BKirwan Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Here is a an Italeri F100 D (1:72) straight out of the box finished as EC 2/11 Vosges in Toul 1975. Many of these French F-100 had a rather beat up appearance particularly those stationed in Djibouti. The colours were hand mixed and represent a best guess for the French equivalent SEA colours. Its my third F100 and there is another two in the stash so I reckon it will be either a Turkish or Taiwan up next or maybe a Wild Weasel. Like the plane and the kit despites its age is a pleasure to build and is in terms of over all accuracy far better than the Trumpeter kit. Regards Brian 56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Good job Brian! 🍻 I loves me a Hun and you've got a winner here! Keep 'em comin' brother! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Very convincing Hun indeed, a real character! The weathering is heavy but looks strictly cause > effect. Great modelling. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Nice job(s) Brian. I do like the weathering on the French one, I've got a kit with markings for one of these, if I can get a result somewhat like your's I'll be happy. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 That is very nice. I saw several of the ex-French Huns at Sculthorpe in 1976 before they were scrapped and my only comment would be that most were considerably more weathered. Regards Tim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, TimB said: That is very nice. I saw several of the ex-French Huns at Sculthorpe in 1976 before they were scrapped and my only comment would be that most were considerably more weathered. Regards Tim I was there too, Tim . I dont think - it was a long time ago, though - that any were scrapped. Most went to museums, fire dumps (e.g. Alconbury) or gate guards (e.g. Lakenheath). Martin Edited February 2, 2020 by RidgeRunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Thats a nice F-100, Brian. I have a French one to do sometime to add to my two Turks and the Dane :). I agree, the Esci/Italeri is the one to go for. Despite have more detail, the Trumper is woefully inaccurate in many areas. Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Amazing work - especially the heat staining/crazing around the engine. Looks very much like a hard working aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 That’s quite a collection you’re building. You’ve done a stunning job on that difficult paint job, absolutely nailed it. Looking forwards to your next two now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Nice job on the weathering 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 19 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: . I dont think - it was a long time ago, though - that any were scrapped. Hi, Martin, I also saw the scrapped pile! In those days it was possible to drive onto RAF Molesworth on a Sunday, with no guards or barriers, and I can attest to a large pile of aluminium bits that included a lot of F-100 bits in French Air Force colours. There were a lot of Mystere IVs and F-100s all paid for by the US under MAP, that were scrapped when the Mirage F-1 and Jags came in that were flown to Sculthorpe, had bits like the ejection seats removed and then were moved to Molesworth for disposal. Regards Tim 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Un sucre Hun! Ooh la la! What a gorgeous trio! I totally agree with the comments regarding the hot section. Very nice build! 👍 Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, TimB said: Hi, Martin, I also saw the scrapped pile! In those days it was possible to drive onto RAF Molesworth on a Sunday, with no guards or barriers, and I can attest to a large pile of aluminium bits that included a lot of F-100 bits in French Air Force colours. There were a lot of Mystere IVs and F-100s all paid for by the US under MAP, that were scrapped when the Mirage F-1 and Jags came in that were flown to Sculthorpe, had bits like the ejection seats removed and then were moved to Molesworth for disposal. Regards Tim I stand corrected :(. My old brain..... Sorry, Tim. Great days, eh! I remember being on the JFK in Stokes Bay in 1976 and the "hot" rumour - via friend Jon Bater - was that there were French Skyraiders due to Sculthorpe. Of course they never came :(. There were the Norwegian F-104s, too, on there way to Turkey :). Martin Edited February 3, 2020 by RidgeRunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Brian, That's a beautifully executed Hun, I especially like the representation of the heat affected paint on the rear fuselage, very well done Sir! Some of us had quite a discussion about French F-100 colours here, essentially they were meant to be the same shades as the American Vietnam era colours but were made by Celomar and thus had a different composition to their US equivalents and weathered to different shades, they certainly looked different and you've done a fine job of capturing them here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKirwan Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Wez said: Brian, That's a beautifully executed Hun, I especially like the representation of the heat affected paint on the rear fuselage, very well done Sir! Some of us had quite a discussion about French F-100 colours here, essentially they were meant to be the same shades as the American Vietnam era colours but were made by Celomar and thus had a different composition to their US equivalents and weathered to different shades, they certainly looked different and you've done a fine job of capturing them here. Hi Wez Thanks for your remarks. I was aware of the thread as I had searched here before committing to paint and actually reread the thread the other day before I posted the above. Very informative thank u. I MK 1 eyeballed the colours using mixes of Tamiya as base. Once the washes and layers of Klear go down the colours tend to shift naturally and I just play it by ear. Given the belaching evident on photos I knew there are only approximations of the 'right colour'. Regards Brian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Brian, for such an “ugly” airplane, it looks BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!! Great results on the weathering also!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Lovely old warbird and a great collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Nicely turned out and a great set of the Huns! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 That's a very nice collection of F-100s. The French colors look very accurate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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