Seamus 3,241 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Morning all, Bringing my Century Series theme to 5/6 completion is Trumpeter's very nice 1/72 Thud. Finished as an F-105G Wild Weasel completely OOB, except for the stars and bars which were poorly printed and needed replacing with some spare ones. A very nice kit with no major fit issues at all. Research revealed that the suggested loadouts of twin AIM-54s on each outboard pylon was never carried, so I modified the launchers to carry a single Shrike and go for the more conventional WW loadout used- not 100% accurate but it passes! Painted with Hataka Orange Line and Alclad for the metallics as always. Trumpeter 1/72 Republic F-105G Thunderchief by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Trumpeter 1/72 Republic F-105G Thunderchief by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Trumpeter 1/72 Republic F-105G Thunderchief by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Trumpeter 1/72 Republic F-105G Thunderchief by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Trumpeter 1/72 Republic F-105G Thunderchief by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Thanks for looking, comments welcomed as always Shaun 56 Link to post Share on other sites
Homer 1,089 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Beautiful model looks great 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Doc72 1,009 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Very nice! I like the demarcation line between the camouflage colours. What did you use for masking? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dot 1,926 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 That's a lovely model Andy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
fox1_BE 292 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Great paint job Shaun! Patrick 1 Link to post Share on other sites
112 Squadron 247 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 This is indeed a masterpiece. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Booty003 2,950 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 That is a fantastic looking Thud - I do like the Trumpy kit, builds really well and is a good size. I really like the colours, I have not tried the Hataka Orange Line - can you say which particular colours that you used? Cheers, Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites
binbrook87 2,484 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 That's a real beauty. Love the weathering, and panel wash especially 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SAT69 2,508 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Your work is beautiful but something about the centerline fuel tank looks off. Having worked on the F-105G I don't recall the fins looking anything near like the ones in the Trumpeter kit and the tank itself appears to be too small. Someone who has experience with the F-105G during its combat years may be able to correct me. I worked on the airplane during its final years (late 70s to 1980). 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Toryu 2,182 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Great! When will we see them all together? Link to post Share on other sites
Team Aer Lingus 747 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Another stunner Shaun very nice work well done thanks for sharing Eamonn 1 Link to post Share on other sites
swralph 1,958 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Lovely build Shaun. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
woody37 11,449 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Gorgeous 1 Link to post Share on other sites
72modeler 6,772 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) On 2/26/2021 at 8:31 AM, SAT69 said: something about the centerline fuel tank looks off. It took me some time to figure out what the issue was, and then more time to find a photo that showed the rear of the 450-gallon centerline external tank, I think the fins at the rear are supposed to be straight, and not swept back like the ones in the Trumpeter kit. I have attached a link to the best photo I could find of an F-105G that showed the tank fin arrangement. Does this help? Mike https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/AGM-45_and_AGM-78B_on_F-105G.jpg Edited February 27 by 72modeler corrected spelling 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Vultures1 1,859 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Lovely job Shaun, well done 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lightningboy2000 1,705 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Superb job on that Thud! Another kit that needs to be in the stash! Martin 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sky Keg 1,913 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Another great project Shaun!!!!! Superb!!!!! Mike 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Seamus 3,241 Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Thanks for the kind words all, much appreciated On 2/26/2021 at 9:23 AM, Doc72 said: Very nice! I like the demarcation line between the camouflage colours. What did you use for masking? Just the classic blu-tak sausages for the edges in filled with tape- nothing fancy! 23 hours ago, Booty003 said: That is a fantastic looking Thud - I do like the Trumpy kit, builds really well and is a good size. I really like the colours, I have not tried the Hataka Orange Line - can you say which particular colours that you used? Cheers, Phil The colours are from Hataka's Orange Line Vietnam Era USAF Paint Set HTK-C039 - FS 36622 Camouflage Grey HTK-C012- FS 30219 Dark Tan HTK-C-021 FS 34102 Medium Green HTK-C016 FS 34079 Dark Green 21 hours ago, Toryu said: Great! When will we see them all together? Soon! Thank again, Shaun 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SAT69 2,508 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 19 hours ago, 72modeler said: It took me some time to figure out what the issue was, and then more time to find a photo that showed the rear of the 450-gallon centerline external tank, I think the fins at the rear are supposed to be straight, and not swept back like the ones in the Trumpeter kit. I have attached a link to the ebst photo I could find of an F-105G that showed the tank fin arrangement. Does this help? Mike https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/AGM-45_and_AGM-78B_on_F-105G.jpg While the very early F-105s carried 450 gallon centerline tanks, the later models carried 650 gallon centerlines. The fins on your model look like the kind that would have appeared on the early 450 gallon centerline tank. Link to post Share on other sites
opus999 4,351 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Fantastic! Beautiful paint work. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tbolt 1,964 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Superb looking Thud. Makes me want to get on and build mine. I was a little concerned at how the rivet holes would look, but looking at your they look fine. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Robertone139 166 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Fantastic job, the downside to the Trumpy kit is that all missiles are 20% undersized. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
F-32 4,879 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 That's cracking work, great build, looks spot on 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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