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F-105 "Wrap-Around" Thud


Bri48

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Hi all, picked this kit up for a bargain £4.99 (Front windscreen damage) from Mr model and added Two Bobs Decals. Apart from the damage it made up into a decent 105.

Brian.

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Absolute stunning!

Wonderful paint work!

Cheers

Nicolai

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Hi Joseph, yes I believe it was painted in this scheme in the last remaining day of the Thud. A couple were painted in wrap-around of the SEA scheme also one was painted in a sort of tan wrap-around, both of which are on the decal sheet.

There's also another one which I am looking for in which the tan was replaced with a light green colour, which visited RAF Sculthorpe in the 70's I believe. If anyone knows of any decals representing this aircraft i would be most grateful for the info!

Thanks

Brian.

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Nice job. I found one of these to be an intensely frustrating build - wing warpage, knock-kneed landing gear and clunky parts - did yours start out better, or did you just fight it harder?

Hi Dave,

I've built a few of these previous so I had a good idea of what to look out for. Anyway at £4.99 i couldn't resist it especially when I saw those wrap around decals. Like HL-10 and others have commented it really is a good looking scheme. The other one i'm searching for is a Sculthorpe machine whereby the tan was replaced with a lighter green, it looks really smart from memory, but as usual i've lost the picture.

Thanks all for the comments....

Brian.

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Revell/Monogram kits seem to build up into the best models -maybe they just appeal to the best modellers...and me!

What a beautiful representation of the late Thud. One of my particular faves, and I have the ingredients for the 'other' Hill wrap-around bird, 'Desert Fox', which will (eventually) be a Hobby Boss kit. Unfortunately!

Congratulations on a magnificent piece of work.

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Very nice diorama, and one of the best jobs I've seen on a quarter scale Monogram Thud. Bravo!

I have the Hill AFB wrap-around decal sheet for the F-105 in 1:72 scale. There's three schemes: SE Asia camouflage, European 1 Camouflage, and the Desert Fox mentioned above. One of these is intended for my Trumpeter F-105D, but I really can't make up my mind for which one! Maybe I should he one that covers the most rivets...

Cheers,

Bill

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Lovely paintwork, excellent finish all round, well done. I like the F-105 a lot, one of the all-time best looking jets, and when I finally get around to building some Vietnam War types the Thus will be among them. That was certainly a good price you found it for, too. I don't normally think about diorama possibilities but yours here is better than most, well executed.

Regards, Tony

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Thank you all once again for your kind comments they are much appreciated.

@ Brand x & Bill, hope to see you display the versions (whichever you decide) in the near future - plenty to choose from on the Two Bobs decal sheet.

For me I might try the desert scheme, but the one below is really the one I would like to do, but i don't think markings are available for it.......

Brian.

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