Recent content by DDonSS3

Nicely done, Wayne.

Has the MiG actually hit the streets yet? From what I saw over on Hyperscale, it looks like it will be pretty nice. If the price isn't too outrageous, it may replace my War Eagle/Hobbycraft kit.

I don't think I've ever seen a photo of one of these before.

https://news.usni.org/2024/04/21/two-japanese-naval-helos-collide-over-philippine-sea-1-killed-7-missing?ct=t(USNI_NEWS_DAILY)&mc_cid=8c6e30fe81 So sorry to read of the fates of fellow Naval Aircrewmen.

Definitely a Si 204D. Special Hobby makes a really nice kit of the Si 204D in multiple variants (mostly just decal changes, I think) in 1/48. I've got one of them in the stash. If I'd seen it before I got this one, I'd have picked up the "Martinet" release. It comes with some very fetching...

While his actions while in Congress were detestable, that shouldn't take away from his abilities and accomplishments as a fighter pilot.

The lenses (or in this case bulbs) look blue with the light off. However, with the ligtbulbs having a yellow (warm) cast, when turned on they look green. Remember the old Zip-Loc bag commercial "yellow and blue make green?"

I remember reading recently (in another post?) that this scheme was the one the new owner was interested in. I can't remember the details.

When I was going through AW "A" school back in the winter of 1975 during the EW phase of training we got a number of slide-tape presentations (remember those?) with audio of Radio and RADAR audio. It always amazed me how calm and professional these guys always sounded despite having AAA and SAM...

Good luck with those ESCI decals. I never had any luck with them from any of their kits (or the 1/72 aftermarket sheets I picked up over the years).

When I click on the link I get a warning from my anti-virus software. Just a heads up to be cautious.

The setup used on the Fw 190 and the drawings makes sense to me. One set of antennae gives you bearing/range and the other gives you height above or below you and range.

This is one I'd love to see a set to convert from the Accurate Miniatures (and its clones) 1/48 kit. The closest thing I've been able to find is the Belchers Bits conversion: http://www.belcherbits.com/lines/148conv/bb4.htm Actually, I should probably just get this set and be happy with it, it...

One of my favorite kits, IMO it was well ahead of its time. I've built two of them over the years and really enjoyed both. Looking forward to seeing how yours turns out.

If it's anything like his Grumman Goose, the Signifer 1/48 scale SeaHawk is a really nice kit. http://signifer.chez-alice.fr/o_uk.htm Once you get to the destination provided by the link, select CATALOGUE on the left of the screen. Then you can select a slideshow of the SeaHawk kit as well as...