US Marines C-9B Skytrain II

Hobby Dude

Member since
September 2013

US Marines C-9B Skytrain II

Posted by Hobby Dude on Sunday, September 15, 2013 8:26 PM

Hey Guys!

Ran across these decals and I had to build it. In over fifty years of modeling (mostly cars), this is my first airliner. It was so much fun I already have another one started.

Mark

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allan

Member since
June 2003
From: Cavite, Philippines

Posted by allan on Monday, September 16, 2013 5:31 PM

Aww, that is just beautiful! Great job!

No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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kg4kpg

Member since
March 2008
From: Charleston, SC

Posted by kg4kpg on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 3:18 PM

Very nice! I just started a NASA DC-9-30 myself. Same kit with Ronin decals.

Link to my built kits: http://s37.photobucket.com/user/kg4kpg/library/Planes?sort=3&page=1

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 11:49 PM

Quite nice.

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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artworks2

Member since
November 2009

Posted by artworks2 on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 4:59 PM

Never a dull moment at this end of the modeling forum. I know of a kid who flies the 737 in the Navy and became a pilot for southwest after he did his time. 'Smart kid'

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Buckeye

Member since
February 2007
From: Brunswick, Ohio

Posted by Buckeye on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 11:43 AM

Very nice build!

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Devil Dawg

Member since
March 2005
From: Lancaster, South Carolina

Posted by Devil Dawg on Thursday, February 6, 2014 3:39 PM

Nice build! We had one of those at Cherry Point back in the late "80s - early '90s. For some reason, I remember the C-9 being called a "Nightingale" and not "Skytrain II". Bad memory on my part?

Devil Dawg

On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build

Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!

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Devil Dawg

Member since
March 2005
From: Lancaster, South Carolina

Posted by Devil Dawg on Thursday, February 6, 2014 3:48 PM

Just found the answer to my question - The USAF called it the "Nightingale", and the Navy & USMC called it the "Skytrain II". Learn something new every day...........

Devil Dawg

On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build

Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!

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USMC6094

Member since
February 2014

Posted by USMC6094 on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 1:49 PM

I see one of them fly out of here about once a week

Awesome build, it really came out great

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spaltro3

Member since
December 2006
From: Scottsdale AZ

Posted by spaltro3 on Friday, January 16, 2015 11:34 AM

That's great! I just saw one of these birds in Phoenix. They have repainted it in grey but it's still glossy. I was tickled pink because I have the 1/72 scale Transport Wings kit and now I want to reproduce the one I saw.

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jelliott523

Member since
January 2014
From: Nampa, Idaho

Posted by jelliott523 on Sunday, January 18, 2015 3:58 PM

Nice looking bird!! I'm sure that your experience in building autos helped in getting a great glossy finish. I also built my first airliner this year, the Zvezda 787. I had a lot of fun with it, and I'm sure I'll do another airliners soon.

On the Bench: Lots of unfinished projects! Smile