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The Northrop F-89 Scorpion is an all weather twin-engined interceptor designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop. It was the first jet powered aircraft to be designed for the Interceptor role from the outset to enter service,as well as the first combat aircraft to be armed with air-to-air nuclear weapons in the form of the unguided Genie rocket. First flew in 1948 and entered service in 1950. For this GB, I plan to build Revell’s 1/72 F-89D/J kit. I will be finishing it as the aircraft shown on the boxart, a F-89D from 61st Fighter Interceptor Squadron from Ernest Harmon AFB, New Foundland, 1957. Why this one? I like the look of the aircraft with the large wingtip rocket pods (containing a 104 ‘mighty mouse’ FFAR rockets) and more importantly it has a big smiley face on it.
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Building the Academy 1/72nd F-89D scorpion and the paint instructions are... well, a bit pants. Trying to work out which shade of red to use for the 61st FIS 'Texan A' scheme - quick trawl of t'interweb shows some pictures with a dark humbrol 60 shade of red, while other pictures show more of a day-glo orange humbrol 209 shade of red. Any pointers which sort of red it should be ?
