Aardvarks

Butz,

What did your Grandfather fly?

By the way, the best fighter of WWII was the P-47 thunderbolt.

Mike

You are right guys. I should not have put the P-39 in the same class as the F-111. The P-39 was a much better acft, compared to the 'Vark. I'll take my lashes.

I picked up a 1/48 HobbyCraft Canada F-111F (or was it E) Aardvark as in impulse buy. What a piece of crap! A waste of $17.99.

What's wrong with it?-- It's more like a toy than a model kit. "moving wings" and weapons mounts, Oversized recessed panel lines, baisic rudementary detail in the cockpit and wheel wells, a frosty canopy, and a decal sheet about the size of a post-it note. I can't comment on it's overall accuracy. I did note an excessive witnes line on each of the wing tips (from a mold insert) so I'm guessing they have a modification for the E/F version.

I'm severely dissapointed. I think this kit will go into the 'spares box.

So I'm still searching for the ultimate 1/48 Aardvark....

Always liked that plane, problems or not( a good example of why politicians should stay out of the DoD business). International Air Power Review Autumn/Fall 2002 has a great section on Australias two squadrons of Pigs.(that is there nickname down under). They plan on keeping them up till 2020...must have taken a fancy to them. They can't be all that terrible, at least not anymore.

Ultimate bomber, Ahh, the de Havilland Aardvark - sorry, Mosquito!

As a boy (1978) I remember F111s flying into Filton (Bristol, England) for avionics upgrades. Noisiest thing in the sky at the time (The last Vulcan B2 left Filton earlier that year!).

Also remember the USAF Hercules that went into there without fail at 16:45 every evening, regular as clockwork.

Ain't nostalgia a beautiful thing!

Rob M.

toad,
Just picked up the 1/48 EF-111 from Academy. Haven't tried assembly yet, but in the box it looks pretty good, if not a little underdetailed in the cockpit.

demono69