Hey Nick! I thank you for your thoughts - it truly was my personal privilege to serve. Yeah, it wasn't always easy back then - it sometimes seemed we were more hated by our own people in the US than by our enemies overseas. Strange times.
I've had a fascination of the Tri-Star ever since I saw one fly, back in the 1990's, but I've never actually gone and looked for a kit. Definitely, "my bad". She's a fascinating plane.
"...interested in another kit" - really? Which one?