Fermys Wild Weasel...F-105G Finished

Got one of these painted up (the other is waiting on a nose cone and canopy...will go back to the stash and come back out when I break into an F-100).

Paints are the usual MM enamels...all of them are mixes. I was out of Camoflage grey for the belly...I have never found the "proper" tan...and I don't like the looks of MM's greens for SEA. The lighter green is RLM82 with some tan, while the darker green is the "proper" color, I mixed in some OD, black and tan.

Pitot tube is scratched from aluminum tubing...kit part is stupid fat.

WannabeFarmboy

Great lookin work thus far. Loving the added detail And attention to detail with the engine placement. 

 

Great lookin work thus far. Loving the added detail And attention to detail with the engine placement. 

I looked in my old THUD reference and when the Standard came along they carried one AGM-45 on the outer stations. A fuel tank on the center line and opposite of the AGM-78. And incase anyone forgot the internal weapon's bay had the auxilary fuel tank inside. The F-105 has an internal weapons bay for delivery of a nuclear payload. 

I like to bring this up when I can to generate interest in this subject. I'd like to see newer aftermarket kits to add the nuke or fuel tank.

Nice work, fermis.  Bummer about the holding pattern.  I just hope the main gear aren't as spindly on these ones as they were on our 32nd scale Thuds!

Just about ready for the paint booth. One has to go into the holding pattern...need a replacement nose and canopy.

Question...

Planning on an asymmetric load....from left to right(head on view)

1. AGM-45"shrike" / 2. AGM-78 ARM / 3. fuel tank / 4. fuel tank / 5. ???

Would 5. be the same AGM-45 as 1. ?

I recall seeing a pic or two that the two outer missiles appeared to be slightly different, but naturally, I can't find said pics now.

GMorrison

 

 

Revenant

 

 

GMorrison

The Vietnam war was the absolute end of its useful service. It really wasn't a match for the Mig-21. Trips up north in the thing had a scary shoot down rate.

No wonder Olds used the Phantom II in Operation Bolo.

 

 

 

 

Actually the F-4s were mimicking 105s in that operation by using 105 call signs and routes/altitudes that would end up fooling the NV radar plotters into thinking it was just another Thud raid.  MiGs come up thinking they have fresh meat, get surprised and lose their arses...

 

 

 

 

 

Even better! They also had the QRC-160 jammer pods from the 105's mounted on one of the wing pylons.

 

 

Revenant

 

 

GMorrison

The Vietnam war was the absolute end of its useful service. It really wasn't a match for the Mig-21. Trips up north in the thing had a scary shoot down rate.

No wonder Olds used the Phantom II in Operation Bolo.

 

 

 

 

Actually the F-4s were mimicking 105s in that operation by using 105 call signs and routes/altitudes that would end up fooling the NV radar plotters into thinking it was just another Thud raid.  MiGs come up thinking they have fresh meat, get surprised and lose their arses...

 

 

silentbob33

Great work so far! Amazing detail for 1/72

 

allan

Lovin the work you did on the gear well!

 

Lovin the work you did on the gear well!

GMorrison

The Vietnam war was the absolute end of its useful service. It really wasn't a match for the Mig-21. Trips up north in the thing had a scary shoot down rate.

No wonder Olds used the Phantom II in Operation Bolo.

 

The Vietnam war was the absolute end of its useful service. It really wasn't a match for the Mig-21. Trips up north in the thing had a scary shoot down rate.

No wonder Olds used the Phantom II in Operation Bolo.

Revenant

 

Wow, you must have some good refs for this thing!!!

Just have the Squadron "walk around" book. I bought a few kits off a guy, including the 1/48 Monogram 105...he included ref books with every kit I bought from him...hell of a nice surprise! Even got a couple Pilots manuals for the actual aircraft as well! (not the 105 though)

She had a P&W J-75 with water injection.  Like the F-106, you could hear that hard light all over the base.

fermis

Haven't gotten very far, for the time that has past...but it's better than nothin!

 

Trumpy has the position of the exhaust nozzle way too deep (bottom), it should be almost half an inch further back (top)

 

 

There is just a little detail in the nose gear bay...not even close to all the plumbing that's going on in the real deal...

 

 

 

Haven't gotten very far, for the time that has past...but it's better than nothin!

Trumpy has the position of the exhaust nozzle way too deep (bottom), it should be almost half an inch further back (top)

There is just a little detail in the nose gear bay...not even close to all the plumbing that's going on in the real deal...

ikar01

I remembering them at the waiting point by the final check point. waiting for their turn to take off.  When they moved onto the runway and hit their afterburner, the 5 inch thick concrete protective wall next to me would vibrate, and I was more than 100 yards away.  They were amazing to watch.  But then so were the Connies and all the other types we had at the time.

 

I remembering them at the waiting point by the final check point. waiting for their turn to take off.  When they moved onto the runway and hit their afterburner, the 5 inch thick concrete protective wall next to me would vibrate, and I was more than 100 yards away.  They were amazing to watch.  But then so were the Connies and all the other types we had at the time.

allan

Looking forward to these babies.

 

Looking forward to these babies.

Cool...I dig the open gun-bay shot in particular...

Here's a couple shots of the 17th Wild Weasels at Korat:

The one in the background is from the 17th, but for some reason it never wore the JB tail code, just 444 in a non-standard type style.  It was kept this way for my whole tour.

As always sir, an excellent start, I'll be following as usual!

Toshi

Very nice...

Revenant

Your weasel is making me wild...

Did it plant a S.E.A.D. in your mind?

Thanks guys!

roony

A great start.  Wondering why there two of them.  Will they be the same markings?

 

I tend to build in pairs...or even 3's and 4's. They'll have different markings...but will be pretty much the same, otherwise. I find working on multiples only adds a small amount of time, compaired to just building one, then the other. While something is drying on one, work on the other. It's just how I roll! Also got a pair of Mig-15s on the go, as well as a lonely Hawkeye.