Alas, I cannot. My father is having eye surgery the following week, so he’s out of the picture, and wants to go with me. I’ll have to pass, but send my regards and hope things are better for Berny than they sound.
I am packing up my goody bag today with AM parts I will no longer use. I will be giving them to anyone that needs them on a first come first serve. I have some parts no longer in production and should be usefull to someone building that kit.
Hi Berny,
Very cool, I can’t wait to see what you got.
Ken
Lol. Just remember to save some for the rest of us who can’t get there til Saturday. lol
No problem Rich. I think it would be only fair to wait until Saturday and then we could decide amongst all of us. No need to worry my friend!
Ken
And I almost forgot to mention, I will be bringing a CD with pictures that my Dad took while he was in Vietnam. This was between August to December of 1964. None of the aircraft was painted in camouflage yet. I am quite sure most people will find the pictures very interesting. I will bring a CD for everyone who is there. I only ask that no one share these without asking me first. And that is only so that my Dad can be credited for taking the pictures. I plan to build each of the aircraft that are in the photos, just as they looked at the time.
Ken
If I had my druthers, I’ld like a tiny wrench or screw driver, even an old pencil or pen, or even a beat up paint brush as a souvenir…any old junked tool of the trade…as long as it was well worn and used and otherwise of 0 monetary value…lol…no obligations expected…wouldn’t mind a J-79 in the backyard either, keep us warm on those cool fall nights…[whstl]
I hear that J79s are also great BBQ grills. You just have to cook your burgers from about 4 houses down the block and use a very long set of skewers…
LMAO…a little JP Sauce…mmmmmm…[::DD0][bgr]
Ah, the smell of JP-4 exhaust in the morning. Nothing like it.
I have the goody bag all packed. I may need a bigger suitcase to carry it. [:O]
Ken, I have the AN/ALQ-101 ECM pod packed up too. I also threw in a AN/ALQ-87, AN/ALQ-119, AN/ALQ-131 and a missile well strike camera as well.
Wow Berny! Very cool!
Another thing about this trip that I am looking forward to is maybe catching a C-5 Galaxy circling, landing, or taking off! When I lived at Dover AFB, it was a common sight. Funny how you take some things for granted.
Ken
Greetings everyone,
Well, I finally got home and unloaded the truck and unpacked my suitcase from our trip to the museum with Berny. We had a wonderful time. For those of you who were not there, you missed a really fun, informative, great time. I am going to share some of the pictures.
This one is where we surprised Berny by having the museum reserve his very own parking place:
Berny was also given access to walk behind the barriers to get up close and personel with the RF-4C at the museum. Here is a picture with him posing next to it:
Then Berny had a seat in the F-4 cockpit that the museum has set up. Here is a picture of him investigating flight readiness:
Now this next picture would be a Mig’s worst nightmare to see on it’s six:
Thanks Dom for that shot!
I will post more pictures later.
Ken
The Phab Phour.
Left to right
Ken (Son Of Medicine Man), Dom (Bockscar), Berny, Rich (Sparrowhyperion).
You should have seen the look on their faces when I dumped my goody bag of AM parts on the bed. It was like three kids in a candy store when told to get what they want at no cost. I just dumped the contents and got out of the way. [:)]
Many thanks for the AM kits Berny!
I woulda’ got more stuff, but Ken dropped his gloves and tried a jersey pull, I gave him an old Hulk Hogan drop kick and got the stuff I wanted back! While we were mixing it up, Rich grabbed a huge pile of stuff and made a run for it. We cut him off at the pass, me jumping over the balcony, shortest trip down three floors I ever made, before he could get to his horse…err…car!!! Phew! We team tagged him and got the stash back!
Actually, Ken was so gracious, he only wanted a few T-33 kits, I had to force him to take an AM kit for a Tamiya 1/32 F-4…lol…
Again Berny, many thanks for the stuff, it will be put to good use, and your advice will be followed.
Eegads! I really need to lose some weight…!
I just circled and studied the prey while the other sharks started the feeding frenzy, then swooped in and snagged a couple of items. lol Now I have an excuse to pick up a couple of new kits. On a bad note though, I got sniped again while trying to get a 1/32 Phantom on eBay… 
I didn’t find out until I got home. I lost it by 50 cents. Oh well… Thanks for all the AM stuff Berny!
Yes, it was just like Christmas! Thank you again for giving those AM parts to us. I am bringing mine to our monthly IPMS meeting for show and tell!
Ken
Dom, you still crack me up! [:D]
Hello Everyone,
As promised, here are a few more pictures. In this one you can see Rich in front with Berny behind him and to the right of Berny is Dom. They are checking out the F-105D. If you look farther in the background you can see Deb sitting and part of Merissa.
In this next shot you can see Berny laughing (probably at one of Dom’s jokes) standing next to an F-4C.
In this next picture you can see Berny (sitting in the chair) with Dom standing beside him checking out the F-105G. Also you can see Merissa talking to her dad Rich.
The following picture has Dom checking out the display case and Berny is reading one of the displays. Notice the B-52D looming over their heads! (One of Dom’s favorite aircraft by the way.)
I am including the next picture because Berny mentioned how much he really likes the F-84E (after the Phantom II of course!)
Here is a good shot of Berny with the B-52D in the background.
In the picture Rich is checking out one of his favorite aircraft, the B-58.
This next photo is a shot of Berny getting ready to pop a wheelie!
There is more to come, so stay tuned!
Ken