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Good day all. As the title suggests, this may turn into a series. May not follow any particular pattern or scale but one thing I do have is plenty of F-111 kits. In my 22 years in the USAF 16 of those were with the F-111. Starting with the FB-111A 509th Bomb Wing Pease AFB Portsmith New Hampshire. Most everybody has some knowledge of the F-111 so I won't go much that way. However, I will start with the F-111A from the beginning of its combat history. This was before my time but is near and dear to me. F-111A 66-0016 is a combat veteran from the first deployment to (SEA) south east Asia. It also is on display on Cannon AFB in its last modification of a EF-111A. Below is a summary of events of the first deployment: Having built a number of Academy and Hasegawa kits for others, I'm starting this one with the ending being in a diorama of the period. I chose the Hobby Boss F-111A because I want to correct the issues with the kit instructions and problems with the kit itself. Over the past several years I've collected a number of aftermarket parts for the F-111. Some I may use during this and will show them at that time. I've had a tug of war with myself to come up with a diorama subject. I've come up with a post flight diorama within a revetment at Takhli RTAFB Takhli Thailand circa 1968. Having not built one of the Hobby Boss kits, but have scanned the instructions for hours and have listed most of the problems. Read online those that have built one and have confirmed my thoughts. So I'll address those as needed. All The Best, Ron VanDerwarker
