Tony P Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Awesome Brother! That's excellent Jennings. Look forward to the release. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pookie Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 ...Second, I've been in touch with our decal printer and I can shoe-horn on another set of the two-tone blue stripes. Great news, thank you Mr J. It makes sense for those of us who would like to build the traditional NASA birds with the different tail logos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpitfireGuy Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Oh man I want one of these badly. Zach Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 I think y'all will really dig this project... Here's a revised preview. And note that this is only representative of what's on the sheet. There are other choices as well... :) J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Very Nice - I'm in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Does one of the canopy rails have Maj. Anthony "Tony" Nelson and Maj. Roger Healy on them?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpitfireGuy Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 oooh I like the Schirra option. This will look really good next to my Dryden F-104 Chase Aircraft. Zach Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 The photo of Wally suited up for a ride in that airplane is the earliest association we can find between a NASA astronaut and a T-38. Interestingly, the same aircraft was used the year before by Jackie Cochran to set several womens' world speed records, for which she was awarded the Harmon Trophy in 1962. And we've included the slightly different markings for *that* version too! :) J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
petero Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 There's also a photo of Deke Slayton with 0551, taken the week after Schirra's photo: Deke with 0551 I've done some research on the Schirra and Slayton photos, but I didn't find any firm evidence that they flew the aircraft, only that it was a photo op.That was years ago though, so there may be newer information that I don't have. The aircraft had been bailed from the USAF to Northrop for Cochran's flights, hence the lack of any AF titles. Here's a blue stripe scheme with a different tail design: NASA 717 Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Thanks Peter. Unfortunately we're not going to be able to include 717. In addition to the totally unique tail design, the cheat lines are also completely different from other NASA T-38s. The one on the main part of the fuselage sits higher, but the bigger problem is that the one on the nose angles down. Looks like they tried to get the middle of the blue stripe to be centered on the tip of the nose. We'd need to include a completely separate nose section stripe just for that one airplane, and there is **no** more room on the sheet as it stands. If 150 people who live near Ames come crying we might consider doing a small addendum at some point :) Thanks for the links! J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony P Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 What special markings does Schirra's ride have? Can't make out the marking near the T-38 titles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 It was a Northrop "demonstrator" - it said "NORTHROP" on the nose and on the tail, but didn't have the "U.S. AIR FORCE" on the fuselage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
petero Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Don't worry, Jennings, I don't expect you to shoehorn anything else into the sheet. I'll probably need a microscope to separate the decals as it is :) As an aside to the Schirra and Slayton photos, they're identified as being taken in late 1963, but I'm not sure that's correct. Cochran set her records in August 1961, so I suspect the astronaut photos were taken then also. Otherwise the aircraft would either have to have been returned to the AF, then bailed to Northrop and repainted exactly the same again, or stayed with Northrop for over two years, neither of which is likely. NASA has a long history of mis-identifying its photos, so it would be no surprise if the dates are incorrect. Do you have any plans to make Thunderbird decals? I was sworn into the AF by the Commander/Leader in mid-1976, and had VIP seating for the airshow at Pease AFB, NH. Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
petero Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Just to add another wrinkle to Cochran's aircraft, here's one of her record listings from the FAI website: FAI Record The two photos of 0551 on this page show the aircraft had day-glo on the tail, at least when the photos were taken. Also, re the Schirra/Slayton photos, it occurs to me that Slayton was not on flight status in 1963; he was taken off flight status in 1962 when the astronauts' doctor found a heart murmur. So it's unlikely NASA would have taken his photo with the T-38 in '63, since he couldn't fly it solo at that time. Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony P Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Are these due soon? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian N Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Not my scale, but I'll just have to build at least one to use these decals! Maybe we can get MENG to do a 1/72 T-38... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 so is there a release date and how much? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 The release date is the day we get them back from the printer. And not a single minute longer. They're being printed now and we anticipate them next month sometime. Don't have a price yet. Keep an eye on our web site. www.fubdekals.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 www.fubdekals.com www.fundekals.com you're welcome ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 Eye-phone and night shift :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanW Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Are they still due this month? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Hopefully, but if not, very soon thereafter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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