Latest Acquisitions - pt.3

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BlackSheep214 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:19 am
Duke Maddog wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:52 am
Thank you Lyle! The B-66 is cool! And yeah, I'll have to be careful, but I doubt a wooden colored gun would be mistaken for the real thing. Then again as you say, I am in CA!
Yup..... California, the Nanny state. Sorry, I just couldn't resist. :bag: :giggles:
We'll let that one slide. :ballbat: :giggles:
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BlackSheep214 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:19 am
Duke Maddog wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 12:52 am
Thank you Lyle! The B-66 is cool! And yeah, I'll have to be careful, but I doubt a wooden colored gun would be mistaken for the real thing. Then again as you say, I am in CA!
Yup..... California, the Nanny state. Sorry, I just couldn't resist. :bag: :giggles:
Not that New York is any better… :tease:

Mark, is there any 1/72 A3D Skywarrior kit out there? I remember building a box scale one by Revell back long ago… probably closer to whatever scale the Rocco Minitanks come in than actually being 1/72.
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keavdog wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:44 pm I built one of the ESCI boxings ages ago. Beautiful kit. This one comes with the M134 and ammo box so she will be armed. Last time I built the minigun from an old white metal barrel and some scratch building. I'll have to dig up the pic.
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Stikpusher wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:27 am
BlackSheep214 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:19 am

Yup..... California, the Nanny state. Sorry, I just couldn't resist. :bag: :giggles:
Not that New York is any better… :tease:

Mark, is there any 1/72 A3D Skywarrior kit out there? I remember building a box scale one by Revell back long ago… probably closer to whatever scale the Rocco Minitanks come in than actually being 1/72.

God no. I hate our NYS governor. She’s an idiot….
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I was reading comparisons between the BF-109 and FW-190 (power, roll rate etc ) and ran into this book that looked interesting. No pictures though :sad: and only covers US fighters - Corsair, hellcat, wildcat, thunderbolt, mustang & lightning.

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Stikpusher wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:27 am
Mark, is there any 1/72 A3D Skywarrior kit out there? I remember building a box scale one by Revell back long ago… probably closer to whatever scale the Rocco Minitanks come in than actually being 1/72.
Hasegawa did a bunch of A3D's in 1/72, Carlos. A-3B, KA-3B, and EKA-3B are in my stash. Very nice kits.
My modelling website, with build logs.

http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html
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keavdog wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 4:53 pm I was reading comparisons between the BF-109 and FW-190 (power, roll rate etc ) and ran into this book that looked interesting. No pictures though :sad: and only covers US fighters - Corsair, hellcat, wildcat, thunderbolt, mustang & lightning.

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I saw something online that a Dauntless has a slower rate of turn vs the Zero in a turning dogfight. The Zero tend to overshoot their turn thus the Dauntless usually gets the Zero in its sights for an easy kill.
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Went to a used book store that we discovered the other day and I found these two books. I love the Space Shuttle and test aircraft so I had to get these two. I have one other Space Shuttle book that is huge and is very technical that I got a long time ago at Nasa here.

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jeaton01 wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 5:32 pm
Stikpusher wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:27 am
Mark, is there any 1/72 A3D Skywarrior kit out there? I remember building a box scale one by Revell back long ago… probably closer to whatever scale the Rocco Minitanks come in than actually being 1/72.
Hasegawa did a bunch of A3D's in 1/72, Carlos. A-3B, KA-3B, and EKA-3B are in my stash. Very nice kits.
Ok, those probably came out after 1983 when I stopped building 1/72 and really didn’t keep track of what came out in that scale after that year.
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A few bottles of Tamiya paint (Clear Blue, Clear Green, Metallic Blue and J. N. Green)

And these two -

Tamiya M16

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And this one.

in 1/48 scale. The British 2-ton 4x2 Ambulance. The guy at the LHS said it was one of their newest releasees.

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