Pappy Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 G'day people, This is my just completed EF-111A 'Spark Vark' "Mistress of Deception" completed for the Gulf War GB. The WIP is here: This is my Hasegawa EF-111A, AF66050 "Mistress of Deception" on strength with the 42nd ECS at Upper Heyford as she appeared in Feb'91 whilst deployed for Desert Shield/Storm. the Hasegawa kit is superb and as expected is crisply moulded and fits very well generally. The Hasegawa F-111 family of kits remain the most accurate F-111 kits in any scale. No aftermarket was harmed during the construction of the kit apart from the decal sheet. I did add the ejection initiation handles, nuclear flash curtains and egress RBF streamers to the cockpit as these items were not included and can be seen through the canopy. I also added the two local Mach pitot probes from scratch No aftermarket was harmed during the construction of the kit apart from the decal sheet. I did add the ejection initiation handles, nuclear flash curtains and egress RBF streamers to the cockpit as these items were not included and can be seen through the canopy. I also added the two local Mach pitot probes from scratch No aftermarket was harmed during the construction of the kit apart from the decal sheet. I did add the ejection initiation handles, nuclear flash curtains and egress RBF streamers to the cockpit as these items were not included and can be seen through the canopy. I also added the two local Mach pitot probes from scratch thanks for looking Pappy 61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 That’s beautifully done pappy, great detail OOB, that pipe work painting is superb, good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I need to get one of the Hasegawa F-111s. Your model is the inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Fabulous F-111 . The Upper Heyford aircraft look superb in the grey scheme. Excellent job of capturing the look of the real thing Pappy. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Farmerboy said: That’s beautifully done pappy, great detail OOB, that pipe work painting is superb, good job! G'day FB, thanks very much. As nice as the painting is, very little can be seen once the u/c and speed brake is intsalled 43 minutes ago, SAT69 said: I need to get one of the Hasegawa F-111s. Your model is the inspiration. Do it, you won't regret it! Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Beautiful model well done 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Excellent looking Raven 👍 When I build mine I'm planning on folding the wings so it will be interesting to see how well the slats and flaps fit in the up position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, Homer said: Beautiful model well done 👏 Thanks Homer 2 minutes ago, Tbolt said: Excellent looking Raven 👍 When I build mine I'm planning on folding the wings so it will be interesting to see how well the slats and flaps fit in the up position. Cheers Tbolt. You will have a little work ahead of you. The slats and flaps do fit retracted but the wings slots for the flaps and slats will need a little sanding to ensure all the bits fit neatly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Pappy, TOP NOTCH build. Mighty IMPRESSIVE build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Great looking `Sparkvark`, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Lovely build Pappy.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Excellent modelling, great stuff ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyg352 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 That's a cracking build! I've just done the old Monogram one which I was going to post on here but after seeing yours.......I've decided not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Really nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Very smart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 21 hours ago, HOUSTON said: Pappy, TOP NOTCH build. Mighty IMPRESSIVE build. 20 hours ago, russ c said: Great looking `Sparkvark`, really nice work 17 hours ago, swralph said: Lovely build Pappy.😀 13 hours ago, Wulfman said: Excellent modelling, great stuff ! Wulfman Thank you very much fellas, I appreciate the comments Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 13 hours ago, jimmyg352 said: That's a cracking build! I've just done the old Monogram one which I was going to post on here but after seeing yours.......I've decided not to. Ahh go on Jimmy, poste 'em up anyway, you can never have too many F-111s, don't be shy! 13 hours ago, DAG058 said: Really nicely done! 12 hours ago, phildagreek said: Very smart! 2 minutes ago, RMCS said: Excellent Thanks very much, I am glad you like my 'vark Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 It looks great Pappy. The one you have shared with us looks exactly like the types I was around when I served. Your attention to detail is first rate. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 The Hasegawa 1/72 F-111s were great when they first came out and have held up very well over the years. I built their RAAF F-111G kit many years ago, which was a reissue of their FB-111, and I very much enjoyed it. You've done a great job on the "Spark Vark" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 On 2/21/2021 at 12:38 AM, Sky Keg said: It looks great Pappy. The one you have shared with us looks exactly like the types I was around when I served. Your attention to detail is first rate. Mike Cheers Mike, high praise form someone who actually worked on them, thank you very much On 2/21/2021 at 1:39 AM, upnorth said: The Hasegawa 1/72 F-111s were great when they first came out and have held up very well over the years. I built their RAAF F-111G kit many years ago, which was a reissue of their FB-111, and I very much enjoyed it. You've done a great job on the "Spark Vark" G'day UN, I have built their G kit as well and also enjoyed it immensely, thanks, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Looks really really good, I always wanted this kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Nice work, very neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew Chief 66050 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Thanks Pappy - excellent model of the mistress. Not a modellar, just happened to stumble on the site and being the former crew dog of 66050, had to say very impressive! I remember being in Saudi when an avionics dude came up with the design as asked if was okay to paint it. Still have the video when we launched our jets from Heyford for the last time back to the states and closing 42 ECS, the "Old Crow" led the way! Thanks for the memories! James A. Low, Crew Chief 66050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew Chief 66050 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 On 2/19/2021 at 5:11 AM, Pappy said: Thank you very much fellas, I appreciate the comments Pappy Thanks Pappy - awesome work on the mistress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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