Small Scale Military Headquarters

Widely regarded as the Japanese aviation magazine, Koku-Fan ( "Air/Aviation Fan" ) first appeared on Japan's newsstands in 1952. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/mags/japan/pics/kokufan604.jpg Since the 1980s, its unrivalled photographic content alone have made it a favorite, even among non-Japanese read...

Something I found while thumbing through last month's edition of Koku-Fan magazine. This was on the magazine's back cover... http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/mdgstore/2-08koku-fan.jpg Apparently, this is not for sale to the general public, but built for museum display. I've been a subscriber to...

...wanna get my hands on a Stryker!

Gonna hafta get measurements and attachment views from photos and issues of PS Magazine for the slat armor cage!



Definitely a kitbash/super-detail job in the works!

...but what the hey. In my experience, having been stationed at NAS (now MCAS) Miramar from 1990-1993, and editor/staff writer for the base newspaper The Jet Journal , I can say with some reasonable authority that only the squadron/air wing skipper (or CAG) has a "Cadillac" -- one bird, usually desi...

Got the Abrams and Bradley (woodland) and 12 Target exclusive Team Bravo figs (mixed, 1 each from Army & Marines) from my Target on Othello Avenue (San Diego), near Convoy St.

Abrams went for $29.99, the Bradley for $24.99 and $4.99 for each figure.

Having worked with The Blue Angels over the years, this is a solid hit in the gut to those of us in Navy public affairs, as well as the Naval Aviation community of flyers and fixers. The hurt goes deep. And my heart goes out to the eight local residents who were injured and those that suffered prope...

Shots of static display F-86 & F-4C at Kadena Air Park, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, JA. Notice the heavy-duty anchors on the landing gear -- this is to prevent the static birds from blowing-away during typhoons, which are common to Okinawa. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v685/jaywhy8202/Kadena%20AB...

Check with your local PBS affiliate's listings for repeat airings -- especially during overnights.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case_do ... index.html

This program also airs on affiliates that broadcast PBS HD.

I still vote...

JASDF!

I only have two questions concerning the Skyraider:

Will it be a VN-era Navy/Marine SPAD, or an AF SANDY?

Compromise? Whuzzat?? :D That's why in our house -- our kids are all grown and have families of their own -- my wife has her hobby room, and I've got my home office. My planes go up on the "I LOVE ME" wall, alongside all my military and civilian award certificates and plaques I've seem to have amass...

Nice!

But I'd still like to have some DD-214s for my guys!

Thus is the reason I suggested 1:18 scale DD-214s!

How 'bout 1:18 scale DD-214s???

Was wandering around my local IKEA for some replacement home office furniture when an idea hit me... Why not store them AGAINST my wall using an adjustable wall shelving system? I wanted to keep this project on the cheap. So, I bought three 70-7/8" ANTONIUS slotted wall uprights ($4 each) and 3 pair...

Still holding out for 21C to roll-out an F-104J in JASDF markings... http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/mdgstore/Japan%20images/JASDF/th_203H40thanniv.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/mdgstore/Japan%20images/JASDF/th_104wJ650.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/mdgstore/Japan%20ima...

Wow! Great jury-rigged job there!

Unless I was reeeeaaaaalllllllyyyy splitting hairs, I reckon the hot air application surgery was a success...

If I was still in the military, I'd probably say "Hey...Close enough for government work!"



Onya, mate!

21C will probably send you a replacement prop if you send them a snail-mail or email.

I'd also include a clear, sharp digital pic of the problem part from several angles.

I've dealt with them over QC issues over the years, and from my experience they do listen and respond to their customers!

Just passing time with some idle thoughts of what to add to my personal 1:18 "tarmac"... F-4 Phantom (in USAF, USN, USMC, JASDF, IAF & Luftwaffe markings) A-1D Skyraider (USAF "Sandy" & USN/USMC "Spad" paintjobs) A-4 Skyhawk (USN, USMC, Blue Angels, RAAF & RNZAF paintjobs) F-5 Freedom Fighter/T-38 T...

If you're a collector and live in the Mission Village, Serra Mesa, Kearny Mesa, Linda Vista, Tierrasanta, Murphy Canyon area: Counted 25 TBF-1 Avengers in a stack near the Garden Center, all reduced to $49. A few PLA-AF cammo'd MiG-15 Bis were scattered in the stack. Info as of 5pm, 1/6/07. Wal-Mart...

I'd buy one if 21C made one in JASDF markings...

Recon at two San Diego-area W-Ms for 21C aircraft TIERRASANTA/MURPHY CANYON #2177 3382 Murphy Canyon Road 92123 "Target-rich" environment! Major amounts of MiG-15bis (PLA-AF cammo), TBF-1s (Atlantic grey) & F-86Fs ("Mitch's Squich"). $69.84 for the TBFs, $39.84 for the MiGs & Sabers. KEARNY MESA #53...

As a general rule, the Blue Angels only release video footage to accredited media outlets, and not the general public. The A-4 performance scenes used in Van Halen's "Dreams" video was taken from Navy and McDonnell-Douglas stock libraries. Warner Brothers Records secured the rights to the footage to...

An unclassified , non-commercial resource for current Navy and Marine Corps weapon systems can be found through the Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) online Warfighter Encyclopedia. http://wrc.navair-rdte.navy.mil/warfighter_enc/default.htm Created by the Weapons Division of the Naval Air Warfare...

Another overlooked source for pictures and information concerning supply/logisitics from the Civil War to the present day is the Army's Quartermaster Museum at Ft. Lee, VA -- home of the Quartermaster Corps. There is a wealth of research material available at their website: http://www.qmmuseum.lee.a...