Thursday, September 18, 2025

Sikorsky HH-3A Sea King for Combat Rescue

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 This is a work in progress...  With the advent of the Korea War in mid-1950, enemy-opposed rescue of pilots who had been shot down had beco...
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Thursday, September 4, 2025

Navy F4H (F-4) Phantom 370-gallon External Tanks

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4 September 2025: An update of Hypersonic Models 1/72 tanks There were at least three different suppliers of the F-4 370-gallon external tan...
Friday, August 15, 2025

A4D Skyhawk Early and Later Pylons

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 The first production A4D Skyhawks carried two 150-gallon external tanks. These were soon superseded by 300-gallon tanks for additional rang...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

HU2K Seasprite Book - Wayne Mutza

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Coming soon:  https://youtu.be/N69WLni7KQQ?si=govOhHV64PsLZCJy https://schifferbooks.com/products/kaman-h-2-seasprite Also see:   https://ta...
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Sunday, June 22, 2025

Vought F4U Corsair Bomb Racks

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 A brief history... For a short tutorial on Korean War era outboard wing panel bomb racks, see  https://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2013/12/...
Wednesday, May 7, 2025

AD-3 versus AD-4 Skyraider

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 Sword has just released a very nice 1/72 AD-3/4 Skyraider kit. This is the illustrated Hyperscale review:  https://www.hyperscale.com/2025/...
Monday, April 28, 2025

Target Towing and Drone Control Color Scheme: Engine Gray and Orange Yellow

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 The same MIL specification dated 23 February 1955 that implemented the Gull Gray/White paint scheme changed the paint scheme of target towi...