1/72 F-100F Super Sabre Misty

[Plumbum]

I will be starting an Italeri 1/72 F-100F as a MISTY FAC next week. I know I need to add to the drop tanks to

make them 335 gallons but I don't know where to get a LAU-59 seven shot rocket pod. I have Hasegawa's

rocket pods and launchers but it does not have a 7 shot pod. Is there an after market one elsewhere? Also I

seem to remember the cockpit having issues, seats to low maybe? Also how do you drop the slats, it seems I saw

one that was dropped a little but not fully, couldn't see mechanism as it was only dropped a bit. Thanks for

any help or ideas.---John

[rossm]

I can't get to mine to check but I think there's a 7 rocket pod in the Airfix Cessna O-2.

[RidgeRunner]

I recently used the pods from a SH AH-1Q. I think they are the poss you mean? Check my Super Mystere.

 

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235076064-latin-storm-approaching-–-special-hobby-super-mystere-b2-j57-engine-–-‘fah2002’-fuerza-aerea-hondurena-172/

 

Martin 

[Slater]

The LAU-68 pod should substitute nicely.

[CT7567]

Nor certain of the LAU number represented but Italeri's NATO weapons set includes a seven-round U.S. style rocket pod that would probably suit your needs if the other suggestions don't work for you.

[Hook]

If you need some of my spares, drop me a PM.

 

Cheers,

 

Andre

[Guest]

Thanks for the heads up on the Italeri weapons set CT. The LAU 68 in that set

is a perfect fit.---John

[Guest]

Not a Misty FAC but what's on outer wing pylon? I know the inner pylons have

MERs with Mk 82s.---John

[Murph]

19 minutes ago, Johnv said:

Not a Misty FAC but what's on outer wing pylon? I know the inner pylons have

MERs with Mk 82s.---John

Either Mk-82 or Mk-81.

 

Regards,

Murph

[Guest]

Thanks Murph, they look smaller in diameter to my eye so probably Mk 81 250 lb bombs?---John

[CT7567]

14 hours ago, Johnv said:

Thanks Murph, they look smaller in diameter to my eye so probably Mk 81 250 lb bombs?---John

That's what I'm seeing. Shape and details of the Mk 81 and Mk 82 are visually similar but you can judge the size of the inner pylon weapons as Mk 82s by the TER mounting. Outer "single" is thus a Mk 81.

[Murph]

22 hours ago, Johnv said:

Thanks Murph, they look smaller in diameter to my eye so probably Mk 81 250 lb bombs?---John

John,

  That's what I'm thinking, but I was under the impression that the USAF did not use the Mk-81 very much.

 

Regards,

Murph

[Guest]

Curious, could that MER hold 3 Mk 82s? I heard a guy who loaded F-100s in Vietnam say he use to load

8 Mk 82s. Would that have been possible to have 3 on each MER, 6 total, and one on each outer pylon,

that's 2 more making the total of 8 Mk 82s? I know that the Hun can carry more weight just wondering

about the amount that MER could hold.---John

[Slater]

1 hour ago, Murph said:

John,

  That's what I'm thinking, but I was under the impression that the USAF did not use the Mk-81 very much.

 

Regards,

Murph

The Mk 81 was (in USAF experience) pretty well useless. About 100 lbs NEW, and they disappeared from USAF use immediately after Vietnam (and possibly before).

[reini]

@Johnv I dropped the slats on my Danish F-100F build:

 

 

[Guest]

Thanks, that was most helpful to me.---John

[Murph]

On 9/25/2020 at 9:52 PM, Slater said:

The Mk 81 was (in USAF experience) pretty well useless. About 100 lbs NEW, and they disappeared from USAF use immediately after Vietnam (and possibly before).

Of course the circle has come around with the use of weapons with ever smaller warheads due to the emphasis on CAS and collateral damage worries for almost the last 20 years.

 

Regards,

Murph

[Slater]

True, collateral damage in Vietnam was not much of a concern in most operational areas.

[RidgeRunner]

On 9/28/2020 at 3:16 AM, Slater said:

True, collateral damage in Vietnam was not much of a concern in most operational areas.

Vietnam was the collateral damage!

[Finn]

Here is a 2 seater with Mk-82 Snakeyes loaded, yes they do look small but they are 500lbs bombs:

 

http://www.510fs.org/bien-hoa/bien-hoa-photo-archive/image?view=image&format=raw&type=orig&id=2409

 

Jari