Jetdog

Exciting news! can't wait to see what markings they will offer!

INCREDIBLE! I just took a picture of my workshop as I am digging through the closet and organizing my stash. (hence all the boxes laying about) I will consider this my "Before" picture and will post the "after" pictures when I get finished with the room. You have set the bar incredibly high! And also given me something to show the wife that I am not singularly obsessed with this hobby!

The Maps Air Museum at the Akron Canton Airport in Ohio is currently restoring a Cutlass rescued from Walter Soplatas aircraft boneyard- information on the airframe here: https://mapsairmuseum.org/vought-f7u-3-cutlass/ And you can follow restoration progress, they post quite a few updates on the Cutlass and their other projects here: https://mapsairmuseum.org/renovation-activities-as-o-1-15-25/

Duncan did not design the kit itself. He contributed all the research to Clear Prop that went into making the kit accurate based on the real thing.

Gorgeous model! That scheme has me contemplating a Two Bobs purchase! Wish somebody had decals for the original F-16 scheme in the 90s out of New Orleans...

Sheet hasn't been released yet. Hopefully soon! 49-1014 is a F-86A-5-NA, so the first release of the clear prop F-86A kit is the one to use.

Check out the upcoming decals for the Clear Prop kit from Fundekals! An All Weather Flying Division F-86A!!! Note that the F-86A was flown out of Wright Patterson, not Clinton County. The All Weather Flying Center was transferred from Clinton County back to WPAFB in late 1948, and operations for all weather flying test were returned to Wright Patterson at that time. In addition to the F-86, the All Weather Flying Division operated the T-33A, F-94, F-89, B-45 (briefly until that plane crashed) and other aircraft in similar markings out of Wright Pat. I am doing further research into these

As far as I know, no C-119 wore AWFC colors. The profile you mention does not represent an actual aircraft, at least operated at Clinton County AFB. The unit did, however, fly a C-82, C-46E, and numerous C-47 aircraft while based there. Now its possible that the All Weather Flying Division, when moved back to Wright Field in 1948, may have operated that aircraft in those colors- though I have no documented proof.

A 1/144 C-54 sheet will be awesome! The Minicraft DC-4/C-54 is a really nice kit- Might I suggest this All Weather Flying Center C-54 as a new option?

Another vote for a 1/144 B-47 sheet!

See page 9 of this forum for an explanation on the drop tank hole placement. As explained, it wasn't noticed until the kit was in production and it was too late to fix.

Paul: Thanks- that F-102 short tail modification looks simple enough using a Case X Meng kit in 1/72. Thanks! Would still like to see a F-100 aftermarket tail, however!

In addition to the shorter tail modification on the F-102, new intakes are also required. Not sure if kit intakes can be so modified. The splitter plate is not on the original short tail intakes. The first 60+ F-102's produced were short tails. Plus, depending on the aircraft you are building, the speed brake design differed. Surprisingly, a company called Retrowings produced these modifications in 1/144 scale for the old (and not too bad) Otaki/Revell kit. I would much prefer to build it in 1/72 or 1/48 though!

I am all in for a short tail F-100A and F-102A, 1/72 or 1/48, with Caracal markings for the ARDC test birds at WPAFB. Edwards AFB planes get all the love, but Wright Pat operated every aircraft in the USAF inventory for flight test from the 40's through the 60's!

1/32 Navy F-4 travel pod- awesome! Order placed!