1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", Austrian Air Force; Linz 2010

[Dizzyfugu]

And another one... This one was actually built a couple of weeks ago, but I never found the time to take beauty pics.


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr



Some background:
In July 1967, the first Swedish Air Force student pilots started training on the Saab 105, a Swedish high-wing, twin-engine trainer aircraft developed in the early sixties as a private venture by Saab AB. The Swedish Air Force procured the type for various roles and issued the aircraft with the designation Sk 60.

The Sk 60 entered service in 1967, replacing the aging De Havilland Vampire fleet, and had a long-lasting career. But in the late Eighties, by which point the existing engines of the Swedish Air Force's Sk 60 fleet were considered to be towards the end of their technical and economic lifespan and the airframes started to show their age and wear of constant use, the Swedish Air Force started to think about a successor and/or a modernization program.

Saab suggested to replace the Saab 105's original Turbomeca Aubisque engines with newly-built Williams International FJ44 engines, which were lighter and less costly to operate, but this was only regarded as a stop-gap solution.
In parallel, Saab also started work for a dedicated new jet trainer that would prepare pilots for the Saab 39 Gripen – also on the drawing boards at the time – and as a less sophisticated alternative to the promising but stillborn Saab 38, a collaboration between Saab and the Italian aircraft manufacturer Aermacchi.


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


In 1991 Saab presented its new trainer design to the Swedish Air Force, internally called "FSK900". The aircraft was a conservative design, with such a configurational resemblance to the Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet that it is hard to believe Saab engineers didn't see the Alpha Jet as a model for what they wanted to do. However, even if that was the case, FSK900 was by no means a copy of the Alpha Jet. The Saab design had a muscular, rather massive appearance, while the Alpha Jet was more wasp-like and very sleek. The FSK900 was also bigger in length and span and had an empty weight about 10% greater.

The FSK900 was mostly made of aircraft aluminum alloys, with some control surfaces made of carbon-fiber/epoxy composite, plus very selective use of titanium. It had high-mounted swept wings, with a supercritical airfoil section and a leading-edge dogtooth. The wings had a sweep of 27.5°, an anhedral droop of 7°, and featured ailerons for roll control as well as double slotted flaps. The tailplanes were all-moving, and also featured an anhedral of 7°. An airbrake was mounted on each side of the rear fuselage.
The twin engines, one mounted in a pod along each side of the fuselage, were two Williams International FJ44-4M turbofans without reheat, each rated at 16.89 kN (3,790 lbst). The tricycle landing gear assemblies all featured single wheels, with both nose gear and main gear retracting forward into the fuselage, featuring an antiskid braking system.

Flight controls were hydraulic, and hydraulic systems were dual redundant. Instructor and cadet sat in tandem, both on zero-zero ejection seats, with the instructor's seat in the rear raised 27 cm (10.6 in) to give a good forward view. The cockpit was pressurized and featured a one-piece canopy, hinged open to the right, providing excellent visibility.


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


The FSK900 could be fitted with two pylons under each wing and under the fuselage centerline, for a total of five hardpoints. The inner wing pylons were plumbed and could carry 450 liter (119 US gallon) drop tanks. A total external payload of 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) could be carried.

External stores included a conformal underfuselage pod with a single 27 mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon (with 120 rounds), the same weapon that was also mounted in the Saab Gripen or the Eurofighter/Typhoon and which was originally developed in Germany in the 1960ies for the MRCA Tornado. Other external loads comprised a centerline target winch for the target tug role, an air-sampling pod for detection of fallout or other atmospheric pollutants, jammer or chaff pods for electronic warfare training, a camera/sensor pod and a baggage pod for use in the liaison role. Furthermore, the aircraft featured a baggage compartment in the center fuselage, which also offered space for other special equipment or future updates.
Other weapons included various iron and cluster bombs of up to 454 kg (1.000 lb) caliber, various unguided missiles and missile pods, pods with external 7,92mm machine guns or 30mm cannon, and Rb.24 (AIM-9L Sidewinder) AAMs. Originally, no radar was not mounted to the trainer, but the FSK900's nose section offered enough space for a radome and additional, sophisticated avionics.

The Swedish Air Force accepted Saab's design, leading to a contract for two nonflying static-test airframes and four flying prototypes. Detail design was completed by the end of 1993 and prototype construction began in the spring of 1994, leading to first flight of the initial prototype on 29 July 1994.


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


The first production Sk 90 A, how the basic trainer type was officially dubbed, was delivered to the Swedish Air Force in 1996. In parallel, a contract had been signed for the re-engining of 115 Saab Sk 60 aircraft in 1993; the number of aircraft to be upgraded was subsequently reduced as a result of cuts to the defense budget and the advent of the FSK900, of which 60 had already been initially ordered.

A total of 108 Sk 90s were built for Sweden, and at present the Swedish Air Force has no further requirement for new Sk 90s. The type is regarded as strong, agile, and pleasant to fly, while being cheap to operate. Upgrades are in planning, though, including the fit of at least some Sk 90s with a modern "glass cockpit" to provide advanced training for the Saab Gripen (which had entered service in June 1992), and a full authority digital engine control (FADEC) for the FJ44-4M turbofans. Integration of the Rb.75 (the AGM-65A/B Maverick in Swedish service) together with a pod-mounted FLIR camera system was also suggested, improving the Sk 90's attack capability dramatically. These updates were started in 2000 and gradually introduced in the course of standard overhaul cycles.

The upgraded aircraft received the designation Sk 90 B, and until 2006 the complete Swedish fleet had been modified. Another variant for Sweden was the Sk 90 S, which had a camera nose and could perform tactical reconnaissance missions (these machines were otherwise also updated to Sk 90 B standard), and there were plans for a new two-seater variant with enhanced attack capabilities, the Sk 90 C. This variant was not adapted by the Swedish Air Force, though, but its elements were offered to export customers.


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


Despite its qualities and development potential, the Sk 90 did not attain much foreign interest. It basically suffered from bad timing and from the focus on domestic demands. In order to become a serious export success, the aircraft came effectively 10 years too late. Furthermore, the Sk 90 was very similar to the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet (even though it was cheaper to operate), and Swedish trainer hit the market at a time when the German Luftwaffe started to prematurely phase out its Alpha Jet attack variant and flooded the market with cheap second hand aircraft in excellent condition. Another detrimental factor was that the Saab Sk 90 had with the BAe Hawk another proven competitor with a long and successful operational track record all over the world, and many countries preferred its more simple single engine layout.

Modest foreign sales could be secured, though: Austria kept up its close connection with Saab since the Seventies and procured 36 Sk 90 Ö in 2002, gradually replacing its ageing Saab 105 fleet. The Sk 90 Ö was comparable with the updated Sk 90 B, but the Austrian machines were newly produced and featured several modifications and additions in order to fulfill the Austrian Air Force's demanding multi-role profile.

The Sk 90 Ö's most distinct and obvious difference to the Swedish aircraft was a slightly more voluminous nose section for a weather radar system and its radome. This piece of equipment was deemed to be a vital asset in order to ensure operational safety in the type's typical alpine theatre of operations, with frequent poor visibility.


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


Further avionics for the Sk 90 Ö included a Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics suite, an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS), Inertial Reference System (IRS), Integrated Flight Information System (IFIS) with electronic charts, Two Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), Synthetic Vision System for Situational Awareness (SVS), a Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS), Dual Flight Management System (FMS), Surface Awareness System, Autothrottle and a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).

The Austrian machines were primarily intended to serve as advanced trainers for Eurofighter pilots (after initial training on Pilatus PC-7 trainers), but would also be capable of ground attack/CAS duties, much like the Austrian Saab 105. Due to the Austrian Air Force's small size, the Sk 90 Ö was furthermore capable of limited QRA and airspace patrol duties, armed with up to four AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs and a ventral gun pod.
Air space security and border patrols were a frequent task in the type's early service years, when the Austrian Air Force was still waiting for the delayed Eurofighter to become operational in this role and both the rented F-5Es from Switzerland as well as the aged Draken fleet had become more and more obsolete in this vital defense role, or even unserviceable.


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


From 2007 onwards, with starting Eurofighter deliveries, the Sk 90 Ö was gradually relegated to training and ground attack duties, but this could change again soon: In July 2017, the Austrian Defense Ministry announced that it would be replacing all of its Typhoon aircraft by 2020. The ministry said that continued use of its Typhoons over their 30-year lifespan would cost about €5 bln. with the bulk being used up for maintenance. It estimated that buying a new fleet of 15 single-seat and 3 twin-seat fighters would save €2 bln. over that period, and Austria plans to explore a government-to-government sale or lease agreement to avoid a lengthy and costly tender process with a manufacturer. Possible replacements include the Saab Gripen and the F-16. In this likely scenario, the Sk 90 Ö will probably once more have to fill airspace defense gaps.

Further potential export customers for the Sk 90 included Malaysia as well as Singapore, Myanmar, Finland, Poland and Hungary. The latest customer has been the Republic of Scotland in late 2017. After the country's separation from the United Kingdom, the country started to build an independent air force with a supplier from a neutral country, and its first armed aircraft came from Saab in the form of early, second hand JAS 39 Gripen and Sk 90.


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr



General characteristics:
    Crew: two pilots in tandem
    Length incl. pitot: 13.0 m (42 ft 8 in)
    Wingspan: 9.94 m (32 ft 7 in)
    Height: 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
    Empty weight: 3,790 kg (8,360 lb)
    Max. takeoff weight: 7,500 kg (16,530 lb)

Powerplant:
    2× Williams International FJ44-4M turbofans without reheat, rated at 16.89 kN (3,790 lbst) each

Performance:
    Maximum speed: 1,038 km/h (645 mph)
    Range: 1,670 km (900 nm)

Armament:
    No internal gun; five hardpoints for 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) of payload and a variety of ordnance,
    including a conformal ventral gun pod with a 27mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon and up to
    four AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs




The kit and its assembly:
A simple kit travesty, and this one is the second incarnation of the basic idea. The fictional Saab Sk 90 is basically the 1:72 Kawasaki T-4 from Hasegawa, with little modifications. Originally, I wondered what an overdue Saab 105 replacement could or would look like? The interesting Saab 38 never saw the light, as mentioned above, there was also a stillborn A-10-style light attack aircraft, and I assume that neutral Sweden would rather develop its own aircraft than procure a foreign product.

Consideration of the BAe Hawk, Alpha Jet and the L-39 Albatros as inspirations for this project, I eventually came across the modern but rather overlooked Japanese Kawasaki T-4 trainer – and found that it had a certain Swedish look about it? Hmm... I had already built one with a camera nose in the famous "Fields & Meadows" scheme, but the concept offers more room for creative output.
One of the thoughts surrounding the aircraft was: what would be a potential replacement for the Austrian Saab 105 fleet, which had been in service for ages? Well, the Swedish successor would IMHO be a very plausible option, and so I built an Austrian derivative of the Sk 90 B, the Sk 90 Ö export variant.

Just like during the first build, I wanted to keep things simple. Consequently, the T-4 was mostly built OOB, including the cockpit with the dashboard decals, just with added handles to the ejection seats.
The only major change I made for the Austrian variant is the modified nose section: the T-4 nose was replaced by a slightly longer and wider alternative, and blended with the fuselage through PSR. The pitot was moved to starboard and replaced by a longer alternative from the scrap box.


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


The pair of underwing pylons are OOB, too, the ordnance in the form of an AIM-9 training/acquisition round (without steering fins) and an ACMI pod, together with launch rails, are spare parts. The ventral gun pod comes from an Italeri BAe Hawk, slightly trimmed in order to fit under the fuselage. Additionally, I added scratched chaff/flare dispensers and an IR jammer to the tail section.


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


As a side note: There are two different moulds for the Hasegawa T-4; one comes with two simple fuselage halves (from which I built the Swedish Sk 90 S, this mould was introduced in 1996), and this one here, AFAIK the first one from 1989, which comes with a separate cockpit section and other differences.
The kit is relatively simple, but fit is not perfect. My kit also featured surprisingly much flash and even some sinkholes (in the air intakes and ). IMHO, the newer mould is the better option – the new T-4 model is easier to assemble and overall fit is IMHO also better (only minimal PSR required, the old mould definitively requires body work almost on every seam).


Painting and markings:
Well, building the kit was not a true challenge, and the paint scheme I chose was also not truly demanding. However, I wanted something different from the Austrian Saab 105s' bare metal finish and also not a dull all-grey air superiority scheme. I eventually stumbled upon a scheme found on some Austrian helicopters, Shorts Skyvans and the Pilatus PC-7 trainers.

Basically, the pattern consists of a deep, dark forest green and an greyish olive drab, which almost appears like a brown, RAL 6020 (Chromoxydgrün) and RAL 7013 (Braungrau). RAL 7013 is the Austrian Army's standard color, used on many ground vehicles, too.
For the dark green I used Humbrol 195, which is the authentic tone, and RAL 7013 was approached through a rough 1:1:1 mix of Humbrol 29 (Dark Earth), 155 (Olive Drab) and 66 (Olive Drab, too), based on some pictures of Austrian aircraft in good light.

Originally, the scheme is a uniform, all over RAL 7013 with RAL 6020 only added to the upper sides, But for my build I found this to be a little boring, so I added a personal twist. The pattern on the upper surfaces was roughly adapted from an Austrian Skyvan, but I painted the underwing surfaces in aluminum, so that the model would not appear too murky and dull (Revell 91).


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


A late addition were the orange wing and fin tips – originally taken from the T-4 decal sheet, but application went sour and I had to scrape them off again and replace them with painted alternatives (Humbrol 18, plus a thin coat with Humbrol 209, dayglow orange). Anyway, these marking suit the aircraft' trainer role well and are a nice contrast to the red-and-white roundels.

The cockpit was painted in neutral grey, while the landing gear and the air intakes became white – very conservative.


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) - WiP by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


The markings were kept simple, puzzled together from various sources, the 4th Jet Squadron is fiction. The Austrian roundels come from a TL Modellbau sheet, the tactical code consists of single, black letters from TL Modellbau, too.
The current Austrian practice for the 4-digit codes is quite complex, and the four-digit-code is based on a variety of aircraft information; the 1st digit (Arabic number) is associated with a max. TOW class, the second (a letter) denotes the type's main purpose. The roundel divides the code, and the 3rd letter is allocated to a specific aircraft type (I re-used "S", formerly used on Saab 91D trainers until 1993) and the last letter is a consecutive, individual identifier.

Stencils were mostly taken from the T-4 OOB sheet or gathered from the scrap box, e .g. from German Tornado and T-33 sheets (for dual language markings). The silver trim at the flaps and the fin's rudder were created with generic decal stripes in various widths in silver. Similar, wider strips in black were used to create the de-icers on the fin's and wings' leading edges.
Finally, the kit was sealed with matt acrylic varnish (Italeri).


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Saab Sk 90 Ö, "5H-SB", 4th Jet Squadron, Flight Regiment 3, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte (Austrian Air Force); Fliegerhorst Vogler (Linz-Hörsching), 2010 (Whif/modified Hasegawa kit) by dizzyfugu, on Flickr



Thanks to the sound basis and only cosmetic changes, this one was not a tough build. The result is pretty subtle, though – who'd suspect a Japanese aircraft in this rather exotic disguise? Anyway, just like the Swedish Sk 90 S, this T-4 under foreign flag looks disturbingly plausible, and the scheme works well over typical Austrian landscape.

How could Sweden (and in this case Austria, too) hide this aircraft from the public for so long...? It's certainly not the last T-4 in disguise which I will build. A Scottish aircraft, as mentioned in the background above, is another hot candidate... :-D

[Gondor]

Lovely!! 

Spotted it as a T4 right away. Nice idea with the Aden pack on the centre line too. 

Gondor

[Spey_Phantom]

Another masterpiece you made, Dizzy 

[chrisonord]

Very nice Dizzy
Chris

[comrade harps]

Very cool! 

[Dizzyfugu]

Thank you very much, glad you like it. Finding the correct colors was not easy, but thanks to some help here from the board I was able to identify/confirm them. 

And the Scottish one is still on the agenda - even though the Cold War GB might focus my attention elsewhere in the following weeks.

[NARSES2]

Oh that is a natural 

[Glenn Gilbertson]

That looks so right!

[Captain Canada]

Nice one ! Looks like the real deal to me. Love those colours on her.

[Dizzyfugu]

Nice one ! Looks like the real deal to me. Love those colours on her.

Again, thanks a lot, everyone. I wanted this one to be "realistic", since not much was changed on the T-4, just the nose, and even that is rather subtle. But I agree that the relatively dull and simple colors really look good and convincing - I guess it can also be attributed to the orange highlights which make a nice contrast and just help selling the trainer story. Without them, I think that the whole thing would not look as good and conclusive.

[Scooterman]

Top notch, Dizzy.

[loupgarou]

A very pretty little plane indeed.

[b29r]

Very nice DF, that really looks the biz    A great storyline too, thanks for sharing.
Best regards,
Kem

[Dizzyfugu]

Thank you all!