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The VA at Mather field in Ca. has a F-105G parked at the entrance to the hospital.A very lg a/c.
MKelley I am going with the F-105 Thunderchief something about it just draws me to it.
The F-105 has a unique look to it. The intakes are unusual to start with. Its long and narrow. The 1/48 I built as a kid was the F-105G with the Standard ARM and two Shrike. I totally messed-up the paint job. and then washed it off with turpentine. I sprayed it with silver spray paint, repainted the landing gear, put on the decals, and then let it have it with dullcote until it didn't shine.
Chasing the ultimate build.
I am going with the F-105 Thunderchief something about it just draws me to it.
My two all time favorites are:
Navy & Marines: Grumman F9F Panther
USAF: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
The Panther because when I was a pre-teen my dad would take us to his boat in Brooklyn where we could see the Panthers flying over from Floyd Bennett Field. The Starfighter simply because I thought it was the "slickest" jet of its era even if it was a bit dangerous to fly.
Mike
Hector Berlioz
I know it's unamerican...but I've always liked the MIG 29
Hunter
Just for your info the a-7 is called corsair II when the f-8 which looks similar is called the crusader.just sayin.
F-14 Tomcat.
And anything else Grumman.
"Grumman on a Navy Airplane is like Sterling on Silver."
The A-7 Crusader is, in my opinion at least, beautiful and was a powerful fighter. It's my favorite hands down.
I'll have to put in the daddy of them all.
Apart from it being German, i know, i am so perdictable, i just love the lines of the 262.
I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so
On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3
When I was there I was in operations where I worked with the pilots and helped design the new aircraft markings for the F-15s. Went through more than one Monogram kit before we were done. My supervisor and I did the photo work for the Baremetal decal sheets for the 5th F.I.S.
I had a set custom made in 1/32nd scale and used them on the Tamiya kit which eventually was auctioned off at one of our contests with the proceedings going to the widow of one of our members.
Hey Fermis, those shots were taken at Korat. At the time we had two units with the A-7, the 354th T.F.W. and the 3rd T.F.S. belonging to the 388th T.F.W.
I don't have a single favorite:
Steve
Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.
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WZ2 Plus here in Michigam we've had the Gold Cup boat races the past several years down in Detroit. A couple F18's from Selfridge Air Base....
Plus here in Michigam we've had the Gold Cup boat races the past several years down in Detroit. A couple F18's from Selfridge Air Base....
F-18s...at Selfridge???
Maybe just for a visit?
I know the F-16's are there...as well as the A-10's(moved from Battle Creek several years ago)...hadn't heard anything about F-18's.
BTW...my older bro is a WSO(back seat) on F-18D's.
ikar01 If it's for ground work, as impressed as I was when I saw one of the first A-10s on its way to its first squadron (escorted by a A-37 it would soon be replacing), I'd have to go with:
If it's for ground work, as impressed as I was when I saw one of the first A-10s on its way to its first squadron (escorted by a A-37 it would soon be replacing), I'd have to go with:
Did we just become best friends???!!!
That looks familiar!
For a air to air It's a toss up: or I was with the squadron when it came time to convert to the Eagle.
For a air to air It's a toss up:
or I was with the squadron when it came time to convert to the Eagle.
or
I was with the squadron when it came time to convert to the Eagle.
I like all of the fighters above. I would add the F/A18. Probably because I've seen her in air shows and it looked like quite the ride. LOL
Plus here in Michigam we've had the Gold Cup boat races the past several years down in Detroit. A couple F18's from Selfridge Air Base up in Macomb county do flybys and aerobatics for the Saturday/Sunday boat races.
Well, what I kind figured out a few years ago is that they do practice runs the Friday before the races along the Detroit River. So if you head down there Friday and stand on the bridge to Belle Isle on the Detroit River you get your own personal air show. They fly straight towards you on the bridge the pull up in a high performance climb. So you can crane your neck and look right up into the afterburners.
They do some high alpha manuevers where they fly by real slow. And some tail hook demonstrations. It's all pretty cool.
Chris
Yep, Paul, the Gutless. I like the F4D too.
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
You're not the only one,i always like the oddball a/c alot.It's in my top 10.
Corsair II
Toshi
On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell
Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi
Marine Corps Phantoms.
On the bench: So many hanger queens.
For classic lines, the F-86 Sabre.
For childhood nostalgia, the F-4 Phantom (I'm an '80s kid but always loved the Phantom).
For pure domination, the F-15, as it has never been beaten in aeiral combat.
For today, the F-22 Raptor.
And I do love an A-4 Skyhawk...
-BD-
Nick.
I like the F15 but my favorite jet would be the Sukhoi 33 Sea Flanker.
Just because it was the coolest shaped jet in the whole world when I was growing up, the Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass! Yeah, I'm probably the only one.
Here's my 1/72 Fujimi F7U-3M Cutlass out of the box:
yeah,no limit to U.S. built any country will do.
I never get tired of watching the end of "The Right Stuff", with the NF-104.
I've also always been a fan of the Phantom II.
And, how about the EE Lightning? Or the Mig 19? Why have one engine when two will do?
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