Gil Hodges 1/48 P-3C

 Here is Gil's 1/48 combat models P-3C built.   Not an easy model build.

191St FIG only MiG killer 589S

 Ed Gumko was the Chief of this aircraft.  Here are Ed's photo's

Saved from being a drone.

B-50 conversion latest update.

 As you can see Gil has been hard at work. The caption are Gil's.

As you can see by the large clear areas, which are where I used superglue as a filler, the fit of the tanks was terrible. However, the fit of the pylons to the tanks and to the wings is superb! Note the wire pins added.

I added a sheet plastic "seat" below the new resin tail because I think I cut the fuselage just a bit on the low side. Gel super glue was used to glue it in place, fill the numerous gaps, and then everything was sanded and rescribed,

Except for some final sanding, priming, and correcting problems, the major fuselage work is done.

The bomb bay doors were added in the closed position before the fuselage was joined together. The resin part is the larger B-50 belly radar dome.

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The nose glazings were carefully superglued in place, then sanded and polished. The masks are from Eduard. Apoxy Sculp was used to blend in the top turret seat. It'll need some more final sanding to shape tomorrow.

F-100 engine change

 Dave Bates poste these photos on FB

My dad fixing a hydraulic leak in May of '63. then going on test flight with pilot.

Gil Hodges B-50 conversion latest pictures

 Gil moving along on this B-50 conversion in 1/48 scale.

Belfast freighter hauler at Cairns. Queensland

 Photos provided by Jamie Macintyre. Operated by a Filipino airfreight company

 

USAF "Stars and Bars" Histroy

 Here is the history of the USAF Stars and Bars insignia evolution.  The all the guessing as to the time frame.