Recent content by Chris O.

About 1993-95 I was working on a communication tower at West Point. The Secretary of Defense was scheduled to be there that day aswell. The hudson river was below me by maybe 500 feet, it was a beautiful fall day. To the south I heard a rumble and just happened to look down river and could not...

Okay, that helps alot, thanks guys! About the lights, I understand the typical marker lights but if you look at alot of the tails on 17's, right under the gun barrels you will see a red and white lense, maybe about 3" in diameter. They were said to be used for Bombing missions.

If someone can point me in a direction with a link or where to find my answers I dont mind looking, but really dont know where to start. Why do some 17's have a wire/cable(s) running from the center fuselage to the top of the tail, and some do not? Whats it for also? There is a red light...

Thank you to all of you for the warm welcome, I hope you all Have a happy holiday and a great new year!

Wow, what an impressive build and a great thread! You have already answered several of my questions Dirk. Patiently waiting to see the finishing touches on this one.

Hello everyone, great forum, too much info to even begin to mull over. Like many of you I am a long-time modeler who has been in and out of the hobby for years, though I have always been messing with something as long as it had an engine or wheels. For the last 10 years or so I have been...