Well, there really isn't ANYTHING new under the sun! I just picked up the Sept. issue of Fly RC and not only did their coverage of Top Gun reveal all the "usual suspects" (P-51's BVM Sabre kits, Albatros DIII's, F-100's, B-17's, etc.) butalso a beautifully done 1/3 scale model of the Strutter (by Bud Roane) in precisely the color scheme I had been considering above!

There were a few refreshingly new models however, for example, Sam Snyder's Dornier 23G, Richard Crapp's Swordfish, George Maiorana's AEW (TU-4), and Kark Gross' Lysander.

Sometimes I feel like there are only a dozen or so WWI aircraft that are documentable to the degree necessary to pass muster at a national scale event. And so we keep seeing the same aircraft again and again and again -- maybe in new paint schemes.

Still, a guy needs to be realistic. I'm not going to stop jogging just because I'm never going to make the Olympic sprint team!