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                        AIRCRAFT - Latinamerican Air Forces

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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, February 25, 2005 6:55 PM
                        ok it took awhile but both the seat and wheels for my P-47 as well as the decal for escuadron 201 came in! I'll take some pics tomorrow for those of you that haven't seen ultracast stuff... REALLY good looking.. the seatbelts look better than PE in my opinion as they are more 3D looking...

                        I'm ready to go! I noticed the guatemalan markings look good and I might use those for a later builds. They have a Mayan warrior on the sides of the aircraft.. really nice detail to the decals!!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, February 25, 2005 7:05 PM
                        ok here's who we have building so far and what:

                        Tho9900 - P-47, escuadron 201, F.A.M.

                        Swedish Mick - Mig23, Cuba
                        Saab Draken, San Martin

                        lodni_k - P-51, F.A.D.

                        cote1995 - P-47, F.A.M. escuadron 201
                        Willis Jeep, esquadron 201
                        ?

                        peruytu - ?



                        if I missed someone or have the incorrect information on here let me know!

                        thanks! Tom
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        cote1995
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Mexico
                        Posted by cote1995 on Saturday, February 26, 2005 11:43 AM
                        Dear friends:

                        Please take a look at the FSM Reader Gallery April issue to see my first Latinamerican model I ever made: a T-33 from the FAM, I hope this model likes you.

                        Best regards

                        Manuel

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                        cote1995
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Mexico
                        Posted by cote1995 on Saturday, February 26, 2005 11:51 AM
                        and let me update my models tho9900:

                        in my workbench:
                        C-130, Heller 1/72, Mexican Air Force
                        DC-10, Airfix 1/144, Mexicana de Aviacion
                        Mi-25, Monogram 1/48, Peruvian Air Force

                        next:
                        MD-500, Minicraft 1/48, Mexican Navy
                        P-47D, Revell 1/32, FAM
                        Willys Jeep, Revell /32, FAM

                        next:
                        Mirage 2000, Revell 1/48, Peruvian Air Force
                        Harrier, Airfix 1/48, Royal Navy
                        etc. etc. etc.

                        Best regards

                        Manuel

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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, February 26, 2005 11:57 AM
                        great Manuel! you must be proud to have a model displayed n the magazine! I have a long time to go before mine get displayed!!!

                        Thanks for the update... you sound like you have a LOT of kits ahead of you!!!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tho9900
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                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, February 27, 2005 7:27 PM
                        ok here are the ultracast seats... these are great for cockpits that already have enough detail but all you need to add are belts... well these (in my opinion) look more 3D than PE. Also the seats of the 3 sets I have bought so far look more realistic also.

                        Here's the ones for the P-47





                        its hard to see but that is another ultracast seat behing the P-47 one, for the Typhoon I am building right now... you can see the way the belts flow so naturally on the seats...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        cote1995
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Mexico
                        Posted by cote1995 on Monday, February 28, 2005 6:00 PM
                        Dear SAWI:

                        Congratulations for your B-25J from Mexican Air Force:



                        what kind of decal do you use? The only one I know was the old Lodela kit from Mexico from mid 80's at 1/48 scale...please tell us more about your model.

                        Best regards

                        Manuel

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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Monday, February 28, 2005 6:06 PM
                        Thats a good looking B-25 there Manuel!!! I need to branch out and make more "other country" models...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        cote1995
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Mexico
                        Posted by cote1995 on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 3:37 PM
                        Dear Tom:

                        The Mexican B-25J come from Jose Luis SAWI Gonzalez from Camp Pendleton,CA, who have some good Mexican models, I hope he join us, just look at:



                        nice work SAWI¡¡¡¡

                        Best regards

                        Manuel

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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 5:13 PM
                        wow!!! that is nice.. encourage him to join us! I am sure I could learn some things from him!!!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 10:04 PM
                        Wow, really great! I'd been looking for info on the MAF T-33 & the NdeM MD-500! Right before I left Japan I bought a Hasegawa 1/72 T-33 specifically to build the FAM T-33, since it was metioned in the Aztec Mexican Air Forces sheet I bought from them a while back. - Calvin
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 11:41 PM
                        I finally found you guys....I am glad to see that someone is interested in latinamerican armed forces. To answer some of your questions, the decals I used on the B-25 were from a company called LGR in Mexico City (Circa 1991), but the company does not exist anymore. Now we can only hope that Aztec takes over were LGR left. By the way LGR also made decals for the HU-16 Albatross and the PBY-5A of the mexican navy in 1/72 scale. As for the T-33 info, I have recolected some over the years, so I'll be glad to pass it on to whoever is interested.
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 8:48 PM
                        oooh a PBY-5 would be nice!!! let's hope Aztec DOES come out with more decals!!!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Sunday, March 6, 2005 9:40 PM
                        ok got the interior sprayed on my escuadron 201 P-47... I must say I am more impressed witht he seats from Ultracast for this one than the seat for the Typhoon... seems to be much more crisp and better detail. Hopefully I will have some painting done tomorrow and can post some picks... but I think I am sold on these Ultracast items...

                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 7, 2005 11:32 PM
                        This is the P-47D of one of the mexican pilots of the 201 who got killed in an accident during training in Texas. The model is from Tamiya in 1/48, OOB and the decals from Aztec, finished in aluminum with SNJ ( my favorite aluminum paint)













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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 7:00 AM
                        SAWI - that looks fantastic! That is the same kit I am using for my 201 plane.. I hope mine comes out as well as yours!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 10:33 PM
                        Just remember to scratch-build and add the dorsal fin on your P-47, since the ones on the Philipines did have it, and the Tamiya model does not include one. Other than that this is one of the best kits made by Tamiya.
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                        Swedish Mick
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: Kopparberg, Sweden
                        Posted by Swedish Mick on Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:53 AM
                        Take a look at the brand new Brazilian magazine Plastinet, http://www.plastinet.com.br. Mostly in Portuguese but some articles also in English. A lot of information and walk-around pictures.
                        Modellbygge iFokus http://www.modellbygge.ifokus.se
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                        cote1995
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Mexico
                        Posted by cote1995 on Friday, March 11, 2005 11:53 AM
                        Dear friends:

                        By now, I have almost ready all the parts from inside fusealge from my Peruvian Air Force Mi-25, maybe in this weekend I spray it with Dullcote and glued both fuselage halves, by monday I updtae my progress.

                        Best regards

                        Manuel

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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, March 11, 2005 4:11 PM
                        great Manuel! I have the interior of my P-47 sprayed and some of the detail painted... this week has not been good for modeling. I have been interrupted so much... Tomorrow I go to buy a new car, Sunday I go to my parents house to install my father's network... so it looks like next week MAYBE I will have a chance. I am going to a networking class all next week and those usually tire me pretty bad so it may be later.

                        I wish I could work some in between, the P-47 kit is a nice build, like the Tamiya Wildcat kit but more detailed! The only aftermarket pieces I am using is the Ultracast seat and wheels on this.
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 12, 2005 8:39 PM
                        Gentlemen, where do you get your info to detail the kits like Masters! I went to the FAP site but I can't save any pics from there. And they have some good pics! I just got moved into my barracks room here at NAS Fallon, so as soon as I get set up it's ON!! LOL - Calvin

                        Dang!Black Eye [B)] Forgot for a minute that the Tamiya kit I was gonna use for this particular GB is in my packout & won't get to me for about a month!! Banged Head [banghead] That's OK! I found a nice 1/48 scale sheet for Dominica & Uraguay's T-33s'!! Now all I have to do is get ahold of a 1/48 T-33! Tongue [:P]
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, March 12, 2005 9:32 PM
                        I like the Uruguayan flag... something about that sun...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, March 18, 2005 8:17 PM
                        ok I am almost ready to assemble the interior on the P-47... this week I was in class and I got home very tired and didn't get anything done... hope to close the fuselage this weekend.. I really am looking forward to airbrushing this one! I will be using Alclad II and after the finishes I have seen with it I am anxious to get it done!!!
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        cote1995
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Mexico
                        Posted by cote1995 on Saturday, March 19, 2005 10:53 AM
                        Dear friends:

                        I hope to buy today a double action airbrush and maybe in the night, I test it on my Mi-25, altought it need more work in the fuselage halves, maybe tonight I finished the fuselage joints.

                        Best regards

                        Manuel

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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, March 19, 2005 11:17 AM
                        Manuel, which airbrush are you getting? Good luck to you! I hope to be able to devote more time to my modeling this weekend.
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 10:30 PM
                        Wow, Manuel! You've been doing that kinda work w/o an expensive airbrush!? You'll be really fixin' them soon! LOL Yeah, the sheet I got of Evilbay is pretty nice. Microscale's 1/48 Peruvian & Uraguay T-33's. I hope the Hobbycraft T-33 kit is decent. I did manage to find another P-51D on e-bay for cheap ( Hasegawa) so the FAD a/c is still a GO! - Calvin
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:44 PM
                        ok I have the cockpit basically painted and ready for weathering... will post pics after weathering... I am ready to get moving on this build! in typical Tamiya style the kit seems to be puttingitself together!!

                        hopefully I can make some major progress tomorrow and Fri as I am on vacation...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Friday, March 25, 2005 4:41 PM
                        ok the one thing I hate about the Tamiya kits are the instrument panels... I futured mine last week in the P-47, went to put the decal in place (as there is no detail beyond the bezels) and the microsset turned the future cloudy, if it does not turn black again once it dries I guess several washes of very thin black left to dry inbetween would make it black again... (let it run in between the dial bezels and pool so it leaves the dial detail...

                        just my little rant for the day... if they had detail I could dry brush them or do them with silver pencil and not have to go through this....
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, March 26, 2005 11:59 AM
                        I just found out a movie about escuadron 201 is to be relased on May 15th... I'll be buying it for sure!!!

                        here's the link:

                        http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007QJ1QQ/qid=1111859441/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl74/104-2804918-8468732?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        cote1995
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Mexico
                        Posted by cote1995 on Monday, March 28, 2005 2:26 PM
                        Dear tho9900:

                        Thank you for the link, I hope to buy this movie to include it in my personal library...and for those about the LAGB, I salute you:



                        please visit my last work at Fine Scale Modeler magazine in the May issue: FAMous F-5E Tiger II article, in fact, you can read it here at Feature Stories link at upper left.

                        I hope you enjoi it.

                        Best regards

                        Manuel

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