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All 1/48 scale... F4U-1 Tamiya, F2G "Super Corsair"(Tamiya F4U-1 w/ Lone Star Models resin conversion), Fine Molds Oscar and one Tomcat(Sleeping orange tabby type, not an F-14) I bought the F2G conversion before Special Hobby(now Acc. Miniature kit came out. I'd already hacked up the Corasair...

This could get pretty ugly over the next few months. Got Bones?

Doug, yes and no. As my good eye seems to have forced me into 1/48 scale and my talent is such that I will never build contest winners, it is still for me an enjoyable hobby. I'm not a rivet counter and don't really care if my interior green is a shade or two off. I do however like to finish up...

There are so many reasons for kit prices going upward and Eastward. folks like me who have been building for 40+ plus years are looking for more detail and more diversity in kit choices. when i was 8, you built an Hawk Corsair and a Revell Zero in 1/72 scale, slapped some decals on it and spent...

I'm sorry, the word I was looking for was sarcasm with my post.

"Fuff". I'll accept that. By the way Cos, were the horns variable pitch?

does anyone know what color the interor of the F2A-3's at Midway were? I'm curious about the cockpit as well as wheel well and other interior spaces. Also, any idea who named the darned things "Buffalo"? And why?

The stripes were obviously not painted on the aircraft by a model builder. I guess he didn't realize that the judges are gonna take away points for all the brush strokes and not masking them off properly. Interesting thread though and certainly something to consider doing with one of my...

I stumbled on this thread while looking for performance information on the "de-navalized" Bf-109t and became absolutely fascinated by the spirit of discussion in this thread. I would however have to believe that Rich's information is probably the more accuarate. This is not only due to the fact...

Let's see........... Sexy nightie from Victoria's Secret for beautiful wife........................$100.00 Champagne and caviar for romantic afternoon while kids are in school.$150.00 Rushing out of the house screaming "Radial engines" just as she models for for you..............Priceless...

Police say not only did the suspect have a 9mm, but she was packing a pair of 38's

The Me262 loaeded with bombs would have been a great idea. And if you based them three miles from the front, with a full bomb load they just might have had enough fuel to return to base as long as they didn't have to fly anything but straight and level.

Rained like a cow peeing on a flat rock earlier today, low 60's. This evening It's mid 40's with 30 mph winds gusting to 50mph. where's that Lufthans pilot when you need to get on the ground? Newport News VA

If I'm your basic by the book, follow orders, system managing, highly trained professional, I'm probably ging to deliver my payload exactly where the mission profile dictates. On the other hand if we assume I am a s**t hot, death dealing sky stud who wants to get back to base in time for...

Since the -1 had had non folding wings and was originally a land based a/c I'm thinking it might have been pneumatic. The -2 had folding wings and was designed for CV use, so it would probably have a solid tire. I remember seeing a -1 in the early '70s at PHF and as I recall it had a pneumatic...