Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) Hello Everybody ... This will be my entry for this build. The classic but very good Monogram Republic F-84F Thunderstreak. I will choose which markings i will do this in as i approach the painting stage. My two - three options are 390th T.F.S out of Chambley-Bussieres France. This one has Yellow/Black striping. The other is the 77th T.F.S. These are the markings of the CO of the 77th. Lt.Col.Bob Ackerly. The 20th were at RAF Wethersfield. From the NMUSAF records. ”Nov 1951–22 May 1952; Wethersfield RAF Station, England, 1 Jun 1952; Shepherds Grove RAF Station (later, RAF Shepherds Grove), England, 9 Aug 1955; RAF Wethersfield, England, 27 Apr 1956.” See everyone when this starts next week, @Col. Thanks for setting this build up im looking forward to it. Dennis Edited January 12, 2019 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I see from the box-top that the kit is "Molded in silver" - so no painting necessary then Nice colourful schemes too, hope you have a good one Dennis Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Should be good Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadbear Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Awesome kit and colour choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Glad to see you're going with is one Dennis. Either way you go on the two schemes will produce a colourful result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Nice choice Dennis, a Monogram classic, and any of your marking choices look good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Nice options ! Looking forward to it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Hello everybody ... Sorry for my slight delay in joining the fun, there was a family medical emergency on Friday. I haven't been idle though, First the obligatory sprue shots. Im planning on building this with the pilot. Reason being is i will be mounting the Mk.7 Device on the port wing. I doubt even for drills they would have a practice device on a plane, without a pilot on board. So for my first day i built up the cockpit. I did mount the office to the starboard fuselage side. Currently its drying and i will photograph it tomorrow. The ejection seat is still seperate and i will attempt a better photo as well. Still not sure which markings i will be going with ? The kit decals are for the 78th FBS “The Bushmasters”, part of the 81st FBG. From 1952-1992 they shuttled between RAF Shepards Grove, RAF Sculthorpe, and RAF Woodbridge. I believe that means they qualify ? I also have the other units of the 20th FBG (55th & 79th). As well as the other units of the 366th FBG (389th, 391st, & 480th) to choose from. I only mention this as @rafalbert was a little concerned about duplication of markings. I will let him have the 77th and i can sort out which unit to go with. Questions, comments, or jokes ? Dennis 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 No need to appologise Dennis, family comes first, you're off to a great start. Glad to hear you're using the pilot, they are such an unfortunate rarity in modern kits these days, the Monogram ones were always particularly good in my opinion. The 78th FBS certainly qualifies based on their geography 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalbert Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Thank you Dennis, much appreciated! That office looks excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Nice start! The -84 in its 2-3 guises is indeed popular here! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Thank you all for the likes & nice comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Lovely work on the 'office' there, Dennis! Eagerly following along.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Good work on the cockpit Dennis, Monogram's cockpits were always nice and your painting has brought it to life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Agree with others regarding the cockpit, you've done a good job there. Later F-84F's had Dark Gull Grey cockpits but I would expect most of the bits of gubbins which make a cockpit to have been interchangeable, I wonder how many times in service green part migrated to grey cockpits and vise-versa it makes me want to do it just to mess with people's heads. As for having a pilot in the aircraft during nuke loading drills, frankly and speaking as ex-groundcrew, a pilot is the last person I would want anywhere near an aircraft during any form of maintenance activity unless they were forced to wear boxing gloves in order to stop them flicking the wrong switch at the wrong moment or just breaking something as is their wont and also made to wear a gag to stop them interfering. Edited January 20, 2019 by Wez speelung 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Wez said: I wonder how many times in service green part migrated to grey cockpits and vise-versa it makes me want to do it just to mess with people's heads I think thats a good idea ... As for the pilot. I agree during a maintenance cycle, but during a Nuclear drill ? I would think the pilot would be required for that ? If im wrong id be happy to drop the idea. Seeing as im definitely in the category of “he couldn't draw a stick figure to save his life” group. Primary reason i never build wheels up either, im better at painting the cockpit than people. Edited January 20, 2019 by Corsairfoxfouruncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Hello everyone ... Well for todays update i was able to get a few things done. I can say having built Monogram models my whole life is that theyre cheap, decent detail and go together rather quickly. I forgot to show these photos yesterday. Cockpit mounted in the fuselage. Here are a couple shots of the ejection seat. Todays work amounted to adding the burner can, intake/nosegear bay, and weight to the fuselage. Once done i sealed the fuselage. Next up is to start sanding, filling, and rescribing the Fuselage. Also i will start building the wings. Questions, comments, or jokes if you please ? Dennis 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 That cockpit looks nice and convincingly busy Dennis, good work Cheers, Stew 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) That looks really great Dennis. I think we shall have a full assortment of the "Thunder" family in this GB. I always feel a little sad when I work on a cockpit only to close it all up...😓 Yours is looking particularly fine. Edited January 21, 2019 by John D.C. Masters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) Did some more work and built up and placed the wings today. The wings are only mocked up in these photo’s. I will sand, fill, & rescribe them seperately before adding to the fuselage. You can see where ive already started with a rough shaping sanding, as well as surfacer. Once thats dry i will add filler where it needs it. So far only the bottom seam from nose gear to tail bump. Thats the only bad spot that will need true filler. Thats a big plus as this is a NMF aircraft. I built 3-4 of these in the 80’s & early 90’s and could swear there was a different pylon for the Mk.7 ? But apparently my brain is more addled than i originally thought. So after serious google searching, there is a slightly different shape to the pylon from the standard one ? Im thinking its one of two things. It really is a seperate pylon, or its an aerodynamic fairing on the standard pylon. This would help the pylon conform better to the shape differences between the Mk.7 & Large droptank ? I may go with the option “B” when i build that part. I already have read the Two page thread started a while ago about this very issue ? Any ideas/thoughts of either different pylon vs. aerodynamic fairing ? Dennis Edited January 21, 2019 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Hmm, sounds as if the 'special' pylon was similar to but subtly different from the tank pylon and you have the wrong version of the kit, perhaps worth asking if anyone has spare parts in the Wanted section of the For Sale area? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Hello Everyone ... I finished the sanding on the Fuselage, wings, & Droptanks/Nuke. Still need to replace the lost detail but thats for tomorrow night. Now im trying to decide which route to go with this ? Do i go with 4 Drop tanks, or do i go 3 tanks and a Nuke ? The large tank on the port wing gets replaced by the Mk.7 with that option. I did some digging around in the link posted above. I did find a picture of the Mk.7 in stores mode. It was in one of the various links in that thread. So i suitably modified my bomb, not a big deal since I've got 3 in case it didn't work. To do this i had to rotate the bomb 180* from the kits display mode. So i filled the original mounting holes, and drilled them on the reverse side. Heres a Photo of an F-84K Thunderflash carrying a Mk.7 and you can see the twin tails pointing up the single fin stored. This photo also gives me a great sideview to see the pylon as well. They dont have the outer pylon mounted so you get a clear picture of what everything looks like. As is my usual questions, comments, or jokes ? Dennis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 After all your research and detective work on the 'shape' and its pylon I'd hate to see you not use it on this one Dennis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) Hello ... well i finished scribing and added the wings today. The joins will need to be filled and smoothed out next. However i see no major issues with this build currently. Still working out which scheme im going for but have it graphed out. F-84F THUNDERSTREAK MARKING OPTIONS 20 FBG = 55th FBS - Blue/white 79th FBS - Yellow/black 81 FBG = 78th FBS - Red/black 91st FBS - Blue/yellow 92nd FBS - Yellow/black 93rd FBS - ? 366 FBG = 389FBS - Blue/white 390FBS - Yellow/black 391FBS - Red/white 480FBS - Green/white Ive been working on a few other builds besides this. I have my B-18 bolo over in the maritime patrol build. And as a side filler ive also been working on two Spitfires and two Hawkers since last September & October. The Hawker’s are a Mk.1 from Malta and a Tempest Conversion from a Mk.V to a Mk.VI. The Two Spitfires are a Mk.Vb and a Mk.18. Heres what the look like as of today. The Mk.Vb has the complete desert scheme done which has been over sprayed with a custom blue. Question, comments, or jokes if you please ? Dennis Edited January 27, 2019 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Your 'streak is coming on well Dennis. Those side projects are also a bit marvelous The Malta Hurricane and Spitfire make for interesting subjects and your rendition of the Spitfire's camouflage in particular looks great but that doesn't deminish from the Tempest and other Spitfire. A quality selection going on there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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