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Sorry, tired. I had just gotten back from the Space Coast Regional. Just how close is the F-2 to the F-16?

I just checked my JASDF weapons pack and although the instructions show a loading diagram that uses the F-2, the box had a picture of a F-1 with a fuel tank on the inner pylon and a JM-117 340Kilo bomb on the outer pylon and centerline. You can't see the other wing in the photo but they also carry Aim-9s on the wing tips. I talked to a JASDF F-1 pilot and he said that about the only difference between the F-1 and T-2 is that the rear canopy had been painted over. Since the F-1 is the same as a T-2 , the loads should be the same. Hope this helps.

I was in the 5th FIS and we considered the 416th our sister squadron because we shared the same mascot and we played with them often. We dropped our 106s and picked up F-15s just after the CF-18s started to arrive. For a story about them, one day we had a couple of 101s sitting in front of base operations. When the crews came out they found that someone in our squadron had tagged them with Spitten Kitten decals. Two of them looked over to where our 106s were parked in their pods and decide to return the favor. They were so intent on sticking our ships they didn't notice all the activity

Sorry to hear that, I've had something similar happen to me in the past, more than once. Sometimes it takes a while to sink in. Good luck with the Scorpion.

This topic came up while I was at Little Rock AFB in the middle 70s. No evidence ever surfaced and my copy of AFM 1-1-4 dated 1973 has no information on the B-58 at all.

It looks pretty good. What colors would it be painted and what kind of paint?

Yeah, Yeah, learn patience. How long will that take?

Looks great! How big is that beast and where is it?

Don't worry about the clean look of the aircraft. Kadena had a framework at the inland end of the flightline where aircraft would sit with their engines running while jets of water washed them down. At the end of the process they would taxi to their parking spot and shut down. It was wide enough to fit two eagles side by side with no problem.

I've got a model of a "A" model from the 318th FIS that carried a anti-satellite missile. I think I remember that they were going to be the only squadron to carry this weapon. Needless to say, it never happened or didn't last long. On a slightly different cruise missile note, our squadron was assigned escort duties for a B-52 that was going to test shoot a cruise missile across part of Canada and the US to impact in the Atlantic and be retreived bya sub. As briefed, green peace was there with two hot air balloons with a large net stretched between them in an attempt to catch the missile an

That's a good thing. Can you imagine a pilot explaining the a crew chief or the other way around that the ship felt squooshi on landing?

When I was in wing scheduling at Kadena, we were instructed to set up some of our "C" models for bomb runs using only their onboard equipment. In most cases they carried SUU pods. I think they were 20s with the four rockets included. This went on for about a month with the results that the "C" and "D" were inherently good ground attack platforms. There was only one time I saw an eagle with the fast packs and bomb load, and that was for a static display for the annual Kadena Carnival that was held for charity.

That's pretty good. What did you use for the landing gear and seats? I may have to try one.

Great! Now I can do a 1/48th USAF B-57 fro the Arkansas ANG. Do you know if there are any differences with the British and American bubble canopy versions?

I believe you need the code "OY" for that time. I took some shots of 463 in 74 when it transited through Korat and at that time it carried "WP" and a kill marking for a Firebee drone. Later that year the 388th TFW were ordered to turn over their "E" models to the wolf pack and pick up their "D"s. That made one very unhappy 34th TFS at Korat.

What about a 1/48th HU-16, and Emily? Yes I'm guilty of building the 1/48th C-130, and I put in adetailed flight deck, avionics bay, and cargo deck. I love self-inflected pain.

Thanks for the info and picture. After looking at it I found a couple things that I still have to paint.

Thanks, I appreciate the info, if you need anything in the future, let me know.

When the AV-8A was flown by the RAF and the Marines, did they used a hard line camoflage pattern of feathered? It's hard to tell form my photos.

You can try Fighting Pirannah Graphics. I've had them make custom decals for several projects. Their decals are quite good but are printed on a single sheet and will need to be cut seperately. You can contact them through their web site.

In the mail: source 1. IDF Spitfire source 2. decals for one of my favorite 106 squadrons, 95th FIS source 3. My replacement clear parts from Tamiya for my F-15

I've got a couple Votoms kits to try otu later this year. I'll check around here for those 1/144th kits and let you know if I find any.

Has anyone ever noticed the similarity between VINCENT from Black Hole and Cartman from South Park? It can be a scary universe sometimes.

I just picked up my first HG kit of the Gundam Sniper. It deffinently has potential, but I have a few other things to build first. Macross? Just about to paint a couple Valkyries for a friend. He also has me doing a tank from Crusher Joe and a Blockhead from Dougram.

I have a shot I took of a 111A in its reventment with its wings spread getting a full load of bombs on both racks under each wing.