Monogram 1/48 F-101B done

jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Monogram 1/48 F-101B done

Posted by jeaton01 on Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:29 PM

I built this for the Cold War GB, and as a proof for the markings of the 2nd FIS that we plan to put on the F-101B at the McClellan museum. The same airplane, 57-427 was also a subject of the Monogram kit, but in the markings it had with the Texas ANG unit. It was a fair amount of work as there is a lot of detail to the kit, and I added to it with custom decals, a Legend avionics bay, and a very useful Eduard PE set with nearly 100 pieces, as usual I did not use them all, only about 2/3 of them. Also, it ends up a pretty fair sized model, easily twice the size of the F-86 sitting next to it in the display case.

The base it is sitting on was made for me about 12 years ago by James Steel, who was an artist of a modeler and taught me more than I will know about the art of it. The loose ground equipment except for the tractor is from the very old 1/49 scale Revell F-102A kit with all the ground equipment, and was also built by James. I love that B-4 stand. I have another of those kits, but I just can't bring myself to take it out of the partitions that are still in the box. That would be sacrilege of the highest sort. There was no box with the first F-102 kit, actually it was the second. I built the first one I had when it was new in about 1958. I dimly recall painting deicer boots on the F-102. Or was that an A-4 I did that to?

On to the pictures. There are build pictures and notes on my website, here:

http://yolo.net/~jeaton/mymodels/f101/1f101/1f101.htm

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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scorpr2

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July 2007

Posted by scorpr2 on Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:44 PM

WOW!!! I think the whole thing looks great!!!

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yardbird78

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January 2003
From: 40 klicks east of the Gateway

Posted by yardbird78 on Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:37 PM

Now that is some truly magnificent work on the One-0-Wonder. Museum quality if I ever saw it.

Darwin, O.F. Alien [alien]

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raptordriver

Member since
September 2006
From: From Vernal UT OH YEA!!

Posted by raptordriver on Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:42 PM

Wow that is a cool looking jet! Amazing work! Cool [8D]

Andrew

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Gordon D. King

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May 2015

Posted by Gordon D. King on Saturday, February 28, 2009 11:40 PM

I can only think of one word to describe your model. Fantastic.

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Daywalker

Member since
September 2003
From: South Central Wisconsin

Posted by Daywalker on Saturday, February 28, 2009 11:59 PM

Simply gorgeous John! The model, the base, presentation- everything! Excellent job here. Thumbs Up [tup]

Frank

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bondoman

Member since
March 2007
From: Carmel, CA

Posted by bondoman on Sunday, March 1, 2009 1:17 AM

Beautiful John. I'm up all night redoing mine (strip paint, repaint) for the same GB. I'd like to see more pics of just the a/c, there's kind of alot going on in the background.

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hkshooter

Member since
December 2003
From: Indiana

Posted by hkshooter on Sunday, March 1, 2009 7:23 AM

Wow! Where did you get that fly? What scale is that thing? Looks a lot bigger than 1/48!

Great looking kit John.

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wing_nut

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April 2005
From: Piscataway, NJ!

Posted by wing_nut on Sunday, March 1, 2009 7:34 AM

She's a real beauty John. Very well done.

Marc

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darth_trader

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November 2007
From: Potomac Falls, VA

Posted by darth_trader on Sunday, March 1, 2009 7:52 AM

Both the aircraft & the base are spectacular! I agree with Yardbird, definitely museum quality! Excellent work!

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Sunday, March 1, 2009 8:02 AM

Simply beautiful John. Excellent work all the way around .

Regards, Rick

RICK

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berny13

Member since
February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Sunday, March 1, 2009 8:09 AM

Great looking One Oh Wonder. It looks great setting on the base. Where are the chocks though? You don't want it rolling into the stand.

Berny

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TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.

Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale.

Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale. F-4 Phantom Group Build.

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ikar01

Member since
October 2004
From: Orlando, Florida

Posted by ikar01 on Sunday, March 1, 2009 8:58 AM

Really good work on this one. Who's markings are on the aircraft?

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dupes

Member since
November 2006
From: Coastal Maine

Posted by dupes on Sunday, March 1, 2009 9:23 AM

Wow...great finished product, John! All of that ground equipment is top notch as well.

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Air Master Modeler

Member since
June 2006
From: Westerville, Ohio

Posted by Air Master Modeler on Sunday, March 1, 2009 10:17 AM

OUTSTANDING!! MARVELOUS SIMPLY MARVELOUS!!! You've outdone yourself this time. That is truely a wonderful build and the diorama is perfect!

Rand

30 years experience building plastic models.

WIP: Revell F-14B Tomcat, backdating to F-14A VF-32 1989 Gulf Of Sidra MiG-23 Killer "Gypsy 207".

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brain44

Member since
November 2004
From: Columbia Gorge

Posted by brain44 on Sunday, March 1, 2009 11:15 AM

Beautiful, John, simply breathtaking work! Ther Voodoo is superb in itself and the attention to detail really brings it to life! Then, you add one of the most realistic dioramas I have ever seen and WOW!!!! Thanks for sharing!

Brian

"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." John Bernard Books (The Shootist)

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Screaminhelo

Member since
April 2004
From: Georgia

Posted by Screaminhelo on Sunday, March 1, 2009 2:16 PM

Wonderful work. The 101 is one of my favorites and this kit is hard to beat in most respects in my opinion.

Mac

I Didn't do it!!!

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, March 1, 2009 2:28 PM

Thanks, everyone. No, it is not "museum quality", not compared to the work I have seen that I thought was, but it is a pretty good picture stooge. There are some things I will do differently next time, and there will be a next time because I have an F-101A/C conversion in the stash, and an RF-101B kit also. But first there is the F-100, F-102A, F-105, and F-106 to do. I better speed up some, huh?

I will say again, the ground equipment and the base were built by James Steel, who was a museum quality builder. Some of my ideas went into it, but the skills were all his. I study it to see what I can do better.

Yes, the Monogram 1/48 Century series fighters are great models with lots of detail. They don't snap together like a Tamiya kit, but when you have done all the work and it is done and looking nice in your pictures and on your shelf, they can be very satisfying. This one is to me.

Yeah, Bernie, some airman is due for a demerit on those chocks!!

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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kbuzz01

Member since
December 2006
From: Kennewick, WA

Posted by kbuzz01 on Sunday, March 1, 2009 5:58 PM

Fantastic work, John!! Looks like you put a lot of work on that one. And I recognize that ladder as I'm currently working on the Monogram F-102, and you're right, it sure doesn't just snap together!

Ken

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IBuild148

Member since
March 2003
From: El Dorado Hills, CA

Posted by IBuild148 on Sunday, March 1, 2009 6:17 PM

John,

Very well done! I like the special touches to the aircraft and dio.

IBuildOne48

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cbaltrin

Member since
May 2004
From: Land of Lakes

Posted by cbaltrin on Sunday, March 1, 2009 6:28 PM

Dag-gone-it. Now I gotta go dig this kit out of my stash and build it too! Very nice work! Thanks for sharing.

On the Bench: Too Much

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, March 1, 2009 8:59 PM

Ken, the B-4 stand came from this kit, very much older (and looking less like an F-102) than the recent Monogram kit. We are talking near plastic model stone age here, 57 or so. Blew the socks right off this 10 year old when it came out!

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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hkshooter

Member since
December 2003
From: Indiana

Posted by hkshooter on Sunday, March 1, 2009 9:09 PM

Wow, tell me the kit looked nothing like the box art.

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jeaton01

Member since
December 2002
From: Northern California

Posted by jeaton01 on Sunday, March 1, 2009 9:15 PM

I think it does look very much like the box art, the nose is alot more pointy than it ought to be. Maybe I should build a spare that I have, but the wing fits are just brutal by today's standards. The mechanism that raises the gear when you close the canopy looks like a dinosaur backbone to me.

John

To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

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daddy1

Member since
November 2008
From: Zephyrhills,FL

Posted by daddy1 on Sunday, March 1, 2009 10:09 PM

Good eye! I had to go back and look for the fly.

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daddy1

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November 2008
From: Zephyrhills,FL

Posted by daddy1 on Sunday, March 1, 2009 10:19 PM

I remember when Air Force birds looked like this. Navy/Marine birds too. Todays low reflectance, has it's place but can't match the beautiful color of "back then". Beautiful work on the VooDoo and the whole scene.

http://whlswngsthngs.shutterfly.com/