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Yes, yes, yes! Thank you, Clear Prop, and thank you, too, Duncan for everything you have done to bring these to fruition. I wonder how many people will be hoping their Academy or Hasegawa F-86F windscreens will fit the new F-86E kit. And, thanks to you, we all know where to fit the inner pylons for an F-86F fighter bomber! Mike

What the other Mike said goes double for me! Yes, yes, oh my, yes! About the best F6 model I have seen for a while, and we can never have too many Lightnings around here! Well done, and a museum quality model. Only thing I could find to complain about is it's not sitting in my display case! Mike

Very nice early Zipper! I bet @RidgeRunner will smile when he sees this one! You get bonus points for getting the canted underwing pylons correct! Well done! Mike

I totally agree with your observations on the Fujimi kit; I have the Fujimi ad Trumpeter kits, and while the Trumpy kit offers dropped flaps, the Fujimi kit has open main gear bays, which Trumpeter for some reason missed- they left off the forward main gear bay entirely! Very nice model! Mike

Very nice model. I need to think about building mine- hope it comes out half as good as yours! Mike

What the others have said- the best 1/72 Ki-84 I have seen! Very subtle and realistic weathering, added details, and a very attractive color and markings scheme! Museum quality all the way. Mike

Yes, yes, yes! The ONLY color for a T-38! Thanks for sharing these, Sven! Mike

Very, very nice Mig! Beautiful soft edged camouflage- I wish I could do half as well! Well done! Mike

John, If you go to the internet and do a search for DC-3 with R-1820 Cyclones and click on images, you will find numerous photos of the engines, props, cowlings as well as preserved aircraft. Other than the cowlings, intakes, exhausts, narrow chord props, and possibly window arrangement, I think the only other major difference was that early DC-3's had a narrow chord fin. I'm not a civil aircraft authority, so you might want to wait on one of our resident experts. American Airlines has a beautiful restored and airworthy DC-2 and DC-3, which you will see in many of the internet photos, and you can go to the American Airlines Museum website for more photos. Hope this helps! Mike

You da man, John! As always, thank you for sharing your knowledge and references with us! Mike

Dayam, Bill- that's the best Arrow build I have seen so far! This one is an inspiration to us all, but I doubt I can equal this one, much less get close to it, but thanks for sharing it with the rest of us to see what is possible, albeit with a lot of work, but as they say, "Anything worth doing is worth doing right! Mike

Not sure about a source for a T.O. other than a colors and markings T.O., on the Cybermodeler, website, but you might consider this linked website that has a package of magazine articles and three manuals- all in a PDF format. (Not associated with this site, nor do I receive any compensation for its mention.) The Naval Fighters monographs on the, AD would also be very good modeling and colors/markings references source. Mike https://airwingmedia.com/downloads/a1-skyraider/

When modellers take pictures they do it properly Roger that! It's not the whole airframe we modelers care about, it's all the little things like intakes, vents, exhasuts, landing gear and wheel bays, antennas, etc. that make a kit not just a model, but a replica! Thanks a million for sharing these incredible walkarounds with us! Mike

Yes, that is correct. Good luck finding a photo of the tailwheel bay! One reason might be because the rear fuselage is so close to the ground, at that point that nobody has managed to get under it to shoot the wheel bay' there are plenty of AD walkarounds that show the tire and strut, but not the bay. If I can find one, I will post it here. Maybe somebody else could help. Sorry! Mike

I have seen photos of Idaho ANG Scorpions with white as well as mustard-yellow stars; the Aeromaster F-89 decal sheet has one with yellow stars, and the Revell 1/48 kit has white stars. I did find one period color photo that also showed white stars, There were print sources that stated that the stars could be white or yellow, depending upon the time period. if you can locate a copy of the Squadron In Action on the F-89, and IIRC an Aerophile on the F-89. You might find some additional photos or do an internet search for Idaho ANG F-89 colors and markings. Best I can do, off the top of my pointed little head, but I'm betting somebody will have better references and can help you out. Either way, that's going to be a very handsome Scorpion! Mike There is a color photo of an Idaho ANG F-89 here in this photo collection from Cloud Nine Photography: https://www.cloud9photography.us/Military-Aviation-14/Northrop-F-89-Scorpion-Air