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  1. Thank you for the superb info as always. Do you think they would ever take that SU-CAP loadout with the harpoon, rockeyes and Gbu12 and instead of the wing mounted external tank, slap an aim-9 on instead? I think that's what I would like to load my a-6 with. Thank you again. Because of your knowledge over the years a lot of my navy models have accurate weapons loads. Tom
  2. Hi colin, Thanks for the info! I actually meant to type va-196. Its either that or a va-165 jet I found this photo of an intruder carrying a Gbu-12, 3 x mk20, centerline tank, harpoon, wing tank. Any idea what this load was used for? Looks pretty cool. Cheers!
  3. Hi Yufei, I am wondering if you would know what colours the camoflague scheme is on blue 03 from the guardians of the north sheet. I cant find the instructions anywhere and you are the flanker expert. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you kindly Tom
  4. Mate that looks amazing! I often mix a desert yellow with a grey to get the colour. These tomcats are really coming to life and your paint work is top notch. Loving following along.
  5. Hello, I am in the middle of building the hobby boss a-6e tram intruder. Probably going to model a VA-195 aircraft from around 1996. Any ideas on a cool weapons load? I have MK82s, cluster bombs, gbu-12s, harms and even an an/alq 167 bullwinkle pod lying around. Wondering if it would be accurate to have an an/alq167, one harm and two MERs with cluster bombs. Or in 1996 would it more likely have been gbu-12s. All ideas welcome. Cheers Tom
  6. Hello! Thank you for the very detailed answer. It is most helpful. It may not be 100% accurate for me but I think I will get that Linden hill sheet and do blue 03. It has really cool nose art and good weathering. Exactly what I am after. Thank you for the help. Tom
  7. Hi everyone, I know little about flankers but always loved the early single seaters. I am wanting to build an old school green radome jet or one of the polar guardian jets that are very weathered. I have a GWH su27B in the mail. Are the decals in the box any good? It comes with a green noser that i am keen on. Does anyone have any suggestions for aftermarket decals? Thanks everyone.
  8. Ah mate, beautiful all of them. I love the bedevillers and the red ripper especially
  9. You stripped it again? Mate you were on a winner! Instead of trying to simulate something, why not just do it the same way it really happens, paint and dirt layers that build up. I black base the base camo colours then fade them slightly, then decals then it's just layers and layers and layers. If a part is too subtle or too stark, just paint a bit over it. I use the three base greys but then smoke, brown, and about 3 other random greys. Then oils and all that stuff. That's the beauty of navy birds, it cant be wrong! Your painting skills are superb. Flow with it.
  10. Those walkways are 36440 gull gray. It appears quite sandy when put next to the ghost greys. They are not the norm but also not uncommon on f14s. What is unusual for VF-111 jets which is were some of the movie jets came from, is the walkways are a lot wider than most squadrons and seperated into either 3 or 4 large squares.
  11. Thanks for the info mate. I wish someone would cover this and the later CAG jet. They look really cool.
  12. Just wondering if anyone has done the vfa-27 f/a-18e super hornet CAG decals? Looking for the 2015 CAG, black spine with the oversized fist and mace on the tail. Good looking airplane.
  13. Just the person I was hoping to hear from. Thank you for the info and thanks Habu and A10 as well.
  14. Hi guys, Just wondering about tomcats carrying CATM9s aka blue sidewinders. I have seen photos of them carrying these with live bombs but I am wondering, did they ever carry a blue sidewinder with other live missiles? (Aim54/7/9). Did this happen for training at all or even just to carry missiles across to where they were operating from? Thanks for the help. Tom
  15. I did this during the first lockdown in NZ. I hate building weapons but was more motivated when I was building 40 of them. Spent a week and built a huge stash of missiles, bombs, facts pods etc. Its been really nice for the past 18 months to just go to the cabinet and select a load out rather than having to paint bloody weapons again.
  16. Thanks guys. Will fade the radome tan with a bit of gull gray.
  17. Hi guys, Building the kestrels CAG from 2015. Looking at photos I am trying to tell what the radome tip colour is, sometimes it looks grey, others very radome tan. Please see the link below and tell me what you guys think? Vfa137 radome Cheers Tom
  18. Hi guys, Just wondering what VFA-137 might have been carrying in 2015. I have the Meng kit and a spare GBU-32 (1000lber) and TACTS pod laying about. Would they have ever carried Aim-9x wing tips, Amraam inboard of that, GBU-32 (GBU-16 opposite side) centerline tank? Also do the superhornets ever use the Orange colored TACTS pods anymore? Trying to load a somewhat realistic loadout on my Kestrels CAG. Cheers
  19. tomthegrom

    Bombcat

    As brian mentioned above, 51/111 did bomb. There is a famous series of photos by tumour twomey of 51 dropping the 2000lbers. I have a photo of the vf111 CAG jet in 1992 with bomb racks and practice bombs at fallon. After the Gulf War it seems as though they all started to get into the mud moving. I also have a great photo of the VF33 CAG jet dropping snakeyes which would be a very cool model!
  20. Thank you very much Koen! I am off to join the Fb group now.
  21. Hi guys, About to start my first prop build. Just wondering if anyone has a link or any photos they can post of USAF skyraiders. Looking for "Firebird", Blood sweat tears" and whatever other good photos of nose art skyraiders you have. I have the new Caracal sheet 48189. On the zotz sheet it says firebird had red wheel hubs, can anyone confirm? Thanks for the help. I have a major soft spot for this aircraft. Hoping to do it justice. Tom
  22. Look for vf-154 photos. There are some very beaten up stuff in the mid to late 90s. If you have the book F14 tomcat by tony holmes there are some superbly beaten up vf-111 jets. Great on of a VF-33 jet looking abused also. Any particular squadron you want? I probably have something.
  23. They put out a CVW-8 desert storm sheet not to long ago. Superb as always.
  24. Mate now thats a great TINS tale! What an experience. Thank you so much for sharing.
  25. I just had a look on flicker. Thanks for the tip! I found a lot of great stuff on their.
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