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Hobbyboss 1/48 F-105G

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  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Saturday, February 21, 2009 11:41 AM
Chris I still like it.  And I'm pretty sure that the Thud's took a waether beating in SE Asia

 

  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Bicester, England
Posted by KJ200 on Saturday, February 21, 2009 11:37 AM

Chris, nice looking build.

Love the SEA camo scheme really suits these birds.

Just a suggestion based upon your comment, are you able to tone down the weathering with a light overspray of Buff?

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

  • Member since
    February 2004
  • From: Weymouth, Dorset, UK
Hobbyboss 1/48 F-105G
Posted by chris hall on Saturday, February 21, 2009 11:30 AM

Just off the production line. Very large, excellent fit, lots of good detail. similar accuracy issues to the Trumpeter 1/32 kit (no surprise there).

Plan view -I may have overdone the weathering:

Underside view - good selection of underwing stores, but main gear legs are fragile and not very positively attached.

Front 3/4 view. The yellow canopy surrounds are decals - tricky to position.

Nose close-up. Radome is removeable, Vulcan cannon and IFR probe are tricky to assemble, but worth the effort.

Arguably, the kit's weakest point is the cockpit. Seats are undersize and bear little resemblance to the real thing, tub is too narrow. Probably a better starting point for an accurate 1/48 Thud than the Monogram kit, though - most of the things that are wrong with the Hobbyboss kit are easier to fix or ignore than most of the things that are wrong with the Monogram kit. Half as expensive again as the Monogram kit, though. When we get a resin cockpit tub and seats, it will be worth posing the canopies open.

Comments and queries, as ever, welcome.

Cheers,

Chris.

Cute and cuddly, boys, cute and cuddly!
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