Charlie

Health insurance - If you don't get sick, it covers everything. Auto insurance - If you don't get into an accident, it covers everything. Liability insurance - If you don't do anything, it covers everything. Homeowners insurance - If nothing lands on your home, it covers everything.

Impressive work. I really like the faded paint.

"The Last Zero Fighter" by Dan King. Firsthand accounts from WWII Japanese Naval Pilots. https://www.amazon.com/Last-Zero-Fighter-Firsthand-Accounts/dp/1468178806/ref=sr_1_1?crid=H17NGAS0BQ5X&keywords=the+last+zero+fighter&qid=1671818590&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjM4IiwicXNhIjoiMS40MCIsInFzcCI6IjEuNDcifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=The+Last+Zero%2Cstripbooks%2C104&sr=1-1

Nieuport 28

For some reason Wingnut Wings has an aversion for French aircraft. Best hope would be Copper State, with their release of the Nieuport series.

Wingnut Wings seems to have little or no interest in WWI French aircraft. However, Copper State has been releasing the Nieuport series. I would think they are our best hope for a Spad, be it VII or XIII.

I could use one of those at work when I'm getting nagged at deadline time. Along that line, I wonder where I could find a real one...

Aw, what the hell, it's only money. Got mine pre-ordered.

Still wish they would have included Robert Johnson's "Lucky" as a decal option.

I'm going to break my long and proud history of lurking, and, being a P-47 fan, not look down my nose at the Mustang, at least for this post. I'd really like to see a set for all of Don Blakeslee's Mustangs. He was a great leader of a great fighter group, and I've never seen his mounts represented. Back to lurking. -Charlie

Yes, I think that I know the one you're talking about. But, is that the one with the noseart finger in flesh color? I'm pretty sure that it should be white. Charlie

Greetings: The new 1/32 and 1/24 P-47 Thunderbolts coming out is great news for all of us who like to build really big. Between Hasagawa and Trumpeter, I figure someone's gotta get it right. I'm going to assume (or at least, really hope) that there will be Razorbacks coming out after the Bubbletops take off. Will there be any additional LSP decals issued? Once these kits are out, I'm planning on ordering what's available. I'd like to see Robert Johnson's HV-P "Lucky" (love the finger nose art) issued. I'd also purchase that Hub Zemke's Superbolt, UN-Z. And Francis Gabreski's earlier Razorback(s) would be of great interest to me. Oh, my aching MasterCard. Thanks. Charlie

Jon Formon did a great build on that superbolt, didn't he? You know, what really grabbed me is the job he did on the wheel wells and landing gear. They're as real as it gets. Zemke's superbolt isn't necessarily the most colorful build that there is, but he was a great leader and a great pilot. I wish his markings were out there. Are there any 1/32 of Bob Johnson's Lucky? Another one I'd like to do in a big scale.

Pleeeeeeeeze tell me that there are or will be markings for Hub Zemke's SuperBolt. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeze. (Not to be whiney or anything.)

You hit the nail on the head, Chris. So many people claim that it was the Mustang broke the back of the Luftwaffe. It was the P-47s in 1943 through the first half of 1944 and the development of the needed stratagies and tactics that led to the defeat an air-to-air enemy. Not enough is written about those tactics. Hub Zemke, in my opinion, was just as good a tactician and leader than any of the generals that got all the publicity. If the earlier P-47s had the range to go to Berlin and back like the later models, there wouldn't have been much need for the Mustang. I'm a Thunderbolt and 56th Fighter Group fan, can you tell? My late father-in-law, in the 1950s, was with the 61st and 62nd Fighter Interceptor squadrons, doing ordnance. -Charlie