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CD72136- 1/72 T-39 Sabreliner Part 1


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1 hour ago, Dutch said:

Kursad, another quick question.  Is the SAC bird Strata Blue and white, with white USAF titles? Just curious.  Kind regards,  Dutch 

No - but the two Scott AFB based MATS aircraft are. I have not done the profiles but these are nice, I will prove one with an arctic red trim (10650) and one without (10670); you will need to modify the serial with the extra 7 provided.

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Good stuff - looking forward to the sheet featuring USN & USMC options!  As a former double-anchor guy who went through the NFO pipeline within the past 50 years, these orange & white terrors of the Pensacola sky bring back memories.   I note the telltale VT-86 squadron emblem on the common markings sheet; I didn’t get to spend much time in the T-39 but all my homies who ended up in Prowlers or Super Hornets did.  Of note, 2014 saw the final T-39 student training flight at VT-86, closing out almost 50 years of USN/USMC training in the mighty Sabreliner – T-39Ns #7 & #11 had the final honors:

 

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And then there’s also the trippy 1930s retro scheme done for Centennial of Naval Aviation!

 

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-Scoobs

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1 hour ago, Dutch said:

Kursad, any hint on the Navy or Marine Corps markings for CD72137?  

 

A tentative list:

 

BuNo 150990 VT-86

BuNo 150991 VT-10

BuNo 150985 Pensacola

BuNo 150970 VA-122

BuNo 157353 VRC-50

BuNo 160982 VA-174

BuNo 150992 NWC

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2 hours ago, KursadA said:

 

A tentative list:

 

BuNo 150990 VT-86

BuNo 150991 VT-10

BuNo 150985 Pensacola

BuNo 150970 VA-122

BuNo 157353 VRC-50

BuNo 160982 VA-174

BuNo 150992 NWC

 

Fair enough!  It comes with USMC markings.  Um. 160982 is the BuNO for a Beech T-44A Pegasus. Did you mean 150982? 

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I’ve never flown in a Sabreliner, but I did sit in the one in the SAC museum collection many years ago at the outdoor site during an open planes day. I made jet noises and pretended to use the intercom to tell a bunch of generals to buckle up and prepare for takeoff. There may have been a girl onboard I was trying to impress, too. I don’t remember. It was quite a while ago.  
 

I better order another kit. 
 

Rick L. 

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