russ c Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hi Everyone, just finished my second Trumpy F-100F build, Done this time as an aircraft of Commando Sabre, Detachment 1, 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Vietnam in the late 1960`s Which were a specialised `Fast Mover Forward Air Controller` outfit, operating over the Ho-Chi-Minh Trail in Laos, Made a few changes to the basic kit, including deletion of the inner pylons, shortening the main gear to improve the sit, re-shaping the nose intake a bit, adding a cross brace and opening the canopy, adding the HUD, and widening the main tyres slightly. The decals are some from the kit, the spares box and a very old War Eagles sheet which took three applications of boiling water to release and had to be assembled jigsaw fashion as they shattered severely Hope you enjoy looking at, Cheers Russ 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Hi Russ, so well done that it looks real! Congrats on your build. JR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul coudeyrette Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 good evening russ it barely believe your disappointments, because all is very beautiful, congratulations Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Very nice russ looks great,very nice paint and nice job on the exhausts very nice build,certinaly going be a nice collection of nam era builds you will have 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hythe Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 That's very nice. As I recall, the Trumpeter F-100F has fewer proportional issues than their C or D? Certainly yours does look right... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Another beauty from the Russ production line 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning88 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Sweet build..thanks for sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Great build Russ. The super hun looks good. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Nice build. Love the F-100. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Very nice indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Good stuff as always Russ! Rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 There's something special about the purposeful, shark like lines of the Hun – caught to perfection here. Superior work! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Very nice build, love builds from this era. FF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil AS Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Great Build Russ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 that's really amazing. I've got an Italeri in the stash to do with my lad. Hope it's half as good as yours.. Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Super work Russ= Super Sabre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llking Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 great job Russ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hi Russ, Nice Misty FAC! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri48 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Another classic Russ and superb example of this twin seat Sabre! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 STUNNING .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmanaseri Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Very nicely done. im in the process of build an F-4 that my father flew as a FAC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrritableRabbit Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 You keep banging out good 'uns dontcha?! Don't. Stop. Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunray Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I nearly missed this one. Excellent work as normal Russ, its a beautiful job. Cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Fantastic weathering, really impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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