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Go to 'My Controls' at the top right of the screen and then to your 'Inbox' on the left of that screen. It should still be in your INBOX Cheers, Tony

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There is a Special Interest Group (SIG) of IPMS for Air Demonstration Teams. I don't have the link handy at the moment, but a quick Google search can get you to a website. Join us, get a newsletter, and trade info on all the worlds demo teams and their aircraft. Cheers, Tony

The kink in the pitot tube is supposed to point outboard---not inward Just sayin' nice to see a Canadian camo Mk5 Tony

Startetd out at age 12 in 44 Sqn Sarnia, moved to BC , so joined 768 Sqn Quesnel, a further move to Medicine Hat AB took me to 15 Sqn. After age 19, I stayed on as a Civ Instructor. I still have my old woolly RCAF style uniform from 1978, when they started changing to the greens. I see they have been back in a blue uniform for a number of years now. Tony

For some info, visit this, from the Master Pin for Jet Modelling : http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....howtopic=180236 Tony

Ex-Matchbox ??? That would follow some of their other releases. Tony

Paintin' and then putting in a laminate floor in my room hobby room.

HobbyCraft did a 1/72nd Caribou years ago---Ebay has one or two at times. Tony

turned 50 this Feb, but in the early evenings I feel 150, 'cause I try to act like a 25 year old during the day. Tony

Without seeing the kit, a D/J should have the Lockheed C2 seats which are fine for a Can. a/c Cheers, Tony

Aviation World is across Carlingview Dr from the airport. Its a place I never miss if I have even a couple hours layover at Pearson International. It shares a parking lot with the Landing Strip, a quality entertainment establishment. You can even do some airplane spotting from the parking lot, if the winds are right. Tony Shawn beat me by a minute.....damn

Which Airforce/Time frame are you planning to do ?? I ask 'cause not all operators of the Sabre did carry such ordinance. Tony

Nope, just a change from the Orenda 10 to the Orenda 14 didn't need any different access panels or much else, almost a drop in fit as Hawk One, flying now, is a Mk5 with an Orenda 14 from a Mk6. One more thing about the Luftwaffe Sabres is they were sometimes seen with a late style solid nose wheel hub, probably easy to do with some minor scratchbuilding skills. Cheers, Tony

Liam, July 2000 of FineScale Modeller has an excellent article of the conversion in 1/72 by Paul Boyer. Also check out the pinned article about Sabre Fuselages-- it includes my attempt at converting a Sabre 6 to a F86A Tony

Dan, go through all the hassle and build the F86A please. Tony's Rule of Conversions says; "right after a tough and long scratch conversion is finished, there will be a conversion kit released by someone." Please go ahead for mine and everyone's sake

I followed the RT article and tried my best at a scratch built wingfold; Hasegawa kit with Aeroclub engines and PE sway braces on the pylons. Flight Colors decals.

One hour ago over Airforce beach;

A good and proper 27Charlie(angle deck) Essex class carrier in either 1/700 or 1/350 (or both). I know there's the Antietam but that ship was almost a one-off- not many similarities to any other Essex ship. Chalk me up for another vote for the (proper)Canadair Sabre 2 and Sabre 6 in both 1/72 and 1/48 Tony

About 20 min ago; this is the first day of the Snowbirds spring training in Comox. From my deck, also the first sunny day we've had in a long time, "the Heart maneuver"

Ahem, I think you mean CUTTING EDGE. Leading Edge is still putting out great stuff. Tony

John, got it and its a 'workbench review'--a half page blurb on page 6. Nothing about any PE though. I'm sure you can get the same or better information from the 'net and various modelling sites and their reviews. Tony

I recently bought a PM Sabre 2 (F86E)--horrible little kit, for the Turkish White Swans decals. No worries, I knew what I was getting beforehand. I had one of these horrid little kits years ago and dumped it at a swap meet later on. Here is a comparison shot of the Matchbox F86A aft section in front, the PM Sabre aft fuselage next, and my homemade ex-hobbycraft Sabre6/F86A fuselage. Work on my Sabre is painfully slow these days The PM kit is a brutal POS that is not even good enough for spare parts--it makes the Matchbox offering almost passable. Looks like they tried to pass

Nice Sabre 5 Mike..............however, I was of the understanding that the 'sugar scoop' intakes were not fitted(retrofitted) to Sabres until the 1958 time frame. A '55-'56 Mk 5 wouldn't have had them. Again, nice to see any Canadian Sabre builds. Tony

"Wild Blue" by Chick Childerhose or the novel 'Splash One Tiger' also by Chick Tony