This one suits me! LOL The best scale there is. And I have plenty to choose from. I wanted to do something a little different. I did just do the Revell 1/48 SR-71. Had I seen this sooner, I would have entered that. So sticking with the non combat theme, I figured this would work well. AND, this version is silver. I am pretty sure I am gonna do the NACA bird.
What, you may ask, is NACA???? It is the predecessor of NASA. NACA stands for National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.
Congress founded NACA on 3 March 1915, as an independent government agency reporting directly to the President. Its enacting legislation was attached as a rider to the Naval Appropriation Bill for that year. Unlike NASA, NACA began almost without anyone noticing. It started simply, with a chairman, Brigadier General George Scriven, chief of the Armyâs Signal Corps, a main committee of 12 members representing the government, military, and industry, an executive committee with 7 members, chosen from the main committee, and one employee, John F. Victory. Committee members were not paid and served only in an advisory capacity, meeting a few times a year to direct the aim of the new organization. Initially, the task of the committee was to coordinate efforts already underway across the nation. However, its mission and workforce soon grew to cover a greater role in aeronautics research in the U.S.
In 1958, NACA was absorbed into the newly formed NASA. All operations, research and much of NACAs personnel were taken over by NASA.
nice paint!
And I am pretty sure its the kit thats not done right vs the figure. 