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These guys were coming up with new technology and moving so quickly that early contracts were literally a poloroid of a signed chalk board to suffice as a contract. It is just incredible what those guys did. There is a two part video about the same thing called First In.Last Out on Youtube. Especially how the contracters worked with the aircrew to get the technology correct and out there to combat the SAM threat. The Hunter Killers: The Extraordinary Story of the First Wild Weasels, the Band of Maverick Aviators Who Flew the Most Dangerous Missions of the Vietnam War and First In, Last Out: Stories by The Wild Weasels are two books that will give you a new respect for those dudes who flew against the first SAM's. War for The Hell of it: A Fighter Pilot's View of Vietnam, a deeply personal account of all the fun I had losing the Vietnam War is one of them with a bit more cynical look at the war. There are several other books I recommend as well. It's called, Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds.

And he was born to fly.ĭang it, now I need to buy a suitable model for Scat XXVII (Robin's F4 Phanton.)Īdditionally, if you' haven't read Robins book I highly recommend it. Beside the case was a fire ax beneath a sign reading: “In case of war, break glass.”It was something of an exaggeration, but it contained an element of truth: Robin Olds was built for war. Nice view of the "Blood Stripes" which were painted on after the pilot's 10th kill.Fighter pilots used to say that there was a glass case in the Pentagon building to the precise dimension of then-Colonel Robin Olds, who would be frozen in time and displayed wearing his thank-less flight suit, crushed fore and aft cap, gloves, and torso harness with. Brentaal IV was a warm and temperate planet and the TIE fighters stationed planet side soon became covered with grit from the constant rain and pollution from the industrial centers. The model represents Vyrr Lorat's fighter stationed planet side during the Brentaal IV campaign. It is painted with Testors paints and heavily weathered with Acrylic washes.

I removed most of the Snap together pins and glued the model together. This was an easy snap together kit which had some poor fitting parts. Lorat was credited with a total of 18 kills during his service, but was killed in the battle for Cartaan by Wedge Antilles and the X-Wings of Rogue squadron. He was stationed at Brentaal IV, defending the planet from the New Republic when he scored his next two kills, both Y-Wing fighters. He fought in the battle Yavin where he defended the Star Destroyer Avenger bringing his kills to 10 and allowing him to carry Blood Stripes on his fighter.

Sublieutenant Vyrr Lorat was recruited to join the elite 181st Imperial Fighter Wing by none other than Captain Soontir Fel, the greatest TIE fighter pilot of the empire. 181st Imperial Fighter Wing, Brentaal IV Pilot: Sublieutenant Vyrr Lorat - 12 Kills