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Completed - Desert Storm Air to Air refuelling: KA-6D&A-7E


red Dog

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Seriously I have that guy in the stash for quite a bit of time and I never found a suitable cockpit for him, and it's not because I didn't try. I wonder how you guys do it with that brand !!

 

Paul and Sue fit the cockpit nicely but my preference goes to PJ. Too bad they don't have a navy apparel in store

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Just been going through your thread again, and I too bought the Masters Navy pilot for my Tiger III adversary.  Your comment made me look for PJ pilots, and I found this:

 

https://www.pj-production.be/en/figures-1-32-/58-321106-us-navy-pilot-80-90-.html

 

That's a suitable Navy pilot from the early 80s, isn't it?  What differences would there be  to the late 70s timeframe?  I don't know the details of uniforms and equipment very well...

 

Jens

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Looks great. The helmet is not correct for the Desert Storm era as they were still using HGU-33P helmets with the visor housing assembly and knob in the center. Not trying to be picky just an FYI..

 

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thanks guys for your comment, glad to be back on it as well

 

Jens,

I would use the PJ as is for the seventies but i'm no specialist on that timeframe actually. What i check mostly is the helmet. the other tiny détails i can live with :)

 

 

Maxim,

 

The pictures you posted are prior to desert storm (none of these squadrons were actually flying with corsair during DS) and the pictures i have of the A-7E during desert storm have indeed the pilots wearing HGU-55 with sand colored fabric covers

 

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it's a slow project :) but i managed to get the decals on

 

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Doing so i realised that the victory decals have the VA-46 clansmen seriously undersclaled. And by the looks of it the cam pro sheet which i don't have seems to suffer from the same problem.

here's how it should be:

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it is much bigger

 

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The E award was left out as i guess it was awared after the campaign and none of the desert storm pictures show the E

in the same spirit, the bomb tally have been decreased from the decals, which is probably suitable for an aircrfat after desert storm

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Guest Peterpools

WOW

Simply fantastic work and the techniques being shared are so greatly appreciated.

Weathering is simply tremendous and that's from a guy who does very little weathering.

Keep 'em comin

Peter

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Thanks mate

i'm scratching my head before protecting the decals with a gloss coat if i should remove it and do my own or if i can live with them :)

You already know the answer to that Q mate....

 

Top job so far looking forward to the next update

 

Cheers Fred

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