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  1. Canute
    I agree with Craig. I used that same Badger for years. I've replaced seals (worn out) and the nozzle (dropped off workbench); it allows for good coverage for priming and general finish work. The fine tip ABs are for the fine work, like the squiggle camo on a German bomber.
  2. Canute
    That's what they call a rolling takeoff Lou. The multiengine/cargo planes did it a lot. We ex-fighter guys called it a strolling takeoff. We fighter types normally pulled onto the runway, lined up in formation, closed the canopies, ran the engines up holding brakes to check the instruments, nodded to the flight lead that we were ready and watched him go into afterburner. 10 seconds later #2 rolled and so on. Afterburners (or reheat for the Brits) were orange red with Mach diamonds for the Phantom. The flame shape had multiple diamond shapes coming out of the afterburner nozzles, what you're looking at at the read ends of the engines. If we rolled more than 4,000' on the runway we were heavily loaded, it was hot or we were flying from a very high altitude airport. Nam was the first two. Flying in Colorado or Utah was the last.
  3. Canute
    I remember that story, too, Mark. Details aren't important; the fact the airliner guys mistook Marble Mountain and DaNang is hilarious. I watched an IG guy mistake two US bases in Germany and land at the wrong field. Talk about a ration of grief.
  4. Canute
    Amen, brothers.
  5. Canute
    Going to Nam was Travis, Hawaii, Wake Island (Semper Fi), Clark (Jungle survival school) and Thailand. Back was Thailand, Clark, Yakota, Anchorage and Travis. Braniff jets both ways in crazy colors. The designers must have been dropping acid? Two cattle cars full of GIs. Me and my buddy Doug snagged two seats by the front door going home. Lots of leg room and we could chat up the stewardesses/flight attendants. Some looked a tad older, but they spoke American and we were going home to the big BX. No ration cards needed. No experimentation with what we carried. All came out via frag orders. The loads varied by where we went and the task we were performing. MiG Cap was wall to wall missiles. Hunter Killer was cluster bombs, since SAM batteries were wide spread and thin skinned. Working down South, we loaded out 500 lb. bombs. Once in a while, we might haul bigger stuff. The F4 wasn't limited by weight, except takeoff rolls got longer. A-7s did have some problems since they were turbo fan engines. Climbing the hill to get on the runway, something got reset in their fuel control and limiting their available thrust. Jeez, that was a deep memory.
  6. Canute
    Whenever it was we closed Korat (late 70s, I guess), they must have packed everything up, including Roscoe pup. Nowadays, the K-9s come home and get adopted out to families. Happy endings there.
  7. Canute
    I am in awe of the weathering job. Good, but subtle, too. I look at a lot of the IPMS and model railroad stuff and I think some of them are overdone. Your weathering looks like what I looked at on aircraft for 28 years. Two 👍
  8. Canute
    I'm with you, Lou. Except I flew my last mission with another short timer about 3 days before we went home. Big to do for us, much imbibing of adult beverages and munching Thai "spring rolls". Got a Thai version of a lei, too (I think. It got pretty blurry there at the end).
  9. Canute
    Well, Roscoe made it back to the States, to Hill AFB, Utah, where he lived for a number of years. He supposedly came to Korat in one of the early arrival aircraft in 65-66 or so, from Kadena AB on Okinawa. He had his own party suit, a blue dog's coat with the rank of Colonel. He had the run of the base, even stopping the CO's jeeps if he wanted a ride by sitting in the appropriate lane facing the Colonel. He could forecast how tough our missions up over the North of Viet Nam would be by whether he was sitting up paying attention to the briefers or laying on a chair, napping. His forecasts were better than the success rates for the weather briefers. That's why one of my current dogs is named Roscoe, in memory of the mascot at Korat.
  10. Canute
    A couple of my veteran groups run trips over to Nam on a random basis. I didn't leave anything over that way, except friends who won't be back. I know the Thais ate dog, saw some in their butcher shops in Korat City. They were always eying our mascot, Roscoe dog, with bad intent. And Roscoe gave it as good as he got; chased the guys off on a routine basis.
  11. Canute
    We had those helmet/boots patches, too. Some guys had countdown calendars for their return to the States date. I felt you were tempting fate, as an aviator, to post a real date. Too many variables on every flight. A REMF might be able to hold to a date, not grunts or aviators. And you might remember the expression FIGMO. Since this is a family friendly site, I won't spell it out.
  12. Canute
    Eating armadillas?? When I was in the Florida Panhandle at Eglin, they were like possums wandering across roads. Think I'd rather eat boiled peanuts. 😝
  13. Canute
    Helmet visors were dark green Lexan (pretty glossy and dark), so a very dark green like Brunswick green as a base with a Tamiya clear green over it. I seem to remember it dried with a gloss to it, but I could be out to lunch on that. The visors should be glossy either way. ( I just checked my old helmet, guys)
  14. Canute
    Your flags are looking good, JesseLee. 👍
  15. Canute
    An Italian cruiser. I'm in.
  16. Canute
    I worked on a store where we sold beef tongue in the US. Some folks liked the stuff. Had a beef flavor as I remember. Me, I was more a corned beef or pastrami fan working in that section(Kosher deli) of the store. Much preferred the Italian deli section of that store. More goodies I knew of, out side of head cheese. That was bits of meat(?) in a clear meat jelly.
  17. Canute
    Your build is coming along nicely, Lou. Evergreen Scale Models styrene rod into those pesky holes, Lou. Let the glue dry (overnight for plastic to plastic if you can. Less time if superglued). Shave the excess off, sand if necessary and paint to match.
  18. Canute
    Nice job, Mark, And very glad it helped the healing. Happy we all could help you, Gyrene. Semper Fi.
  19. Canute
    Sign me up, OC. I'll bring the popcorn, too.
  20. Canute
    Danny, thank you for sharing your modeling with us. You are a master in any medium. Hope you find a little comfort.
  21. Canute
    Is that a clipped wing version, OC? I'm a Spit fan myself.
  22. Canute
    One of the nicer parts of being the CO of a unit, getting your personnel promoted. First Shirt looks proud, too. Congrats.
  23. Canute
    Nicely done Spit, James. Hope you find something soon, OC.
  24. Canute
    OC and others, here's a link to the Cybermodeler website. He has a chart with the best kit of a particular model for 5 scales, although 1/24 and 1/144 are pretty sparsely populated. And it's not just him making the calls. Others can contribute. The list is weak for ships and armor, since he and his crew are primarily A/C modelers. https://www.cybermodeler.com/special/topgun.shtml For Spitfires, scroll down a ways. The blue/grey box highlights the best for a particular model and scale. 1/48 scale is not well served for the Spit https://www.cybermodeler.com/special/topgun/topgun_acft_s.shtml
  25. Canute
    You may want to use a cutter with a hardened edge for the music wire. Guitar strings will nick the edges of our brass cutting tools, These old a/c are so spindly, using guitar strings makes sense.

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