Recent content by jimh

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!

lol...I didn't want to push my luck with that thread title

Taking a break from Mustangs. These two are a couple of my personal favorite paint schemes and both have a great history. Lt. Col. Frank Perego, 368th FG Commander's 'Slick Chick' and 56th Fighter Group Ace David Schilling's 'Hairless Joe'. Both are Tamiya kits and finished with Alclad and...

Contrary Mary is one of my favorite looking TF's...if you are going to do one, this is the right way to do it, they really nailed it. The kit is converted from a Tamiya P-51D/Korea. I used my own parts and canopy for the conversion and the decals are from Kits World...if I rememember right. I...

I wrote this up for iModeler earlier this year, thought you guys would appreciate it. When you're a kid reading books about WWII fighter pilots they are but distant literary bits of history earmarked with grainy black and white photos. I'd seen the well known photo of Mike Rogers sitting on...

I was flying rides in Betty Jane that year out of French Valley. I was monitoring March AFB frequency and heard them call in 'heading south for French Valley'. I could see the contrails not long after and I started heading off to the East to give them room. I asked my customer if he wanted to...

Great photo! There was a long...and drawn out...discussion on the Facebook Mustang page regarding the use of the name "Apache" for the A-36. The conclusion based on various documents dug up by members if the group show It was never formally adopted by the Military. The name does appear in a...

Wow...this is a really rare shot of the right side of Charles McCorkle's "Betty Jane" from the 31st Fighter Group. Awesome find!! Jim