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Hi Carlos, Yeah, the military does have a thing for names, and abbreviations. The Howard W. Gilmore was nicknamed the "Happy Howie" and at one time I was stationed with the Fleet Aviation Specialized Operations Training Group Atlantic Fleet. It was officially known as FASOTRAGRULANT, or FA...

Just curious, how did the shops formal name translate into that nickname??? :hmm: Don't know for sure, she had it when I got aboard, but it comes from the first name and middle initial; "William H.". Now, how they became "Willy Hotdog" I don't think anybody remembers. I know I'v...

Great work, Mike. You've had a busy year for sure. My favorites are the two pickup trucks. You did a nice job of weathering them. Also like the Sherman Egg. Super work on all your builds.

Wow! Just like old times, brother. Strolling through your year end builds never gets tiring, Mark. Still can't figure out how you manage all that plastic at one time. I see you've finished the Ludwig too. I've still got the Ludwig and the Strassenzep Essen sitting in their boxes waiting to be finish...

Thanks for the information, Carlos. I'll have to dig up some number decals somewhere and put them on it.

My bad, the number is 43-15900. Sometimes my memory doesn't hold for long when I'm transcribing things. Should have double checked before I hit "Submit".

That would be great, Carlos. His aircraft number was 43-5900. I'd really like to be able to finish this one and appreciate your help.

Thanks, Lyle, it's good to be here. Well, it’s been a couple days since any work was done on the Willie Hot Dog, but I did manage to get some done on the after mack yesterday. “Mack” is the term used for the combination of mast and stack. There’s still more to be done and even here the top platform ...

That is one great looking dirty Mustang, Bolleken. I definitely like the way your weathering and the look of a well used aircraft turned out.

I would appreciate any help you could give me, Carlos. You as well, Bruce. I've spent a lot of time on Google trying to find a mention of the 2nd Combat Cargo Squadron, but haven't turned up all that much on them specifically. I couldn't find pictures of 2nd CCS aircraft that I could tell for sure, ...

Thought I’d start off the New Year with a summation of the aircraft I’ve done over the past few years. There’s no rhyme or reason to most of them, but a few have stories to go along with them. First up, there’s a DC-1. This kit was a gift from a friend on the LEM several years ago. http://www.myneti...