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About Paul Boyer
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Full Blown Model Geek
- Birthday 05/26/1949
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Weeesconsin
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1/72 scale U.S. military aircraft, Rickenbacker bass guitars, birding, trivia
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I'll challenge your statement that the F-101 and F-102 "never flew in anger." But I get your point. On the Navy side Furies, Cutlass, Skyray, Cougar, Tiger, Demon weren't in combat and have been pretty well represented in plastic (yeah, I know, no decent Tiger in 1/48 yet). The USAF's F-89 Scorpion has seen its share of styrene as well.
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I remember seeing a published shot of the newly arrived (?) Thunderbird F-4Es flying in formation with no wing-tip stripes, just the bird on the bottom.
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This was a carryover from the F-100 days. It didn't take long for the soot to build up and they eventually just left it on as a badge of courage for the Slot Pilot. Maintenance crews would clean the soot from the fuselage, but let it build up on the tail.
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Looks great!
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I don't know about colors, but you realize that you won't be able to see the crew when your model is finished, right?😊🤔
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Norm Filer is probably welling up right now! Wow!
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If it was "reboxed" by Ace, it was probably an Ace original. Revell issued a lot of Ace kits.
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Where to find Hase 1/72 F-117 with bomb bay?
Paul Boyer replied to Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy's topic in Jet Modeling
Andrew, you have a PM. -
Love it!
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I should think the gun would work if properly aimed. The Navy's CWIS (?) is a gatling gun designed to shoot down incoming anti-ship missiles, so . . . .
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The thing I question is wouldn't the gun be a better solution? A lot less expensive than a million (?) dollar missile against an non-maneuvering, simple flying bomb. I dunno.
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Ooh, very nice!
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One of the pictures shows a Harrier carrying an AIM-120 AMRAAM. It reads that the Harriers were modified for air defense, so yeah!
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Guess I'll have to buy another couple BPK kits! I've got to get the C-40 and I've got the T-43 and built the P-8 Poseidon. And I'll need another shelf.😐
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So will this be the new AWACS for the USAF?