Vietnam Air War GB - Extended!

I will try it again this time

It is not where it's supposed to be.

I'm pasting the IMG code. It gets pasted but when it is posted it 's not there.

Sure then any aircraft of the era! ANY!!!!!!!

The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior saw service in Vietnam as Heavy Attack

Tanker/Electronic Warfare

and Photo Recon

it was a cousin of the Air Force B-66 Destroyer.

tcepilot

randypandy831

no skywarrior love?

what?

professordeath

That reminds me...I have fond memories from my stepdad about Puff the Magic Dragon...does anyone make a decent kit of one?

Both of the mainstream DC-3/ C-47 kits we've lived with forever, 1/48 Monogram and 1/72 Italeri, had a Spooky boxing. I happen to model 1/72 and I also prefer the looks of the smaller Skytrain....but... that Monogram kit in any form is a really great build. I'd go for that, and it's a big old piece of airplane.

Don't buy it on eBay for $ 90. You can find it at an online hobby store for less than $ 40 and it's one of the great deals out there, esp. in avoir dupois plasticwise.

So S-Dad was in Vietnam? Possibly flew, or maintained, or better yet saw those in action?

Speaking of which, pick up the Squadron In Action book on that. it's a good one.

randypandy831

no skywarrior love?

I can make a few different ones but these are just for signing up, I will make a better one when it's over

are you adding it by pasting the IMG code or adding the drct link on the add picture icon?

tce, I cannot include the badge. It does not come out in my posts. I keep it in my photobucket file. Any suggestion?

no skywarrior love?

Ready to paint the wheel wells..DONE!now the ugly mess that white paint reigns upon modelers.. especialy me! cleaning time! clean yay!

Will someone please use the GB badge I made?

Nevermind it fits... Here is my ugly heading indicator   Here she sits now... Black or red stripes? you choose

tcepilot

Do these seats really sit that low? I pushed it up as much as possible!

Yes, the F-4 had a very low profile cockpit

Do these seats really sit that low? I pushed it up as much as possible! Saftey first! Should i fill this in and smooth it out? There we go the top of the fuselage is filled and sanded!

professordeath

I remember the first model I ever attempted to build. It was one of my dads kits from when he was younger. I remember it sitting in the top of a closet and my grandparets house and I couldn't reach it. I spent days contemplating how much trouble I'd be in for pulling it down and going to town on it. Well, I finally grabbed a chair and promptly turned it into a glue blob. It was a F-106.

So, long story short let me know if that's an acceptable kit...I believe you did say "era." I was thinking of grabbing one at hobby lobby. Just to revisit some memories.

Hi guys...  i'm in.......with a Monogram 1\48 F-100D......that i'll try to rescribe totally.........Ciao Enrico.

I'm waiting for the decal sheet..............

Are you a Phantom Phan Professor?

As far as I know teh kit has been issued 5 times by Monogram, Revell/Monogram:

The original issue with markings for Stever Ritchie, Robin Olds, and and a USAFE out of Spangdahlem

the "Call to Glory" issue associated with that TV series

The ADC issue

The High Tech issue that included a small Photo Etch fret to dress it up and the later AIM-9L/Ms

and the latest re issue

And Revell Germany has issued the kit as well

A SWAG says yes on the U-2C. Looking at my copy of Vietnam Air War Debrief, the U-2 flew sorties over the combat theater from 1963 until "well after the end of hostilities".

Troublemaker, ya gotta love the F-8. Even sitting on the deck with its wings folded it looks fast and mean.

Ok I can't resist...even though I am in abut 3-4 GB's at the moment and my builds are going sloooooow...I want in on this one.  I will be building a U-2 either R or C model....anyone know if the C flew in Vietnam?

professordeath

Pilot, what do you mean by newer version of kit? I wasn't aware there was a new monogram f-4c. I assume it still has the raised detail (panel lines etc).

Just a guess, but I presume that he means the latest re issue of that kit. Looking on Revells website and the download of the instructions the only changes since the original release are that it now includes a set of AIM-9L/M Sidewinders from an earlier re issue of the kit. That variant of the Sidewinder was not used in Vietnam and did not make its combat debut until a decade later in the Falklands and over the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. Air Force Phantoms in Vietnam carried the AIM-9B early on, later the AIM-9E, and finally the AIM-9J made its debut at the end of the Linbacker campaigns in 1972.

Why brown for the seat harness? Those straps are made of nylon, not leather. They should be a Sage Green (a grayish green with a hint of blue) or Khaki Olive, or something along those lines. OD for the seat chushions is good. Here are a few pics...

The newer version of the Monogram F-4C, I still have alot of work to do on her, even in the cockpit. It looks terrible in the pictures

What kit is this tcepilot?

Ok here it is with added details.. Pre weathering? with a yellow highlighter (and a red one) Oh crud! I used the wrong kind of wash!!!!! The front is fine..Fixing the back..`Seat-belt paint kit with "fine brush" :) fixed! drying for the night :)

3rd Tactical Fighter Wing flew F-4s there. And most units that deployed from the US to South East Asia, passed thru Clark on their way to their destination.

I just want to ask anybody. What air group was in the Philippines during the 'Nam war? I see some F4's taking off and landing at Clark during the war.