What the postman brought today (AeroScale)

While I don’t mind that SS sheet, as I have that one, depending on the squadron you want to build, this might be a better sheet to get, imho.

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That’s a nice sheet, one I’ve been looking at in the past. I might pick it up at some point. Thanks.
This sheet perked my interest as has the VMCJ-1 EA-6A. I want to do it with a jammer Skyknight from the same unit to show the transition from the old to new. According to Ospreys book on the Skyknight, they did operate both together for a while. At least until the bugs had been worked out of the EA-6. I’ve had Italeri’s kit for a while, but the supplied decals are post-Vietnam.

I get that, there is only a few options for 1/72 VMJC decals and that sheet might be the easiest to get.
There is this sheet for the Drut. TD7218 (V7208) USN/USMC F3D-2 Skynight TD7208 (V7208) USN/USMC F3D-2 Skynight [1:72nd scale] - $6.50 : JAYS Hobby Products, New Zealand

The other A-6 decal options are Wolfpak (rip) had two sheets and CtA (never heard of them before) out of Russia.

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Thanks. I’ve already got Printscales sheet for the EF-10B. Has the set for the VMCJ-1 aircraft operating out of Danang. I’ve managed to source an early ECM pod they used from a Trumpeter F-100. Only thing I need is a chaff pod, but I can make that from a drop tank in my spares.
Thanks anyway, I’ll keep that bookmarked as I have got a couple more Skyknights in the stash and it’s always good to know what else is available.

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Just arrived.


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Nice!

Bought this second hand from eBay on a whim. A Mil-2 features briefly in that book I’m reading and I wondered if I could get a model of one. It’s a surprisingly nice little model.

Hobbyboss do several Hoplites (all in Polish colours), this one is lugging a 23mm cannon and machine guns. I might look at getting their anti-tank variant with wire-guided missiles at a later date.

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It is and looks the part. Rivet counters have a different option if that matters. Also not many other options either.

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Was able to get a 1/48 Tamiya Skyray and 1/32 KH F-5E for great deals.

That let to some aftermarket items being needed.




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Nice on the Skyray!

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No there aren’t. I saw an Smer kit, but I suppose that’s an old KP kit?
There probably are a few faults (what kits don’t?), but it looks like what it’s supposed to be to me. I don’t see any problems coming up with it. I’ll probably make a start on it over the next few weeks so I’ll create a build log.

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Look forward to it. I have a stalled build, more builder than kit issue.