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Re: F-105D Billy Sparks - Every Man A Tiger

Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:09 pm
by TheMongoose
The wife and i looked at the bottle this morning and went, dang that must have been too smooth!

Re: F-105D Billy Sparks - Every Man A Tiger

Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:44 am
by Gary Brantley
:lol: Feelin' alright? :grin:

Re: F-105D Billy Sparks - Every Man A Tiger

Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:16 am
by LyleW
TheMongoose wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:09 pm The wife and i looked at the bottle this morning and went, dang that must have been too smooth!
Some of the best stuff out there! Their distillery is about 35 miles from my house. The Japanese have bought it and several others in KY. They did a massive redesign of the entrance, welcome center, gift shop area, etc. Nice, BUT it ruined the whole character of what the place was in years pst. Just not the same. The booze is still good, you can still dip your own bottle and they sell shine.

Re: F-105D Billy Sparks - Every Man A Tiger

Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:00 am
by Medicman71
That's some great Whiskey!

Re: F-105D Billy Sparks - Every Man A Tiger

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 11:17 am
by TheMongoose
Today saw the transformation of Sylvester the cat to a TIGER! I am most happy with it from this distance… Which I think is perfect for how they’re gonna view it in the museum
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Up close not bad…
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I see a scratch there I’ll have to fix. The vallejo is a little sensitive till it’s clear coated. Easy repair tho since i can brush paint it out of the bottle. If they keep this quality up i’ll be going back to the pure acrylics.

Re: F-105D Billy Sparks - Every Man A Tiger

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 11:17 pm
by Stikpusher
Looks like Sylvester was on both sides of the rear fuselage…

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Re: F-105D Billy Sparks - Every Man A Tiger

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 7:38 am
by TheMongoose
That's a great couple of pics. I don't have the top one but I had found the bottom one in Planes Names and Dames Vol III. I did the Tiger on both sides so all good there. the 1/48th scale set of decals has some good call-outs on it. That top pic confirms our earlier discussion about the stars and bars on the underside of the wing as well. 1st photo evidence I've seen on that element! I see the red warning lines on the aft engine section of the fuselage are in different places. I think it ends up depending on a specific point in time as to where they are located since now I've seen them in 2 places. Some of the warning decals on the sheet I can't see any evidence of in pics so I have to decide how to handle those as well. My thinking right now is the guys who did the research found all they could at the time so should default to what's on the decal instructions.

Re: F-105D Billy Sparks - Every Man A Tiger

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 8:17 am
by BlackSheep214
Looking great!

Re: F-105D Billy Sparks - Every Man A Tiger

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 4:38 pm
by Stikpusher
Happy to provide one more reference. It’s pretty rare to get one side of a particular aircraft. Getting both sides of an aircraft is rare and superb.

Re: F-105D Billy Sparks - Every Man A Tiger

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2023 5:58 am
by Stuart
That's looking superb!