Recent content by jimh

909...brings back a lot of memories. Smitty Smith, name on the ball turret...he used to follow us around New England in his RV. He took a direct hit in the Ball Turret and it blew off his arm. He managed to crank the turret around...as the ship was going down...climb out, strap on his chute and...

Just tinkering now with the final details...waiting on the wheels from Sprue...there is a fiddley bit of photoetch that goes on the canopy frame, that's the final bit of building to do. Really love this kit!!!

tape is coming off and weathering being applied....

Long on my bucket list of builds is this great kit from Tamiya. It literally falls together. Although the kit cockpit is really nice I went with the Brassin cockpit and now I think I'm going to add the turbos and wheels. Hoping to have it done before the Cinci show coming up in October. More to...

great shots...I I have a copy of the air to air photo...but the invasion stripes on the fuselage aren't visible in the shot I have...I'll be adding those! Thanks.

Finished this up a few weeks ago. It was about a year of off and on work...and it was an absolute pleasure to build. The kit has a few issues, but it's nothing that patience and dry fitting don't overcome. Once you get the formers fitting in to the fuselage and nacelles, it falls together...

I started watching it...and the crosswind landing took me right out of it and I turned it off. I know Taigh Ramey, flown with him a lot...he did the Aviation technical direction. I asked him about the production and he indicated he had time to brief the actors about the crew duties and "chair...

Great looking build, and one on my list as well. Along with Martin Kyburz on FB, and photos I found in the "Bob Hoover" collection in the San Diego Air Museum Archive...we can get a better idea of how this looked. Of interest is the "overnight" bag behind the armor plate. The photo of 025 was...

Thanks! These kits are jewels...they take a while but they sure look the part.

Finally finished an Eduard kit...and it won't be the last. I'm sorry I waited so long to build one of these, and it won't be the last. It's finished with Mr. Metallic paints and Abtielung Oils, sealed in with Mr. Color Super Clear III. The blue nose was eyeballed mixing Tamiya Blue and White in...

Just from a modern day perspective...a gallon of aviation fuel is roughly 6lbs...85*6 is 510lbs. In Betty Jane we were around 6,500-7000lbs, that's 4000lbs under gross weight, give or take. But, a tailheavy airplane is a tail heavy airplane. The addition of the rear instrument package, seat...

This thread is an absolute treasure trove. Thanks for posting.

Sweetie Face From the Little Friends Website

Thank you Vic, I'm glad there are so many that appreciate these moments and I'm thankful that you could share it with your family. He was so humble...until we got airborne...and he was rolling, banking and pulling like he was 20. I still get goosebumps thinking about being driven around by a...

The LifeLike decals went on beautifully...blows me away they can make them this accurate...just a bit of softening solution and they look painted. Thank you!