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AFammo

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  1. Me and my brother would hang (ask a butch of questions) out with the SP's at the games.

     

      I was pulled over (65-45) that year coming down the hill from the commissary. Must have called the front gate to have me wait for the cruiser.

     

     After my second retirement I moved to New England from Harrisburg, PA. It was a hole. Don't live where I worked. My family moved away from Colorado. All on the East Coast.

    Didn't want to travel to far. Might take a train out there.  

     

      

  2.    Crash Test, I'll try that idea of a longer soak in hot water, kind of set on those. Worse case scenario, I'll do one from the NY ANG(Syracuse) F-16, it was one of the units that used the GPU-5/A 30MM Gunpod in the Gulf. I got half of a falcon on the model, and then it bubbled. May be they are too old to use?

       I also had to drive a load of AIM-9 missiles to that unit. I wasn't told why, just, "your going on a road trip". They have cool markings. I was given a set of the Cobra tail markings used on their jets.

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  3. 78 to 86, I left for the Air Force in 1986 from Denver. My Pastor has a house in that area.

    I was off of Dublin and N. Academy DR, just south of the mall. Love watching the fireworks being shot off Pikes Peak on the 4th and New Years! I was in AMMO and a C-141B Starlifter Crew Chief. You can tell what the rest of my career was after retirement. I was a medical retirement from my department in PA. 

  4. I think its from the F-5B boxing. I looked where my F-5's were kept and could not find them. I 'll check my spare decal stash. 

    I grew up in Colorado Springs. Where area do you live. I lived closer to the Academy, where my dad coached football at the AFA Prep School.

    Good place to live and great scenery!

    I'll have an answer about the decals this weekend. 

  5. I ordered a 1/48 Hasegawa F-16C (Block 40 No.1) "Night Falcon".

     

      I attempted to do the tail art first, The Falcon did not want to come off the after being soaked in hot water for about 20 seconds. I gingerly tried to move the decal and it would not move. I put it back in the water for about 4 minutes. Still didn't want to come off. 

     

      While the decal was still in the water, I used a paint brush to slide between the decal and carrier film. The decal broke up to where the decal was unusable.

     

       I got a person that could do the artwork, but he needs a person to print the decals, any help?

  6. I attempted to use the Revell brand clear coat.

    I tested it on the bottom of a F-16 Agressor and F-2B. 

     

    The clear coat appeared to be flat. Cool, I can finish my jets and take the tape off.

    The models have been curing for weeks.

    The models started to frost and the decals shrinking. I noticed about an hour later.

     

    Thought they were ruined, so lets try a different brand of clear coat and see what happens. 

     

     I sprayed both models with Tamyia brand gloss coat. After working on other models for awhile. The decals were clear as before I used the Revell 

    brand clear coat. The frosting was gone also.

    I put them away and will buy some other kind of "Dull Coat". I heard , Revell/ Testors changed their paint formulas. Now they just suck all around.

    Glad I was able to recover the planes. Just leave them shiny. Any more crap sprayed on them, will probably result in orange peeling.

  7. Long shot, I'm looking for the 1/48 Italeri EA-6B Prowler(with the desert camo on the box art).

    I'm looking to do the "Eve of Destruction" version or if someone has the decals from this kit that they didn't use. Willing to pay.

    If you have the Superscale 48-0436 for EA-6B Prowler decals, that would be cool also.

  8. I have 1/32 decals for the F-4G( I used the PN marking)there still 6 or 7 more on the sheet.

     

    I have full and partial sheets for AK and WA marked F-16 Aggressors.

     

    Plus F-18D& E decals with Su-27 weapon markings and more to throw in. 

    gsdava1@Comcast.net for pics.

    Just mailed a member a pack of decals and it was about $10.00. 

     

    God bless.

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