production, but the Quickboost QB 48 791 should work too. Pictures of the Quickboost one look like the sensor part sticks out too far though, at least to my eyes.

He didn't just stop shipping to the US. Apparently France imposed new taxes on small businesses that made it unviable for him to stay in operation so he shut down all together. You can still order some of his remaining inventory until it's all gone, and I just did so with no apparent problems shipping to a US address.

I'll let those with the personal experience attest to why it was disliked, though my understanding is it was unreliable and not as great as it sounded on paper. Also, the rocket motor made it so the fins couldn't retract all the way which is why you see it carried on the aircraft with the fins already deployed. I built a Desert Storm Intruder with similar ordnance to what you describe (1xAGM-123, 2xMER, 2xMk. 20, 2x Mk. 82 Snakeye, and 1xFuel Tank), just arranged slightly different based on photo evidence I found.

Is the CAS Vipers sheet a straight reprint or does it have the few small improvements alluded to in the thread for that sheet?

FWIW, in the picture that ST0RM linked to above, the "pilot's" name is CWO3 HASHAUN SWAZY with callsign GUNNER and EWO is LT GABRIELLE LAWRENCE with callsign FUGU TD. It's dated a year earlier than the names I mentioned though and I didn't see any port side pics from the same timeframe.

I registered successfully for that site a while back because it's a great reference source for any jets that have visited Japan. Using the Google translate camera app was the only way I was managed to do it. Some of the names change depending on the date of the photo, but there are photos from 4/20/24 that show both sides clearly if that fits the timeframe you're looking for. Port side (left) has pilot LT JACK DOWNEY with callsign DA BABY underneath, EWO is LT TIM BOSSERMAN with callsign SLICK WILLY underneath. Nose gear door says AN TERRY CRUZ with INGLEWOOD, CA underneath. Starboard side

I personally seem to use Tamiya for everything now but if you want something similar to the MM liquid cement try Revell Contacta Professional. It has the same needle applicator and seems similar in consistency and use in my experience. I picked up my bottle from Sprue Brothers but even Amazon has it for a little more money.

I don't mean to derail the purpose of this thread, detract from your build, or even know if this is something you care about, but it's my understanding that the Shaw-based Block 50s don't have the CDU. Here's a screenshot from one of the Viper Demo pilot's Instagram reels showing 91-0395 with the regular center console. If someone with first-person knowledge corrects me I'll gladly admit I'm wrong, but I was planning a future build of the same airframe and all my research from publicly available sources points to not having the CDU upgrade. Again, I hope this isn't taken as

I just checked my kit and sprue O did contain the LAU-114s. Maybe earlier releases of the kit didn't have them but later releases used updated molds?