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Fred Zayas (skidshoe49)
US

About me

Name:
Fred Zayas
Nickname:
skidshoe49
Country:
US United States of America
Town:
Enterprise
Member since:
July 18, 2012
Communities:
scalemates.com (Scale modeling)
papermates.net (Paper modeling)
gundammates.com (Gundam modeling)
railwaymates.com (Train modeling)
diecastmates.com (Diecast models)
rcmates.net (RC modeling)
Hello fellow modelers. I am a retired U.S. Army aviator, Chief Warrant Officer 3. I have been a model builder since age 13, and I am more into the hobby now than ever. Love to discuss kits, and building ideas. I flew the UH-1H/V Huey, and the CH-47D Chinook in the Army, so I guess those are my favorite helicopters. I look forward to posting some pics and looking at yours too.
Before being an Army pilot, I was a loadmaster in the U.S. Air Force. I flew in the C-130E/H, and HC-130H/P/N versions of the Hercules. Any information you need to help your C-130 model look better, let me know.

My biggest interests go towards "Retro" modeling. Trying those kits from my youth a second time, with the skills I have acquired through the years.

Activities

Modeling clubs

I'm not a member of a scale modeling club.

Favorite webzines

Hyperscale
Hyperscale
AU
Scale Rotors
Scale Rotors
GB
ARC Air
ARC Air
CA
Internet Modeler
Internet Modeler
GB
Modelingmadness
Modelingmadness
US
Aeroscale
Aeroscale
GB
SprueCutters.com
SprueCutters.com
GB
ARC Armor
ARC Armor
CA

Scale modeling forums

Scale Rotors
Scale Rotors
GB
FineScale Modeler Forum
FineScale Modeler Forum
US

Scale modeling magazines

FineScale Modeler
Replic
Scale Military Modeller
Scale Aircraft Modelling

Scale modeling shops

Squadron.com
Squadron.com
US

Paint ranges

I use following paints on a regular basis:

Model Master
Humbrol
Tamiya
Pactra

Favorite scales

No particular scales are on my favorite list

Interests

Aircraft

Aichi D3A Val Aircraft » Propeller | JP 1937–1945

Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Aircraft » Propeller | US 1948–Now

Bell 204 Huey Aircraft » Helicopters | US 1956–Now

Bell AH-1 Cobra Aircraft » Helicopters | US 1965–Now

Bell P-39 Airacobra Aircraft » Propeller | US 1938–1951

Boeing 707 Aircraft » Jets | US 1954–Now

Boeing 727 Aircraft » Jets | US 1963–Now

Boeing 737 Aircraft » Jets | US 1967–Now

Boeing 747 Aircraft » Jets | US 1969–Now

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Aircraft » Propeller | US 1941–1959

Boeing B-29 Superfortress Aircraft » Propeller | US 1944–1965

Boeing B-47 Stratojet Aircraft » Jets | US 1947–1957

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Aircraft » Jets | US 1955–Now

Boeing H-46 Sea Knight Aircraft » Helicopters | US 1958–Now

Boeing H-47 Chinook Aircraft » Helicopters | US 1961–Now

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker Aircraft » Jets | US 1955–Now

Cessna O-1 Bird Dog Cessna L-19 Aircraft » Propeller | US 1950–1974

Cessna O-2 Skymaster Aircraft » Propeller | US 1961–Now

Consolidated B-24 Liberator Aircraft » Propeller | US 1941–1968

Consolidated PBY Catalina Aircraft » Propeller | US 1936–1957

Convair B-58 Hustler Aircraft » Jets | US 1960–1970

Convair F-106 Delta Dart Aircraft » Jets | US 1959–1988

Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Kittyhawk Aircraft » Propeller | US 1938–1958

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Aircraft » Propeller | US 1942–1959

Curtiss-Wright C-46 Curtiss C-46 Commando Aircraft » Propeller | US 1941–Now

Dassault Super Etendard Aircraft » Jets | FR 1964–Now

Douglas A-1 Skyraider Aircraft » Propeller | US 1945–1985

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Aircraft » Jets | US 1954–Now

Douglas DC-3 Aircraft » Propeller | US 1935–Now

Douglas DC-4 Aircraft » Propeller | US 1942–Now

Douglas DC-8 Aircraft » Jets | US 1958–Now

Douglas SBD Dauntless Aircraft » Propeller | US 1940–1959

English Electric Lightning Aircraft » Jets | GB 1959–1988

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar Aircraft » Propeller | US 1949–1987

General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark Aircraft » Jets | US 1967–2020

Grumman A-6 Intruder Aircraft » Jets | US 1960–1997

Grumman C-2 Greyhound Aircraft » Propeller | US No range

Grumman E-2 Hawkeye Aircraft » Propeller | US 1960–Now

Grumman EA-6 Prowler Aircraft » Jets | US 1968–2019

Grumman F-14 Tomcat Aircraft » Jets | US 1970–Now

Grumman F4F Wildcat Aircraft » Propeller | US 1937–1945

Grumman F6F Hellcat Aircraft » Propeller | US 1943–1960

Grumman F7F Tigercat Aircraft » Propeller | US 1944–1954

Grumman F9F Panther Aircraft » Jets | US 1947–1969

Grumman J2F Duck Aircraft » Propeller | US 1936–1955

Grumman TBF Avenger Aircraft » Propeller | US 1942–1960

Hawker Hunter Aircraft » Jets | GB 1951–2014

Hawker Hurricane Aircraft » Propeller | GB 1937–1950

Hawker Siddeley Harrier BAe Sea Harrier Aircraft » Jets | GB 1967–2016

Heinkel He 111 Aircraft » Propeller | 3R 1935–1958

Hughes 500 MD 500 Aircraft » Helicopters | US 1963–Now

Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Aircraft » Propeller | 3R 1936–1945

Lockheed C-130 Hercules Aircraft » Propeller | US 1954–Now

Lockheed C-141 Starlifter Aircraft » Jets | US 1963–2006

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Aircraft » Jets | US 1958–2004

Lockheed L-1011 Tristar Aircraft » Jets | US No range

Lockheed P-2 Neptune Aircraft » Propeller | US 1950–1980

Lockheed P-3 Orion Aircraft » Propeller | US 1958–Now

Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aircraft » Propeller | US 1941–1965

Lockheed Super Constellation L-1049 / WV / R7V / C-121 Aircraft » Propeller | US 1967–1970

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star Aircraft » Jets | US 1948–2017

Martin B-26 Marauder Aircraft » Propeller | US 1941–1945

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Aircraft » Jets | US 1970–Now

McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Aircraft » Jets | US 1965–Now

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II Aircraft » Jets | US 1958–2021

McDonnell F-101 Voodoo Aircraft » Jets | US 1954–1984

Mitsubishi A6M Zero Zeke Aircraft » Propeller | JP 1940–1945

Mitsubishi G4M Betty Aircraft » Propeller | JP 1941–1945

North American B-25 Mitchell Aircraft » Propeller | US 1940–1979

North American F-86 Sabre Aircraft » Jets | US 1949–1994

North American P-51 Mustang Aircraft » Propeller | US 1942–1984

North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco Aircraft » Propeller | US 1965–Now

Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter Aircraft » Jets | US 1959–Now

Northrop F-89 Scorpion Aircraft » Jets | US 1948–1969

Northrop P-61 Black Widow F-15 Reporter Aircraft » Propeller | US 1944–1954

Northrop T-38 Talon Aircraft » Jets | US 1959–Now

Republic F-105 Thunderchief Aircraft » Jets | US 1958–1984

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Aircraft » Jets | US 1954–1991

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Aircraft » Propeller | US 1941–1945

Sikorsky S-55 H-19 Chickasaw Aircraft » Helicopters | US 1951–Now

Sikorsky S-58 H-34 Choctaw Aircraft » Helicopters | US 1954–Now

Sikorsky S-61 SH-3 Sea King Aircraft » Helicopters | US 1959–Now

Sikorsky S-65 H-53 Aircraft » Helicopters | US 1964–Now

Supermarine Spitfire Aircraft » Propeller | GB 1938–1961

Vought A-7 Corsair II Aircraft » Jets | US 1965–Now

Vought F-8 Crusader Aircraft » Jets | US 1957–1999

Vought F4U Corsair Aircraft » Propeller | US 1942–1979

Utensils

Weathering Utensils » Painting | No range

Vehicles

LAV-25 Piranha Vehicles » APC/IFV's | CA 1983–Now

Contact

My next events

I currently have nothing in my agenda.

Mates

Bill LasVegasModeler
US
Ivo Alba Microsis
ES
Clifford Keesler stormrider509
US

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