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Published: 2008-02-17 02:02:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 604; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 9
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a pair of Republic F-105D Thunderchiefs in the standard USAF Tactical Air Command camo pattern,commonly known as Vietnam Camoflauge. applied to a rigid USAF Tech Order,and usually stenciled and applied using large rubber mats cut and shaped accordingly,with a 4-color pattern consisting of FS 30219 Dark Tan,34102 Medium Green and 34079 Dark Jungle Green on top,all undersurfaces 36622 Camoflauge Grey. {FS=Federal Standard FS595A} same FS colors used on most TAC aircraft,but SAC had other unique camo colors of their own for their heavy bombers.Related content
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An old Fav of mine! I saw a 1:32nd scale ThunderCheif in my local hobby shop display case the other day! The paint job was awesome! Those look nice too!
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that would be the Trumpeter kit....too big for my tastes!
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Yeah, but look at the concord, and the B-52, and the Valkrrie Kit!
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i don,t build Big Stuff like them very often.
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the way i make them,yes. lots of background work long before the topcoat of paint can go on!
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For that deep mirror like lustrous sheen!
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i usually try to imagine how that surface would look to a person about an inch tall.
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in this hobby,what looks right,is right.
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Why did USA "forgot" them? They were good planes...
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good for their time,but very costly to operate and maintain.
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Hum... this is so sad...
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it was a matter of justification for funding.
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Eh... bem... what you (the armed forces) can do?
But I still think that their substitutes suck...
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I have wanted to do a F-105 for a while but can't find one.
They look awesome!
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the Monogram/Revell 1/48 Thud should still be around. now if you really want to go totally INSANE,Trumpeter make s it in 1/32.......BIG!
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over 2 feet long,and a 3-digit price tag...........!
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That is Trumpeter for you. I ain't got that much to blow on it.
As far as size I did do a 1/48 B-17G, painted the whole bloomin' thing silver.... That was insane, and the plane isn't even mine!
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Monogram,right? i remember when that kit first came out,back in 1975! and Tamiya released their Lancaster at about the same time.
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Aye, Monogram. It went together nicely but I don't think I'll do another that big, not for right now anyway.
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still a good kit to this day. i,d hate to see what one of the Japanese mfgrs. would charge for one if they made it!
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Goodness, they would charge a fortune I am sure.
It was a friend's, his granddad got it for free because he was a B-17 pilot.
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I'll have to ask.... I think it was from a group of buddies.
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B-17....nice lines,just looks like a bomber! B-24.....Silly Mess!
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They are beautiful. Others just don't look any good (for example: the Tupolev TB-3).
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and some just look plain mean and sadistic,such as the Ju-288.
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That one does look sadistic....
The FW 200 looks amazing.
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most German WWII designs just had NASTY built into them. and if you mean amazing,as in my Trumpeter 1/48 Fw-200,i was amazed i could find a place to display it when finished,that thing is huge!
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That plane is amazing! And I bet it was huge. 2 1/4 ft wide and 1 1/2ft long.
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and an amazing price tag to match......! but well worth it,excellent quality kit,with a fully detailed interior stuffed with floor-mounted fuel tanks for long overwater patrol missions.
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Well, we are talking about Trumpeter.
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still no excuse for those prices. it doesn,t really cost that much to make the product. these importers just mark it up way too much.
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Trying to take advantage of us poor Americans.
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and others around the world too. this hobby is well on the way to just pricing itself to death.
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Do you do any scratch building?
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not in a long time. i did a part wood,part plastic Bell X-2 rocket plane once. {sorry,long gone} sometimes i do conversions/mods to kits as well.
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Well, do you know of any good places to get plastic for it?
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most good hobby shops should have sheet styrene,if not,Squadron does.
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Squadron? Can you give a link so just in case my "local" hobby store doesn't have it, I can get some?
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Squadron,in Carrolton TX. just google it,should come right up.
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