Did Monogram's 1/48 scale F-105's have a detailed internal bomb bay?

Melgyver wrote:

None of the Monogram/Revell F-105's have a detailed bomb bay.

Except for mine! This was one of my first attempts at scratchbuilding. I say, if you want one, build it.

   Eddie

Eddie, that has been the very first time I've ever seen anyone constuct a bomb bay for the F-105, & I've built a few of these kits, dating way back to the mid 80's. I had to save that pic. Very intriguing.  Is that a B-61 from the Monogram B-58 kit?

I applaud you for taking the high road.

Chris Ish, in Dallas

Ishthe47guy wrote:

Eddie, that has been the very first time I've ever seen anyone constuct a bomb bay for the F-105, & I've built a few of these kits, dating way back to the mid 80's. I had to save that pic. Very intriguing.  Is that a B-61 from the Monogram B-58 kit? I applaud you for taking the high road.   Chris Ish, in Dallas

Yes it is. I was trying out my scratchbuilding in my early days of kitbashing. Just some sheet styrene and ribbing.My next one will be a bit more detailed.

     Eddie

Eddie,

Nice!  First one I've seen or heard of!  Thanks for sharing the picture.  How about a shot of the the bird right side up! 

Melgyver wrote:

Eddie, Nice!  First one I've seen or heard of!  Thanks for sharing the picture.  How about a shot of the the bird right side up!

Thanks guys! The reason I did it was I had never seen one either and couldn't find any reference photos to go by, so I winged it. I orginally built this in the early 80's and did an okay job by my standards back then. 2004 rolls around and I got a single seat version that I built gear up. With the extra gear in hand, I decided to redo my 2 seater. I was testing a few new skills I wanted to try as well as soft masking that I had just read in FSM. I also wanted to use some old decals from the left over draw. I built the bomb bay and have been hooked on scratchbuilding ever since. Here's a look at the top side. Thanks for the interest.

    Eddie

I have built the Monogram F-105D, F and G in both 1/48 and 1/72 scale.  They all have the bomb bay door outline scribed on the belly, but nothing on the inside.  The Trumpeter 1/32 D and G both have the internal bay with the extra fuel tank.  I am not sure, but I think that the doors rotated open like the B-24 only inside the fuselage rather than swinging open like the B-17.  I'll have to go back and check some of my reference material and see.  I vaguely recall seeing a shot of the open bay in one book.  The Thuds flying in Viet Nam had two straps around the doors to have something to mount the MER & pylon on and it also made sure the doors wouldn't accidently open

Darwin, O.F.

There you go- that's a post you don't see every day.

Any and all information you wish to share, plus of course it wasn't the only aircraft you ever flew- would be greatly received.

That's a truly impressive service history, and thank you for flying for our country.

When you flew the F-100D was it as a FAC?

Did the bomb bay doors "open" or did the bomb bay rotate like the F101 B and the B-57. I seem to recall seeing something that suggested the bomb bay on the105 rotated.

IIRC somebody made an aftermarket kit for the Monogram 1/48 F-105. It had a bomb bay and came with an optional nuke or auxiliary tank. It was a while ago.