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Vietnam Air War GB - Extended!

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Posted by tcepilot on Friday, August 10, 2012 4:43 PM

Monogram

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Posted by constructor on Friday, August 10, 2012 4:39 PM

Your Phantom is looking good. Is it Hasegawa?

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Posted by tcepilot on Friday, August 10, 2012 4:35 PM

that page was a conversation about this GB

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Posted by constructor on Friday, August 10, 2012 4:29 PM

What is that with a "Vietnam GB"?

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Posted by tcepilot on Friday, August 10, 2012 2:52 PM

Ok here is the update...

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, August 10, 2012 2:40 PM

besides, I can find most of the stuff on You Tube these days ;-)

 

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Posted by tcepilot on Friday, August 10, 2012 2:10 PM

Ahha I see!

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, August 10, 2012 1:34 PM

I enjoy those shows for the most part but  I do not care for some of their format and presentation... Some of the CGI is beautiful.  But I get tired of the repeated showing of the same incident from 8 different angles and  the "dumbed down"  and overly dramatic manner of much of the narration and commentary... not to mention WAY too many commercials....

 

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Posted by tcepilot on Friday, August 10, 2012 1:18 PM

Oh, my favorite shows are Dogfights and Great Planes

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, August 10, 2012 12:29 PM

No, I do not watch much TV anymore...

 

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Posted by tcepilot on Friday, August 10, 2012 7:21 AM

Yep it's all fixed up professor, and did you watch Great Planes on the Hun?

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, August 10, 2012 2:41 AM

I used Tamiya acrylics. I have never seen their enamels here in California

 

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Posted by taxtp on Friday, August 10, 2012 2:15 AM

Nice work Stik,she's beautiful. I almost didn't notice the plane.

One question, did you use Tamiya acrylics or enamels ?

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, August 10, 2012 12:12 AM

Yes I finished applying the stencils tonite. But half of the pics that I took were out of focus. The camera focused on the wrong areas, rather than the stenciled areas. But a few pics did come out good.

and a  better shot of the nose art

I still have to paint a couple more items than I can start the weathering and final assembly and finishing...

 

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Posted by tcepilot on Thursday, August 9, 2012 9:52 PM

Thanks stik!

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, August 9, 2012 8:57 PM

tcepilot

Did any carry the LORAN in Nam?

A few, like in that  pic above that I posted. I want to say that it was during the later portion of the war.

 

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Posted by tcepilot on Thursday, August 9, 2012 8:45 PM

Anyone want to build a L-19 Bird Dog, O-2 Skymaster, or OV-10A Bronco?

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Posted by tcepilot on Thursday, August 9, 2012 8:25 PM

Did any carry the LORAN in Nam?

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, August 9, 2012 8:04 PM

Here is one with the LORAN antenna- no red stripe

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom

 

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, August 9, 2012 7:57 PM

tcepilot

Yep that antenna, and the red stripe on the aft. fuselage where the USAF emblem goes.

This stripe behind the national insignia?

That is a turbine warning stripe. It does not seem to be too common on SEA camo F-4s and you will have to research photos of individual aircraft ( OY 463 or Scat XXVII) to be sure if it is there or not.

The "towel rack" antenna was a LORAN (LOng Range Aircraft Navigation) and was fitted only to selected F-4s. Most did not carry this.

 

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Posted by randypandy831 on Thursday, August 9, 2012 6:56 PM

only curtain units used the red band. each unit had their own specific markings for their birds.

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Posted by tcepilot on Thursday, August 9, 2012 6:25 PM

Yep that antenna, and the red stripe on the aft. fuselage where the USAF emblem goes.

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, August 9, 2012 5:09 PM

tcepilot

Did every USAF F-4C have the red band around them and also did they have the antenna?

What red band? What antenna? The "towel rack" antenna?

 

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Posted by randypandy831 on Thursday, August 9, 2012 4:18 PM

but the humidity jumps to about 90%. ehhh. i miss being in CA. average 60-65 a day.

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Posted by tcepilot on Thursday, August 9, 2012 3:36 PM

Did every USAF F-4C have the red band around them and also did they have the antenna?

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, August 9, 2012 3:32 PM

Thank you sir

 

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Posted by tcepilot on Thursday, August 9, 2012 3:30 PM

That hun is a beuaty stik!

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, August 9, 2012 3:18 PM

Yes, after my marathon session the day before yesterday, I had to step away from the Hun so I don't burn out so close to the finish line. Last night and this morning I did a bit of work on another project that was long overdue. But this evening my Hun will be back up front.

 

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Posted by tcepilot on Thursday, August 9, 2012 2:58 PM

I won't be doing much today, It's just decals for now!

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Posted by randypandy831 on Thursday, August 9, 2012 11:38 AM

professordeath- oh yea, i hear you. the heat and humidity kicks here in NC also. storm was moving in so the cloud cover lowered to temp to about 70.

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