The Duke's Second Aircraft Done in April

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The Duke's Second Aircraft Done in April

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Yes, I have completed another troublesome aircraft, this time it's the old Italeri US Air Force B-66 Destroyer before it was converted to a Red Crown ELINT aircraft.


I had painted, stripped and repainted this numerous times so this is another great "three-foot" model:


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It's been shot with a Krylon aluminum paint, and the one decal on the engine broke when I tried again to use Solvaset to lay it down flat. Someday when I'm not so disgusted with this model I'll try to paint match and fix it.


Thank you all for looking in, comments are welcome.
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Looks good to me!
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Looks fantastic, Mark. The Destroyer is one kit you don’t find too often built up.
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Cool Mark! I don't know much about that aircraft.
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Very nice Duke! Great looking build! :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:
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Looks great Mark! :shoutout: :shoutout:
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Now that's not something you see everyday - Looking good Mark!
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Thank you Lyle! I'm glad you like it.

Thank you Steve! Yeah, it builds so well and so smoothly, it's surprising to me that so few have built one. Maybe the bare metal finish puts people off. I'm glad I got mine done.

Thank you John Kdog! If I recall correctly, it was the Air Force version of the Navy A3D Skywarrior. The Air Force adopted it as a medium bomber but as far as I recall; they never used it as such. Most were converted into tankers and ELINT aircraft.

Thank you CB! It does look great from three feet away! :giggles:

Thank you Mike! I'm happy with it.

Thank you Stuart! Yeah, It's amazing how few people ever build these.
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Steve? Tom is the name. Just don’t call me late for dinner :giggles:
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My apologies Tom! I did it again in another thread so please forgive me. Gonna have to remember that.
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