F-105D Revell 1/48 Completed

[smokeriderdon]

So, while I am waiting for the nozzle for my AB for the B-58, I decided to start this baby. Havent done one of these in a very long time. This is the Revell Tstick kit. But all of the Revells are reboxed Monogram. So, Monogram gets the high fives for the detail in this thing. The cock pit is spot on! The gauges and buttons on the control panel are totally accurate. The seat isnt bad, but not quite as good. The only AM i am planning on using is decals and wheels. And the wheels, which are beautiful, arent a huge upgade. Certainly more convenient as the hubs are separate pieces. Whic, as I have said before, should be a standard thing. The kit wheels are awesome.

[aur0ra145]

Nice start! Gotta love the F-105

[smokeriderdon]

Main parts together and seam work done. Primed flat black. Will check seams and go from there.

[digger303]

[DRUMS01]

Great workhorse in the Century series of aircraft. I built this several decades ago and like it very much (at the time). I think it was one of Revell / Monograms better aircraft kits of the period. If you never built it I would also recommend the F-106 Delta Dart.

It looks kind of sinister in black though I know your camouflage will really make it stand out. Keep up the great work...

Ben

[smokeriderdon]

OK, up to painting. The light gray underside done. Masked that off and sprayed the dark tan first in the general pattern. Next, I do Med Green, also in the general pattern.





Now, I will let those set fully then mask to spray the dark green. Once I do that, Ill pull all the masking and see where I screwed up and fix it. LOL

And my modeling assistants doing their vital duties.

[digger303]

A man with a plan.... and the pets aren't interested as long as the food tray is full

[smokeriderdon]

A man with a plan.... and the pets aren't interested as long as the food tray is full

I have found this procedure for the SEA camo works best for me.

And yeah, they lay under the bench all fat and happy. LOL

[DRUMS01]

Looking super so far, great coloring...

[smokeriderdon]

Looking super so far, great coloring...

Thank you sir.

All the colors on. Some tweeking to do then on to the decals.

[Elve1984]

Nice looking Thud, love that SEA camo.

[smokeriderdon]

Nice looking Thud, love that SEA camo.

Thank you sir.

Well, I got to the decaling point and realized that the AM decals I have are for F and G models. So I am going to get the Cherry Girl markings set and continue when those get here.

[smokeriderdon]

So, after checking out the Caracal sheet, and after my own OCD kicked in, I decided to indeed go with the kit decals. The few builds of this I have seen all went the Texas bird, so I decide to go with the Sam Jackson (MF, get it? LOL) markings. Left side done.

I have to say, the decals are very nice and Revell struck a good balance between having some detail markings but NOT having every little warning marking ever put on the plane. LOL

[smokeriderdon]

All dirtied up. Exhaust is on and legs going on. And I am having issues with the nose cone of all things. It is NOT the right size and the shape is off a hair. SMH.

[DRUMS01]

continues to look good!

[smokeriderdon]

continues to look good!

Thank you sir.

Well, its done but for the nose cone and canopy decals. I decided I would order the Reskit nose for the Hobby Boss kit and see if I can make it work. The size difference of the kit nose is just stupid.

[smokeriderdon]

OK, I got the Reskit nose cone today. It is made for the HB kit, but I gave it a go anyway. And it absolutely works for the Monogram/Revell kit! Need to do a little sanding and cut the protuberance on the underside of the fuselage off. Trim the tabs meant for the HB fuselage, and you have a minor gap to fill due to a notch, but its no biggy. Im pretty sure it would have been even easier if I had been doing it on a NOT completed model I had to be really careful with.





So absolutely I will be buying several of these for future 105 builds.

And here she is. I am VERY happy with this one. Only other thing I will get next time are metal landing gears. The plastic ones bend far too easily as you can clearly see in the nose on pic.

[digger303]

Come up well.

[DRUMS01]

Nice work and wonderful camouflage.

[Quax]

She’s a beauty!

Paul

[Garion77]

Beautiful paint job on a beautiful plane. Nice work ! The transition between each color is nicely done.

[smokeriderdon]

Thanks gentlemen.

[BigWall]

Nice build! The paint work looks awesome

[Tomcat64]

Lovely work - the paint job is really eye-catching

[RangerNeil]

Very lovely job!!

[Elve1984]

Nice one! she looks stunning

[Twokidsnosleep]

Nicely done, she finished off well

[smokeriderdon]

Thanks guys.

I am happier with this one than I was with the last few I have done. LOL