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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.

We'll let that one slide.

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.

Not that New York is any better…

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.

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.

Old pic!

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.

Not that New York is any better…

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….

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 and only covers US fighters - Corsair, hellcat, wildcat, thunderbolt, mustang & lightning.

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.

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 and only covers US fighters - Corsair, hellcat, wildcat, thunderbolt, mustang & lightning.

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.

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.

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.

A few bottles of Tamiya paint (Clear Blue, Clear Green, Metallic Blue and J. N. Green)

And these two -

Tamiya M16



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.