Warbird Information Exchange

As far as the Zero's, they have been scattered - one ended up at the Navy Museum in Pensacola, one ended up with Odegaard and the Beck estate in North Dakota, and one is at the Pearl Harbor Museum at Ford Island.

Attention to detail. It's more realistic than the "traditional" Tora Zero replicas.

Well, I if we're being nit-picky about realism, those cowl guns stick out way too far..the muzzles should barely be visible. The green is too olive for Japanese Navy Green, and the white border on the Hinomaru is too narrow..regs specified the it to be 75mm wide no matter what the size of the "meatball."

Still a cool looking bird, though!

SN

"Also is this Mechanical Mastermind....................... still alive?"


I thought I remembered Zane encountered him not too long ago in the DFW area , or somewhere in Texas

Zane

No big decal

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Oh no you di-unt!

SN

yugo Steve, that was good

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Gary Lewis
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At least the wing spars weren't cut despite the fact that it was the first Zero to fly 25 bombing missions over Pearl Harbor - or something like that.

If it crashes into the water, Taras can recover it and they can put it in Pensacola after the Zebra mussels attack it for the next 30 or so years.

Oh, and while we're at it, why don't we just throw away some of the surplus material so no one else can use it for future restorations.

I think I covered all the bases - any more?

Oh, yea, invasion stripes - gotta have 'um, as well as a non PC nude female on the nose.

Weren't they powder blue on top with yellow nose

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for the paint police. i don't think the field repaints/touch-ups etc always followed the script.

steve - what colour is olive drab???

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Out of curiosity, how many Tora aircraft have there been over the years?

I think there were only 36 Tora aircraft built for the film (Vals, Kates & Zeroes). Some people have created there own versions, and some of the Tora bird's have been lost.
Jerry

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Thank you, Jerry. I often see a "Val" and "Kate" replica at air shows in the Tri State area. I am not sure if they belong to the group or if they are as you mentioned other people's versions. I haven't been able to see the Tora group yet, but I will catch them. I hope the website is updated soon, it would be neat to have member and aircraft info and histories.

Don't forget to add a big sharkmouth!

SN

Is that a replica or a genuine Val? It definitely needs some TLC, I'm game to help but far away.