WARDOG

DARN IT! I live right here in Mesquite and didn't even have a clue the show was at J.R.B. and missed seeing "The Blues" in their new Hornets! My Flight School buddy is the Two-Star in charge of Naval Reserve Air, I bet we could have gotten some up-close time with the crews! I was even (finally) off for the weekend, too! WOW!

Hi Craig, It depends on the time period of WHEN the jet was used. It looks like Aluminum was used in earlier schemes and a medium blue-Gray was used in later schemes. I have recently been searching for paint schemes provided by decal manufacturer's and hobby shops by using subjects like "Mirage F.1CR schemes" and then going to "Images". I have compiled a list of varied schemes and now JUST have to decide what looks close! Not having the correct French colors have halted my building of a host of their modern aircraft, helicopters, and armor. Bon Chance!, WARDOG

Hi All, Can anybody tell me what the colors are for the Uzbek MiG-29 from the Linden Hills 72037 decal sheet? I am building my ancient (but accurate!) Airfix Su-27 as a Uzbek bird and could use some help with the tan/Brown/light gray(?) scheme. HAPPY NEW YEAR! WARDOG

Yeah David, I have wanted a stowed Pave Tack pod for quite a while for my 1/72nd Hasegawa Aussie "Pig"! I have even asked Air Graphics if they would consider making one. Maybe I can try to make one when I finally retire, IF my eyes and steady hands hold up! WARDOG

You are correct, Sir! WARDOG

Gents, I see there is a 72nd scale M142 HIMARS kit out and I don't know about you, but I sure think we could use a nice, plastic M270/270A1 MLRS and Israeli M109A5 kit (or at least a decent resin accessory set for the Revell kits!) in 72nd scale. I've been wanting to do an Israeli diorama with an M163, Merkava, M109, and AH-1F Cobra for a while now and would also like a nice MLRS for an Army diorama. ONE day, I guess! WARDOG

Howdy Neighbor, I'm in Mesquite!

Thanks for the quick response Gents! Modelling, I KNOW I saw some info on the Mozambiqan Cubs "somewhere" during my Navy days. Probably in some assorted Intel stuff from some long forgotten location. I am also pretty sure that they would have been Russian crewed ( as in the many instances where they were "leased" to a number of African countries!). I was just hoping there were some esoteric photos somewhere to help me along the way. By the way, that is one FANTASTIC-looking Egytian Cub you built! Had I not selected a Su-7 as my Egyptian representative, it probably could have been an Egyptian Cub! NICE job! Vultures1, a BIG Thank You on that confirmation! The quest continues! Cheers, WARDOG

Hi All, I fancy building my 1/72nd An-12 as something a little different and I've been searching for pics of Mozambiqan An-12s in the usual places but haven't been able to find ANY! Does anyone know where I might find some pics for the colors and general size and placement of insignia, especially any of the later schemes? Cheers, WARDOG

Tack sa mycket, Bear! Any ideas on the respective colours for the JA and JAS? Do the MRP colors provide a good match? Appreciate it, WARDOG

Hey Hook Old Buddy, Aren't those "supposed" to be quad M60s in the kit? WARDOG

Hi All, Can one of our Nordic or otherwise knowledgeable friends tell me if the JA-37 Viggen and the JAS-39 Gripen use the same camouflage colours? Yes, I know the Gripen is newer and possibly uses different colours (I've seen FS36173 upper and FS36373 lower touted as the colours used) but I just want to be sure I use the correct paint colours on each aircraft when the time comes. Thanks in Advance, WARDOG

"...1:72, as God intended" indeed! This is The Way! 🙂

Hi Supertom, I don't have the answer to your question (the answer is "Probably not!") but I sure would like a set in 1/72nd scale! I've often thought of making a line of decals for black aviators like Gen. Petersen, Charlie Bolton, Buddy Penn, Ray Lambert, et.al. but haven't started the research phase yet. There are some fascinating stories and accomplishments associated with these aviators that I hope to one day advance into the public realm. I have personally been associated with Gen Petersen and Captains Lambert and Penn and I wished I could have gleaned more information from them. Glynn "WARDOG" Jacobs

Hi Andre, For this scale, the 36231 would be very dark. If you look at the picture, the colour is a little bit brighter than Dark Gull Gray so in this case, and most with most 1/72nd cockpits, I would go with FS36475. Cheers, WARDOG