RSAF F5E's are flying over my house, and they are pissing me off

[fgl]

ok - so has the F14 (all versions) been retired or not?

anyways my forte is WW2 aircraft

 

[visa]

to threadstarter:

 

[fgl]

F14 Tomcat Retirement Party


The F14 Tomcat, once made famous by the movie Top Gun staring Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer, and one of the most loved and recognizable fighter jet in the world, has officially retired from the U.S. Navy on 22nd September 2006 after a 32-year service.
To mark the retirement of this remarkable fighter aircraft, Hobby HQ and F-4Dable Models, and in conjunction with the Selangor and Federal Territory Plastic Modelling Society (SFTPMS) has organized a retirement party on 7th October 2006 at City Square Shopping Centre.
Members of SFTPMS and local modelers has built numerous F14 Tomcat models of various size and variant and showcased them at the retirement party.
Below are some of the pictures taken at the party. All pictures taken with Fujifilm Finepix S9500 + Vivitar 728 external flash.
Click on an image to view larger version.
F14 wall of fame. Various F14 Tomcat models.http://ken-cheong.com/wp-content/PicGallery/20061007-f14-rp/f14rp08.jpg

 

[ash_88]

ok - so has the F14 (all versions) been retired or not?

anyways my forte is WW2 aircraft

yup they are all gone except teh ones flying with iran. yup ww2 planes are sweet.

 

[fgl]

I especially luv modeling ww2 usa aircraft .. but luftwaffe camo schemes represent tougher paint jobs esp in 1/72 scale

 

[empihsrow]

yup they are all gone except teh ones flying with iran. yup ww2 planes are sweet.

LOL. I can think of the Spitfires, the Zero fighters, the Typhoons, etc.

 

[fgl]

my all time fav - F4u1 corsair .. I'm building one in 1/32 scale as & when free ...

 

[StarDust]

FDS!! haha.. Were u involved in ndp08?

Yes,got my face on TV.

Btw i was able to get a joyride of C130 just now because it's open to base personal and their family for the 28 and 29, shiok but abit short.

 

[K2desoog]

To the threadstarter:

...or you can try the super-low-tech version

...or the mid-super-low tech version

.and theres one where you can sit in a bucket and it'll sling you awaaaaay!!

 

[marcdadrummer]

lol. as high tech as all jet fighters are... get sucked in by a bird and the plane's TOAST!

 

[jony]

I especially luv modeling ww2 usa aircraft .. but luftwaffe camo schemes represent tougher paint jobs esp in 1/72 scale

I used to absolutely love building these WWII planes.

Done a 109, 163 (little bugger) Fischler Storch (stork?) He-111Z (this one my prized possesion. the 5 engined bastard child of 2 He-111s.

Have a Bf-110 unbuilt. Guitar playing taking up all my time.

 

[fgl]

bf 110? Heikels - cool

MY FAV EVER WAS BF 109 E BATTLE OF BRITIAN MODEL ... adolf galland markings

rite now I'm (slowly) trying to do my 1/32 sacela PAPPY BOYINGTON F4u1 corsair - ITS SO BIG & HUGE & I'M SUPER DETAILING IT ... IT'S TAKING FOREVER ...

mY LAST modern day aircraft model was a French rafale night fighter

 

[Revoltage]

yay can't wait for the show tmr ^^

 

[betsybug]

fgl, jony - have you guys watched the film, "The Battle of Britain"? Filmed with real Heinkels from the Spanish Air Force - those were the days before CGI. Great film.

I like the all-glass nose and the wing shapes of the He-111. Alas, too vulnerable without fighter protection.

 

[fgl]

Betsybug - I even have the dvd .... one of my fav war movies ....

I esp luv the Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1 version .. though soem of the spits featured in the movie didnt carry authetic battle of britian markings

 

[betsybug]

fgl - I have the dvd too
Thankfully it does not have the nationalistic rah-rah feel that runs through some american films like "Pearl Harbor". Ughh!

Historically there should be more Hurricanes than Spits but of course by 1969, not many Hurricanes can still fly. So, this film need to be remade with CGI!!

 

[fgl]

yeah "Pearl Harbour " was crap-ish... even the P40s they used were not of the actual pearl harbour models (which were p40Bs - I think they used P40Ks in the movie) with a totally diffient paint scheme & markings.

The movie "Tora Tora Tora" has a much better representation of the pearl Harbour attack ...and more factual too w/o all that love story shitte ....

Anyone built any B17F ?- I got one with Memphis Belle markings half done for the last 5 years ..lolz no time ...

 

[marcdadrummer]

anyone's going on sunday??

 

[ash_88]

talking about ww2 movies and memphis belle. that show was great too. another one was the tuskagess fighters(i think that was the name) about black american pilots during ww2. great show. the spitifre was by far one of the best looking and sounding aircraft of ww2 till the mustang came. the v12 merlins had a way telling everyone there were there.

 

[fgl]

tuskagee airmen - yah nice ... P51s ... the real squadron flew P51Bs and Cs but the movies potray them with P51Ds from the start though ...

nice movie though..

Baa Baa Black Shep was my all time fav ww2 TV series. They used F4u4s instead F4u1As as used by the actual squadron