?s for the 1/32 Cobra G model

Cobra Co. (http://www.cobracompany.com) makes a resin cockpit and weapons set - definately worth the money. I haven't seen any decals for this whirrlybird.

I am also surprised that no other company has made thier own 1/35 or 1/32nd G model.

One of my good friends flew Cobras in the Blue Max also. Two tours I believe. Has a pictured of his Cobra with a tail rotor blade stuck in the fin and a shot of the exhaust can with a big crease in it from 12 o'clock. He managed to keep control and make a running landing. The caved in exhaust can caused the EGT to get real high. His name is C.A. (Al) Smith. Still flying for PHI in the Gulf of Mexico.

Thats crazy Mel. Bet he took a 51mm shot to the tail rotor. I'll ask my buddy if he knew C.A. Smith. His name is Bob Tingey. I believe he flew 70 to 71.

T.L.



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Hey guys!

The 32nd Revell Cobra is the best out there, but needs the Cobra Company cockpit to make it look good. I've built a few of my Cobras as Blue Max birds and have become friends with several Blue Max pilots through writing my book. (Comes out on Thursday!) I'm actually hoping to write the definitive history of Blue Max from 1967 to the present (Blue Max is currently C/1/229th Avn Regt flying AH-64Ds) within the next three years or so. My current book for Osprey covers four Blue Max birds in the profiles section, mainly from C Battery and F/79 (1970-72).

Any questions I'm happy to help!

Hello Jon. Congrats on the book. Will I be able to get it off of Amazon? It'll go great next to my Gunslingers and Apache Sunrise books. You mentioned that you've done some of the Cobras in the Blue Max motif. Did you freehand the logos or are there decals for that unit and more to the point any unit logos in 1/32 scale other rhan the provided Revell ones?

T.L.

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Sorry Jon, I just asked a question that may have all ready been answered, re:1/32 decals. How bout do they make any decals in 48 or 72 scale? I've got a couple of cobras in those scales as well. T.L.

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T.L.
Well, as of yet, there are no decal sheets available for the Blue Max birds I've profiled in my book. I've basically just painted all of the unique markings and done the generic markings using various other decal sheets. I've got a few shots of 68-15049 on my website at http://cobrahistorian.tripod.com If you've got any questions, email me at Cobrahistorian@yahoo.com