> Question: I just picked up this model by Hasegawa. I'm going to build it
> for a buddy of mine who flew one over both Viet Nams, getting shot down for
> his trouble and spending four days on the ground before SAR was able to get
> him out. Lo and behold, the kit comes with his squadron's markings (VA-195
> "Dambusters") and I'd like to really personalize it just for him. >
> Does anyone know where to get - or how to make - the appropriate aircraft
> number and name marking?
Have you got a picture of the plane? Superscale made lots of sheets of numbers for USN aircraft and Squadron still has some in stock. You might check with them as to their having what you need for the numbers. Putting his name on will probably require either some handpainting or piecing tiny letters from decal scraps.
Bill Banaszak, MFE