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Very nice! I'm waiting with bated breath to see how you tackle the paint on the wings.
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Very nice! I'm waiting with bated breath to see how you tackle the paint on the wings.
Thanks Russ. I will paint the base color (light green) first and then paint the camo spots free hand. They don't have to be exact, just represent the pattern used. I am sure the actual aircraft varied from one to the other, as they had to do the same.
Just wanted to share my spreadsheet…because I like organized chaos! 
WW2 - quantities in yellow are completed, the ones in white are still in boxes. Color coded and grouped by country
WW1 - yellow is built or in progress, white is in boxes
Jets - yellow is built, white in boxes (currently none)…I need to start buying a lot of jets, just getting started on those.
New purchases are added to the lists as acquired.
I currently have 18 in boxes, and I am always acquiring new ones that I don’t have. On my list I am not showing a dual Eduard P-51 kit.
In addition, I am starting a list of jets that I need to add, and it’s going to be long. So I just buy a few at a time.
I’m always looking at model sites hunting for something interesting that I don’t have in the WW2 and WW1 categories.
So that’s a glimpse into my current collection and the future builds coming up. This is also why I created this build log. One continuous 1/72 scale aircraft build log.
WW2 - quantities in yellow are completed, the ones in white are still in boxes. Color coded and grouped by country
WW1 - yellow is built or in progress, white is in boxes
Jets - yellow is built, white in boxes (currently none)…I need to start buying a lot of jets, just getting started on those.
New purchases are added to the lists as acquired.
I currently have 18 in boxes, and I am always acquiring new ones that I don’t have. On my list I am not showing a dual Eduard P-51 kit.
In addition, I am starting a list of jets that I need to add, and it’s going to be long. So I just buy a few at a time.
I’m always looking at model sites hunting for something interesting that I don’t have in the WW2 and WW1 categories.
So that’s a glimpse into my current collection and the future builds coming up. This is also why I created this build log. One continuous 1/72 scale aircraft build log.
Oh my, what a great list. Why no F-104 Starfighter? 
Your posts got me to remembering a great time in my life back in the late 70s that I hope you do not mind me sharing. I had the honor and pleasure to be involved with the low altitude speed record flights as we (PPG Industries Ditzler division) were responsible for the painting of the F-104 Red Baron flown by Daryl Greenamyer. What a thrill to watch (couldn't hear her until it passed by and got the boom). Daryl Greenamyer was a gracious man and spent time chatting up a storm with us while the plane was in Burbank, California and again after the flight over the old WWII fighter gun practice range at Mudd Lake, Nevada. Too long of a story for here, but it was a thrill of a lifetime to be there with three colleagues and the other spectators that had flown in and landed on the lakebed before Daryl made his passes. Even had a B-25 bomber come in and land on the lakebed with Ed Browning, who sponsored the test flights. The final tests had the 104 average speed for four passes at just under 1000 mph at 50-60 feet off the deck!!! Maybe time for me to find a kit of a 104 and paint her as we did back then. BTW, the plane was initially built to break the altitude record, but that is another long story with a rough ending.
Allan
Your posts got me to remembering a great time in my life back in the late 70s that I hope you do not mind me sharing. I had the honor and pleasure to be involved with the low altitude speed record flights as we (PPG Industries Ditzler division) were responsible for the painting of the F-104 Red Baron flown by Daryl Greenamyer. What a thrill to watch (couldn't hear her until it passed by and got the boom). Daryl Greenamyer was a gracious man and spent time chatting up a storm with us while the plane was in Burbank, California and again after the flight over the old WWII fighter gun practice range at Mudd Lake, Nevada. Too long of a story for here, but it was a thrill of a lifetime to be there with three colleagues and the other spectators that had flown in and landed on the lakebed before Daryl made his passes. Even had a B-25 bomber come in and land on the lakebed with Ed Browning, who sponsored the test flights. The final tests had the 104 average speed for four passes at just under 1000 mph at 50-60 feet off the deck!!! Maybe time for me to find a kit of a 104 and paint her as we did back then. BTW, the plane was initially built to break the altitude record, but that is another long story with a rough ending.Allan
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Thanks for sharing!Oh my, what a great list. Why no F-104 Starfighter?
Allan
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This build log is all about airplanes, and airplane stories are always welcome!
I do plan to start adding to my jet models soon. I definitely will include a F-104 Starfighter.
And of course the following are must haves on my list of purchases:
F-101 Vodoo
F-89D Scorpion
F-5E Tiger II
F9F Panther
A-10 Thunderbolt II
F-22 Raptor
Av-8B Harrier
F-100 Super Sabre
A1H Skyraider
A-7E Corsair II
KA6D Intruder
...and thats just the beginning!