On November 10, 2020 (my wife Dayle and me - our 41st anniversary) a member of the Wings of Glory Aerodrome by the handle of "Diamondback" reported the following:
William, that's from a '94 Testors 3-pack, appears to have been first tooled by O-Lin back in '49. The Testor paint codes are a distinctive identifier.
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/test...hters--1137350
Some of those old tools have seen a lot of hard use and don't shoot moldings as well as they used to or have bad warping propensity... I cringe every time I think about taking another stab at the Monogram F-106 to try to build a pair of 318th FIS birds painted with one as the '60s birds my grandfather slung wrenches on in the post-Pueblo Incident deployment to Korea and the other as my old prof's "Boss Bird" near the last days of McChord Sixes.
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/test...hters--1137350
Some of those old tools have seen a lot of hard use and don't shoot moldings as well as they used to or have bad warping propensity... I cringe every time I think about taking another stab at the Monogram F-106 to try to build a pair of 318th FIS birds painted with one as the '60s birds my grandfather slung wrenches on in the post-Pueblo Incident deployment to Korea and the other as my old prof's "Boss Bird" near the last days of McChord Sixes.
Thanks Diamondback!!!
I modified the tail wheel to a somewhat retracted position and added the carrier hook. She is ready to be delivered to the Grandson with detailed landing gear parts, instructions, decals and decal instructions. To all those that have responded with kind words and positive comments either here or on the Wings of Glory website, my many thanks.🙏
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