Graham T Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Been a bit busy lately. Just finished this & I highly recommend it! Very well moulded with good fit throughout, nice clear parts, a wide selection of markings & nationalities provided on a good quality decal sheet. A full set of masks is provided for all of the clear parts & for the antiglare panel on the nose. There's a lot to squeeze in before you join the fuselage halves & assembly & positioning of the triple camera mount in the nose is not very well detailed in the instructions so use your "skill & judgement". One of the assemblies to be included before joining the fuselage halves & one that gave me the most trouble is the internal intake trunking & fan assembly. To be totally honest unless your model is going on a competition table where a judge might shine his penlight down the intakes, you could totally OMIT most of this - it really cannot be seen! Nice cockpit though. The camera windows can be fitted from the outside which was a great help as it means you can fit them after any of the required filling & sanding has been completed & (hopefully) avoid them getting mucked up. The open camera bays are produced by removing the marked areas on each fuselage halve before assembly & using parts provided for the hinged doors. Tbh, on the next one I build I won't bother with this. Firstly because I now feel it spoils the lines of the model, secondly because I suspect there's a lot of detail missing from the opened bays (don't get me wrong some nice detail IS provided but I'm not certain that it's ALL there). The nose wheel leg is very long & a potential weak spot, plus the location points for the main gear legs are a little "soft" so I elected to reinforce them all with brass wire - actually drilling up THROUGH the upper wing surface so I could push the reinforcement rod right through before cutting & filing/sanding flush. I Used a Caracel decal sheet for the national/unit markings with the kit stencils, walkways etc. My only issue is finding a match for the blue on the nose flash which is meant to wrap around the nose. Nothing in my stock of paints so I'll have to keep a look out! 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcour Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Very nice model and scheme, brilliant indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Very nice model and scheme, too! A lot sleeker-looking than its fighter brother! Well done! You might try Modelmaster auto paint for the blue, as that color looks a lot like Chrysler Blue to me. BTW, did it need nose weight? If so, where did you manage to get it in? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 1 hour ago, 72modeler said: Very nice model and scheme, too! A lot sleeker-looking than its fighter brother! Well done! You might try Modelmaster auto paint for the blue, as that color looks a lot like Chrysler Blue to me. BTW, did it need nose weight? If so, where did you manage to get it in? Mike Thanks. No need for nose weight. Someone mentioned elsewhere that the instructions say no need for nose weight if you fit all the cameras but I couldn't see this & anyway they weigh next to nothing so can't see how this would work! If you don't open the nose hatches you could get a lot in all the space available but as I say I didn't & there's no need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Wow ! ... What a great looking Thunderflash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Very nice clean build. Well done. Useful tips too. Regards Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Great finish, I agree with you about the nose panels, and lack of positive location for the cameras, I also had trouble with a couple of the windows not fitting. Seems they have disappeared from the shops in the UK, which is a pity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Niiiice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Quite some time I saw one finished! Congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luiz Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Beautiful job!...👍 Luiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Well, not bad model, even very good painting, but for my taste a bit to clean, but please dont take it as a personally critism. All in all a very nice model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorbertBu Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I like the RF-84F very much and your model is a very nice representation. Why don't you try and mix the missing Colour yourself? It is not that difficult. cheers, Norbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Well done Graham Excellent job I have built both the early and later runs of this kit, although they are still sitting on my desk half finished at the moment. My experience with them has not been fun at all, the first version of the kit having very textured plastic, the redux version is far better in this regard. The fit was fine, like you, getting the cameras lined up almost drove me around the bend. I certainly agree you could leave the trunking out, the fit isn't that great anyway. If you want better detailed camera doors, CMK make a set with the interior quilting which look far better than the kit ones. I did one of my versions as the suez striped one but have misplaced one of the airbrakes. I wonder how they sold as I have seen almost none made, either at shows, or on the various for a. Ive given up on TanModel ever releasing the Buccaneer. Again, great job Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Hello Graham, Excellent construction and finish. Regards Orion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtkrl92 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I've built two of these... Quite good kits, intakes may be a little troublesome but at the end turns into very good looking models of this wonderful aircraft. Yours too is a nice example to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Very nice Graham! I love the lines fo the F-84F series. Great job on yours! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Carlos Duque Arango Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Beautiful job!!!!👆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/27/2019 at 8:40 PM, Silver Fox said: Great finish, I agree with you about the nose panels, and lack of positive location for the cameras, I also had trouble with a couple of the windows not fitting. Seems they have disappeared from the shops in the UK, which is a pity. I got this one from Hannants earlier this year & picked up another a couple of weeks back on Amazon for the pretty much the same price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) I'll have a look on Amazon. Thanks for the gen. Had a quick squizz and they are now from £129.00! on Amazon Edited July 29, 2019 by Silver Fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 On 7/29/2019 at 9:01 PM, Silver Fox said: I'll have a look on Amazon. Thanks for the gen. Had a quick squizz and they are now from £129.00! on Amazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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