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Monogram F-84F Thunderstreak

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  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Monogram F-84F Thunderstreak
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 5:40 PM

My latest build, and my first completed aircraft that was started this year.

This is a 2000 re issue of Monogram’s 1984 vintage F-84F Thunderstreak. I built it OOB, including using the kit decals, which gave me the only real problems with the kit. I used AK Real Color for the overall Aluminum and was very happy with that stuff. It handled masking great as well as clean up of enamel overspray using thinner with zero problems. Other NMF tones were done with Model Master Metalizer and Tamiya lacquers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This boxing also includes a Mk.7 Nuclear bomb and a cart…

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking. Comments and critiques are welcome as always

 

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

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       - Plankton

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  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Between LA and OC, SoCal
Posted by oortiz10 on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 5:42 PM

stik, that is sharp! I really like the color. I wish I had known about AK's silver for my F-100. Great work!

-O

-It's Omar, but they call me "O".

  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 7:35 PM

Well done Stik!  One of my favorites.  I was always curios about the horizontal stabilizer configuration.  Kinda narrow and long but I guess it worked.

Thanks,

John

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 8:02 PM

O and John, thank you.

O, if you're doing a lacquered Super Saber, I'd say use Tamiya lacquer gloss aluminum. That looms just like the stuff used by the USAF. I used it on the mose area of the large drop tank here. For a NMF aircraft, the AK Aluminum is great. I coated it here with Humbrol Satin Coat to tone down the high gloss of the original AK color. 

John the stabilizers are an interesting design. I believe that they are wider in chord at the ends than at the root. They are an "all flying" design, without any hinge for elevators off the horizonat stabilizers.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

GAF
  • Member since
    June 2012
  • From: Anniston, AL
Posted by GAF on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 10:12 PM

That's a nice looking Thunderstreak!  I'll try to pick up some of the AK aluminum.

Gary

fox
  • Member since
    January 2007
  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 10:24 PM

Very nice build Stik!Toast Toast Toast

Love that paint job. Never done one. Scared to death to try it.

Stay safe.

Jim Captain

 Main WIP: 

   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

  • Member since
    May 2004
  • From: Land of Lakes
Posted by cbaltrin on Thursday, August 3, 2023 9:37 PM

Great work Stik. That'll look good on anyone's shelf. Looks like she's ready to go flying. The red on NFM looks real sharp.  I do have one question, what is that black patch on the fuselage spine? Unsually that indicates some sort of radar/sensor, but that sure would be and odd place for such a thing?

On the Bench: Too Much

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, August 3, 2023 11:14 PM

Many thanks guys!

Gary, I highly reccomend the AK Real Color Aluminum after this experoirnce. A great starting point for a NMF and very tolerant of masking, cleans up easy from overspray once dried and cured, and looks the part once toned down a bit.

Jim, give a NMF finish a shot sometime. We all learn as we do, learn from the last one, and build upon those lessons.

Chris, I was curious myself as to what lurks underneath that black patch. Yes, its usually some sort or of transmitting or receiving avionics. Way too early for SATCOM or GPS. This was a schematic cutaway that I found.

 

 

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    January 2015
  • From: Katy, TX
Posted by Aggieman on Friday, August 18, 2023 10:35 AM

One of my favorite Korean-era warbirds.  Very nice work on her, Stik!

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, August 18, 2023 1:18 PM

Thank you Aggie. The Thunderstreak sure had a classic sleek 50's style that the Thunderjet did not. The swing up canopy was just the final touch to that. I can see why it's a favorite of yours.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    August 2023
Posted by Hornro on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 1:28 PM

Fantastic job! 
However, the Mark 7 is upside down.  The retractable fin points down. It's retractable so that it won't drag the ground. We got one in the shop one day where the pilot had landed with the fin extended. The edge of the very shortened fin was as smooth as a professionally milled surface. 55th TFS, 20th TFW 1957

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, August 25, 2023 10:36 AM

Thank you for your comments. I had a nice longer reply typed up, but this site's horrible pop ups and glitches lost it. 

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in North Carolina.
Posted by disastermaster on Friday, August 25, 2023 12:57 PM

Bee-yutiful!

 https://i.imgur.com/LjRRaV1.png

 

 

 
  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, August 25, 2023 3:48 PM

Thank you DM.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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