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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Trivia Answer

Here is the answer to why one of the OA-4M model kits is dark gray and the other is light gray.

The original OA-4M Skyhawk model kit, Kit # 5436 from 1985, is molded in dark gray.  The light gray kit is the Monogram of Germany re-issue, Kit # 74020 from 1994, by Revell AG.

Kit #5436 has decals for one OA-4M.  Bu No 154307, tailcode YU, side number 06, assigned to H&MS-12 'Outlaws' assigned to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.

Kit #74020 has decals for two aircraft.  Bu No 154651, tailcode WA, side number 07, assigned to H&MS-12 'Outlaws.'  Second aircraft is Bu No 152874, tailcode SD, side number 305, assigned to Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River NAS.

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