Thanks Ken!
My Invader is finally done and here is a little info on my Counter Invader:
This particular aircraft was an A-26A, ex-4435375 that served in the Congo as RF 646 in 1964. Was transferred to the 609th SOS, SEA on 3-67 and was lost in combat on 7-8-69.
On the night of July 8th 1969, TA 646 flown by Major Elmo Sizemore hit a stone outcropping in the Plaine des Jarres in Laos, after making a strafing run on the VC, killing all aboard.
Major Sizemore and Navigator Major Howard Andre were the last Nimrod crew to perish in Viet Nam. The crash site was located in 2012 and the remains of both airmen were recovered and interred at Arlington National Cemetery the following year.
The final touches were done including the missing red light on the top of the tail fin and the wing tip lights. I found some self adhesive custom jewelry multi colored stones at Hobby Lobby a while back and had them in my junk box. They come in different sizes that looked very close to what I needed. Using a #11 blade, I carefully sliced the stones I needed for the lights and applied clear red and green Tamiya acrylic paint to make the colors a bit more brilliant then attached them to their respective locations.
The stones
Tail light and wire
Wingtip light
The strakes are just ahead of the front bay area. These strips dropped down once the bay doors were opened to create turbulence to prevent the bombs from sticking to their mounts at above 240 knots.
Unit patches of the 609th SOS
