Roden's 1/72 T-28B

Groot,

No aviation assets are at the airfield anymore. They had  A-4's and A-7's out there at the end for firefighting training, I think it was the late 80's, early 90's when it closed up shop on the aviation part. I drove by Blytheville, AR today on a job function; I miss the B-52's that they had out there. There was an IPMS chapter there in the 80s that ran some model shows, and we always drove by the airbase to see them fly.

MississippiVol,

 Is the airfield still used by the Navy (maybe the reserves), I haven't heard of it before?  The only thing Millington is now known for is BUPERs where all the detailers live, orders are written, and promotion boards happen.  The NSA Mid-South (Millington) website doesn't list any aviation tenant commands (though those websites are actually suspect at times).

Groot

Double D, it's still around in the form you mentioned. It at least gives us an opportunity to see the Blues every other year! I also saw some A-4's and TV-2's that I'd like to build up as well. I'm starting a build history of airbases in  my area; there are some interesting ones that many folks are unaware of in the Golden Circle area.

Is NAS Millington still around, Vol? The last I remember hearing about it, it was converted to a logistics base, with an IRS processing center attached to it. Hope you have a good build with that T-28!

...and my apologies to  Mike, and Paul, because it is a Sword kit. Obviously having a problem reading English these days....

Thanks, y'all; I'll look up the reviews. It is 1/72; there is a real lack of mounting tabs for the rear stabilizers, and I wasn't sure that I shouldn't glue the fuselage together before mounting the cockpit.

I built the SWORD 1/72 T-28C for FSM review about a year or so ago. Al Jones also reviewed the 1/48 Roden kit in FSM a few years ago.

Are you sure it's 1/72?   I'm pretty sure Roden only makes a 1/48th.  If you were interested in a 1/72 T28, Heller makes one which I have built.  It's a great kit for the money (it's an old kit)

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