F-105D Thunderchief, help please?

Anonymous

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November 2005

F-105D Thunderchief, help please?

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 1:18 PM

im startting on my new model and its a F-105D Thunderchief and was wondering what are some of the colors that is used for this jet if anyone out there has built one of these it would be great if you could help me out ,by the way its a revell kit and its a 1:48 scale...thank you.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 2:01 PM

JUNKMAN
This doesn't exactly answer your questions, but you might see that paint scheme or the tail number of the a/c you plan on modeling

http://www.burrusspta.org/thud.html
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/7002/
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/dgtheskier/thud-eur.htm
http://www.photovault.com/Link/Military/AirForce/Aircraft/F-105Thunderchief.html
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/fighter/f105d.htm

Good Luck with your F-105D

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mtollens

Member since
August 2003
From: USA

Posted by mtollens on Sunday, August 10, 2003 2:15 PM

My Thud photos show topside colors light green, dark green and brown over a light gray underside. Radome is flat black and silver probe on nose.

Max Tollens "plastic surgeon"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 10, 2003 4:37 PM

I just wanted to say thank you both for your help it has helped me out greatly...

keep modeling...

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berny13

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February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Sunday, August 10, 2003 5:20 PM

The colors are, FS-34079, FS-34102, FS-30219 topside. Bottom is FS-36622, inside wheel wells and intakes is gloss white.

The F-105 was the first acft painted in SEA and some units did not paint as per directions. Some acft even had their camouflage colors reversed. Check on which acft you are modeling to come up with the correct pattern.

Berny

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 2, 2003 4:02 PM

Wheel wells were painted O.D. Green, Green Zinc Chromate, Aluminum, Silver and finally White. It depended on what the squadron had in it's inventory. Most pictures prior to 1972 show the Thuds with Aluminum gear doors and O.D. Green wheel wells. Bottom of the Thuds were painted Chamoflauge Gray untill the 1970's when they started using white.

Every fourt aircraft that was sent to SEA was painted in the reverse scheme. They simply reversed the Dark Tan with the Medium Green.

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72cuda

Member since
July 2003
From: USA

Posted by 72cuda on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 7:57 AM

Hey Junkman;
Well here's another scheme for you on the old Thud back in the late 70's til their retirement they had the SEA wrap around, the AF deleted the color FS 36622 on the bellys and mirrored the bottoms to the tops, and then came the Euro I schemes, they where just the DK & LT Greens minus the Tan I've seen both types when the AF Reserve unit from Hill (before they got F-16's) came to Nellis for Red Flag in 82-83 when I was stationed there and they had both schemes, that'll make an intresting conversation piece in your collection,
have fun & relax
cuda

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Was a Hawg Jet Fixer, now I'm a FRED Fixer

'Cuda

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Roaddog47

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November 2003

Posted by Roaddog47 on Saturday, November 22, 2003 11:18 PM

The Thud in the euro scheme was actually my fathers and is the thud on the Twobobs sheet named MyKarma. She was done at Hill AFB as a favor and was the only Thud with this scheme. I am currently working on a 1.32 scale D model with that scheme now. Tracking the exact colors down is proving to be a bit of a problem due ot the fact it was a bootleg job and not recorded. I will get a link up with pics once I get her done.

Wuf

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berny13

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

Posted by berny13 on Sunday, November 23, 2003 12:22 AM

The European I paint colors were FS-34102, FS-34079 and FS-36081. The European ll changed the FS-36081 to FS-36118. Both were wrap around paint jobs. The gray replaced the tan color FS-30219.

Berny

Phormer Phantom Phixer

On the bench

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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Roaddog47

Member since
November 2003

Posted by Roaddog47 on Sunday, November 23, 2003 5:54 PM

Thanks!

I will do a little experimenting and see how those look to the pics. Hopefully they are right on the money. Like I said its a bootleg paint job and the shades might be off depending on what was laying around the shop when she was sprayed.

Wuf

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