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No, it's not part of a football cadence. I need to make a couple of blu-32 napalm cannisters for my Smoke II F-104. Here's what they look like:

http://www.designation-systems.net/usmi ... blu-32.jpg

Needs to be a little over 6 inches long and 3/4 of an inch in diameter, or slightly fatter.

Any ideas?

aferguson wrote:No, it's not part of a football cadence. I need to make a couple of blu-32 napalm cannisters for my Smoke II F-104. Here's what they look like:

http://www.designation-systems.net/usmi ... blu-32.jpg

Needs to be a little over 6 inches long and 3/4 of an inch in diameter, or slightly fatter.

Any ideas?

Busted, No hot linking.

Can you upload the pic and then email it to me I will host the picture.

Looks like a couple of the fat plastic pen barrels would work! Glue them end to end and then detail the plate and caps!

hmm....i tried looking at magic markers this morning but couldnt' find anything the right shape. Didn't think of looking at pens.

Any pics yet?

Go to the main site first:

http://www.designation-systems.net

Then switch back to SSHQ and click the real link:

http://www.designation-systems.net/usmi ... blu-32.jpg

the original link works fine for me..

anyway, what would be perfect is simply cutting down the wingtip tanks of the f-104 itself. They're the right shape and diameter (for the similar but slightly larger blu-27 napalm canister), just too long. The problem is of course i need the wingtip tanks to put on the wingtips.

found something. A couple of make up applicators...for eye lashes. The shape is pretty good. Size wise i thought they were too small until i found out that there was a blu-10 napalm canister, 250lb class and these eye lash thingys are the perfect size. So my Vietnam F-104 is all set for a strike mission.

If anyone wants to read a good article on the Starfighter in Vietnam here:

http://web.tiscali.it/F104-Starfighter/Zip.htm

and a couple of nice pics of aVietnam F-104 taxiing in after a strike mission:

http://www.916-starfighter.de/SEA100.htm

Found a good use for your old make-up containers, aferg? Boy, we hardly knew ya'

Shad up.

BLU-32 Canisters

Aferg

Try looking at buying a small piece of PVC pipe at Home Depot-I think they should have something at or close to 3/4" diameter. You can also check out anything in the Girls Cosmetics Aisle and even a place called "Storables" (not sure if they have it in Canada) but they sell kitchy stuff like spray bottles, canisters, containers. Try checking out a "Dollar Store" for Dual Use items. For the ends try using Estes Plastic Rocket Nose Cones.

Go here to see a pic of a napalm bomb on an underwing hardpoint on a Vietnam 104. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... D%26sa%3DN

thanks Folkwulfe....that was a very handy picture.