Aircav1980

Absolutely inspiring!

Fantastic!

Great job man! This hobby can be so frustrating, but you definitely prevailed.

Yes I do have Facebook. I will send you a PM with my info. The Super 62 I want to do is the one from the Irene mission that dropped off Shughart and Gordon.

Tim I would appreciate all of the photos I can get. I am not only interested in making the most accurate model possibly I can but also the history. I ordered the Werner’s Wings decals already and was going to wait until I find out which helos are included in that set. First choice would probably be Super 62 with second choice being Super 64 or Super 61. I know that does not narrow it down much. I would appreciate any help you can give me. I love getting into the history of the aircraft and who flew them. Thanks in advance. Chris

John, I will be sure to let you guys know what I think of it.

Yeah that is definitely what I am planning to do. Haven't decided which one specifically yet though. I have ordered a book. I will see how good it is when I get it. https://www.scalemates.com/books/uh60-black-hawk-rotor-books-rb001-robert-burik--130331

Thanks for the info Thierry. I do have one of the Squadron In Action books but I was disappointed with it. I was just hoping for something like what Reid Air offers for some fixed wing aircraft. I too am surprised by the lack of material for such a prevalent aircraft.

Starting a build of the Kitty Hawk MH-60L Blackhawk kit. I am looking for a good reference book for this aircraft with lots of pictures. Does anyone have any suggestions of a good book and where to get it?

I could not find any when I looked.

Wonder why just the Marines boxing. Oh well, not going to buy and add them now.

Thank you very much. For the load out I went as historically accurate as I could. I did my best to replicate the load out from Cunningham and Driscoll's May 10th 1972 mission where they shot down 3 Migs. After several sources I was able to devise that they were carrying 4 Sidewinders on the inboard pylons with four Rockeye cluster bombs on TERs below them. There was some discrepancy on whether they carried 2 or 4 Sparrows but the best sources I could find said 2 in the rear pockets. I have seen it written that they had empty outboard bomb pylons on but the only ones I could find were attached to drop tanks and the only drop tank they carried was the center line. The outboard pylons look detachable in reference photos so I took some artistic license and left them off all together. Thanks for all the great comments guys!

Hello all, This post has been a long time coming. I started this building back in 2016 and have been working on it sporadically ever since. I started with the Tamiya F-4J kit and got a little carried away with the aftermarket. There are flaws in the build that I am not happy with but visually I think it turned out pretty well. Here is a list of included aftermarket. Aires resin cockpit Eduard exhaust nozzles, TERs, and AIM-7 Sparrows Zactoman AIM-9 sidewinders Rhino seamless intakes. Video Aviation Rockeye cluster bombs Hope you enjoy the pics.

Nice thanks

Ok, so I am building a set of Zactomodel Aim-9Gs now for a Tamiya F-4J. I am putting the missiles on LAU-7/A launchers. Can you guys tell me were the umbilical is supposed to attach? I have looked through all of my references and online and have not found a picture. Thanks

Hey hoping to pick your brains again. I have a 1/32 Academy F/A-18C kit I would like to turn into a blue angels jet. The only problem is I am only finding Decals for the F/A-18A and B. My question is does anyone know of any C decals available? If not how hard would it be to build a C using the A/B decals keeping in mind I am not absolutely committed on historical accuracy on this one? Thanks again

Thanks for looking

Thanks, please let me know.

Does anyone have a set from the Academy or Tamiya kit they arent using?

How are the ones that come with the Academy F/A-18c kit and the F/A-18F Trumpeter kit?

Does anyone know of anyone that currently makes a nice set of Aim-120 AARAMS?

Just got some Zactomissles in the mail! They are going to be the nicest thing on thd kit!

Nice!! Thanks!!

Currently building Trumpeter's 1/32 F/A-18F Super Hornet Kit. Wanting to put a set of Aim-9X sidewinders on it. I am having trouble finding the Aim-9X sidewinders aftermarket. I know the kit comes with some but reading the reviews for Trumpeter's stand alone air to air weapons kits they say the Aim-9X missed are very inaccurate. Can anyone tell me if anyone makes a nice aftermarket set of them? Are the ones in the F/A-18F kit the same as the stand alone kit. Also, I have looked at a set of super detail Aim-9Ps. Would they be a good representation of the 9 if I changed the markings? Thanks for your help. Chris

Mine too!