eraucubsfan Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) Don't know if this has been mentioned before, but I may be in the minority, but I love the later Corsairs, but the early ones get all the decal love. A few sheets have been done, but some are expensive or hard to find. How about some "late-model" Corsair love, stuff like the -4, -5(N), -6, -7, and the AU-1, probably could do a separate sheet for the foreign operators too. The markings are not exactly elaborate, but seeing the test aircraft (NATC) would be cool. I know the Hobbyboss and Hasegawa kits have their "issues" but they aren't exactly unbuildable. Edited April 22, 2022 by eraucubsfan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 18 minutes ago, eraucubsfan said: Don't know if this has been mentioned before, but I may be in the minority, but I love the later Corsairs, but the early ones get all the decal love. A few sheets have been done, but some are expensive or hard to find. How about some "late-model" Corsair love, stuff like the -4, -5(N), -6, -7, and the AU-1, probably could do a separate sheet for the foreign operators too. The markings are not exactly elaborate, but seeing the test aircraft (NATC) would be cool. I know the Hobbyboss and Hasegawa kits have their "issues" but they aren't exactly unbuildable. I have been working on a sheet exactly like this and might have even announced it before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, KursadA said: I have been working on a sheet exactly like this and might have even announced it before. I tried searching but sometimes the searching doesn't exactly work great, but happy it's in the pipeline Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 F4U - The Later Years.... 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roym Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 On 4/22/2022 at 1:20 PM, eraucubsfan said: Sorry for thread hijack but what version is this? I've now got a notion in my head for a spare Matchbox F4U-4 kit and surplus decals.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 3 hours ago, roym said: Sorry for thread hijack but what version is this? I've now got a notion in my head for a spare Matchbox F4U-4 kit and surplus decals.... That is an AU-1 Corsair Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 On 4/22/2022 at 3:40 PM, KursadA said: I have been working on a sheet exactly like this and might have even announced it before. I'll take three. Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 4 hours ago, Collin said: I'll take three. Collin At least…. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Corsair…. anything. Excellent idea. Spruemeister approved. 👍 Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 I just spotted this one on the ramp last night under the floodlights. I couldn't stop for a photo, but will try to capture 58-0098 in a couple of days. Kursad, do you think you could add this to a future KC-135R sheet? (This is a photo taken last Aug 21st at Fort Worth Alliance airport. courtesy of Airliners.net) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Here is a link for a closeup of the tail. 210904-Z-DY035-001.JPG (1125×844) (defense.gov) And another pic from further away during daytime. 58-0098 | Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker | United States - US Air Force (USAF) | Dylan Phelps | JetPhotos Super cool Strat Dutch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Wow! I like that one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fasteagle12 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 I haven't gone through all of the pages so this may have already been brought up, but I think it's time for a sheet for the 1/48 F-35C, Currently, there are 4 squadron of both Navy and Marines; VFA-125, VFA-47, VFA-97 and VMFA-314 The Kitty Hawk kit only comes with pre-production markings. With the mis-colored tape problem solved, the kit will so much easier to paint. Time to give the 'Charlie' some love..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) How about the around the world record flight of Bill Odom and Milton Reynolds? Striking A-26 Invader. https://napoleon130.tripod.com/id399.html A challenge for sure, but it would look oh so good on an ICM Invader. Rick L. Edited May 5, 2022 by Spruemeister correction Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corey Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 With Special Hobby doing a 1/48 J-3 Cub soon, it might be cool to have enough letters and numbers to do any Cub registration in the factory font. I actually have mentioned this to them (Special Hobby), but if they don’t provide the letters and numbers, this might be a fun and easy sheet to do. I’d like to build a model of our family Cub! 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 23 hours ago, Spruemeister said: How about the around the world record flight of Bill Odom and Milton Reynolds? Striking A-26 Invader. .. A challenge for sure, but it would look oh so good on an ICM Invader. Rick L. Wow - challenge accepted! But it will definitely take a while to do the research... Corey, are there any photos or specs about the particular Cub font that you would like to see? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corey Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 22 minutes ago, KursadA said: Corey, are there any photos or specs about the particular Cub font that you would like to see? I can definitely track down the specs for you, I’m pretty sure my Dad has all that data. I’ll email it to you when I find it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Kursad have you considered scaling down and combining your SR-71 sheets in 144th? I have several LS and ARII kits that deserve better decals than provided with the kits (not to mention their age). There's also the more recent Dragon/Platz kit out there but I can't justify paying the prices I've seen them listed for. If past history is any indication, printing Blackbird decals in any scale is like printing money.... 👍 Apologies if this has been mentioned before, I didn't review all 33 pages... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 20 hours ago, habu2 said: Kursad have you considered scaling down and combining your SR-71 sheets in 144th? I have several LS and ARII kits that deserve better decals than provided with the kits (not to mention their age). There's also the more recent Dragon/Platz kit out there but I can't justify paying the prices I've seen them listed for. If past history is any indication, printing Blackbird decals in any scale is like printing money.... 👍 Apologies if this has been mentioned before, I didn't review all 33 pages... @habu2 I have two LS 1/144 SR-71 kits myself and would also like to see some combination of the SR-71 markings on a sheet in this scale. However, MYK Design (Japan) did release three small sheets for the SR-71, A-305, A-306 & A-307. I am not sure if Kursad would consider the juice worth the squeeze in this scale. K/r, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Some internet sleuthing shows the MYK sheets were released 10 years ago and every link I followed showed them to be "unobtainable". ☹️ If Caracal released a sheet(s) I know I'd jump on them. 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 How about the new colour scheme on the USN TPS T-38? http://www.sbap.be/events/2021/030usntps2021/030usntps2021.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 34 minutes ago, Stephen said: How about the new colour scheme on the USN TPS T-38? http://www.sbap.be/events/2021/030usntps2021/030usntps2021.htm Second, along with the regular USN TPS scheme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fessSto Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Curious if anyone else would be interested in 1/72 post war PBY Catalinas, especially USAF Air Rescue Service. Actually, I would like to see a sheet on post war USAF rescue service aircraft: OA-10 Catalina, SB-17 Flying Fortress, SB-29 Dumbo, HU-16 Albatross and the like. Maybe it's just me.😜 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corey Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 16 minutes ago, fessSto said: Curious if anyone else would be interested in 1/72 post war PBY Catalinas, especially USAF Air Rescue Service. Actually, I would like to see a sheet on post war USAF rescue service aircraft: OA-10 Catalina, SB-17 Flying Fortress, SB-29 Dumbo, HU-16 Albatross and the like. Maybe it's just me.😜 I think that’s a fantastic idea, in both 1/72 and 1/48! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I'm all for it. I want to do a USAF short-wing Albatross from the Korean War. I've got the Sova kit for it, but I'd like to have specific decals for it. Also, I'd love to add the OA-10 Rescue bird in red, yellow, and blue-gray. Just what is that blue-gray color anyway? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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