Striker8241

Hi, Ken.

You got me interested in the Cotton Pickers so I did some searching on the internet. Here is a link I found with some more images of the Cotton Pickers patches. It's near the bottom of the page and the page is really big so do a search for "Cotton Pickers."

Cheers,

Russ

Hi Russ,

I think you forgot to include the link you were talking about. 

Ken

Hi, Ken.

You got me interested in the Cotton Pickers so I did some searching on the internet. Here is a link I found with some more images of the Cotton Pickers patches. It's near the bottom of the page and the page is really big so do a search for "Cotton Pickers."

Cheers,

Russ

Sparrowhyperion

The Lightning bolt is the easy part.  Now I just need to find my Protractor to get the exact tail measurements from my Revell F101 kit... lol  The trick is making it a 1:1 match for 1/48 or 1/72 or whatever scale.  Let me see what I can come up with. 

Rich

 

Son Of Medicine Man:

Thank you Rich, I appreciate that.  But it took me two years to find this picture, but you never know.  I figure the design on the tail is not too bad to replicate since it is straight lines.  The hard part will be the lightning bolt.

Ken

 

Thank you Rich, I really appreciate that!

The Lightning bolt is the easy part.  Now I just need to find my Protractor to get the exact tail measurements from my Revell F101 kit... lol  The trick is making it a 1:1 match for 1/48 or 1/72 or whatever scale.  Let me see what I can come up with. 

Rich

Son Of Medicine Man

Thank you Rich, I appreciate that.  But it took me two years to find this picture, but you never know.  I figure the design on the tail is not too bad to replicate since it is straight lines.  The hard part will be the lightning bolt.

Ken

Thank you Rich, I appreciate that.  But it took me two years to find this picture, but you never know.  I figure the design on the tail is not too bad to replicate since it is straight lines.  The hard part will be the lightning bolt.

Ken

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Everyone,

Here is my Dad's patch that he wore while he was in the Cotton Pickers squadron:

 

And here is that aircraft again:

 

Ken

Ya know Ken.  I might be able to make you some decals for his unit based on that image of the F101.  It looks pretty straightforward.  If you can find any more images of his squadron's planes, or ones with higher resolution, send em up and I will see what I can do. 

Rich

Hi Dom,

Thanks man.  Another thing I noticed in the picture is that it doesn't have the extra fuel tanks hanging underneath.  It sure makes it look a lot cleaner and smoother without them.  I think it was prept for a photo op and was not a mission when the picture was taken.

Ken

Striker8241

Cool patch, Ken. Nice picture too. The F-100 was one of those planes that always looked to me like it was flying, even on the ground. I saw a bunch of them stationed at Phan Rang AB Vietnam in 71. Strangely, the ones I saw were still in their silver livery.

Yes, I noticed in the picture that it was either in natural metal or silver paint, not in the ADC grey that was used on the aircraft that my Dad took pictures of.  I know they had to start using paint to fight corrosion on the RF-101C in the high humidity.  It wasn't until later that they started using the SEA camoflage.

Ken 

Son Of Medicine Man

Hi Everyone,

Here is my Dad's patch that he wore while he was in the Cotton Pickers squadron:

 

And here is that aircraft again:

 

Ken

As for the 1/32 vac Voodoo, it has a big set of patterns. There are some spars.

If I can get the time on Saturday, I'll pull the kit out an take a few snaps of the vac and the plans.

Scorpiomikey

You mean the F100-PW-229...dangit, i hope i didnt set of the manny meter.

Who throws someones kits on the lawn?

Cool patch, Ken. Nice picture too. The F-100 was one of those planes that always looked to me like it was flying, even on the ground. I saw a bunch of them stationed at Phan Rang AB Vietnam in 71. Strangely, the ones I saw were still in their silver livery.

Bockscar

 

Ken:

I have this one:

http://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=4875&page=2&searchtext=voodoo

It is pretty good for big-scale vac.

My first task is tot cut the bulk-head spars, and an internal template for the wings. On the Voodoo, as in many 100 series, they are straight across.

No where near actually starting it....I keep hoping that Trumpeter puts one out......lol.....

Dom

Hi Dom,

Does it come with the drawings to scale for the spars?

Ken

Hi Everyone,

Here is my Dad's patch that he wore while he was in the Cotton Pickers squadron:

And here is that aircraft again:

Ken

Gamera

Hey guys sorry if I came off as whiny last night, just that I'm sitting at 99% completion and I want to finish this sucka.

Hey, no problem Cliff.  I know that had to be frustrating as all get out!

Ken

Scorpiomikey

Holy hell. Someones actually building something in here?

  I about fell out of my chair!  Too funny!

Holy hell. Someones actually building something in here?

Thanks Cliff and Ken for the good words.

Ken, the scale is 1/72 and the kit is Hasegawa kit K35, FB-111A.

Regards,

Russ

Hi Russ,

By the way, what kit and scale is that?

Ken

Hi Russ,

Great work!  I think it looks real fine!     

Ken

Hey, looks good to me Russ!

Keep up the good work there!

Cliff

Thanks, guys, for the warm welcome. I'm already anxious to get back and get cracking. I think I'll go ahead and work on the FB-111 - it's been needing progress for a long time. I'll save the 105 for another time. Below are some pictures of my progress so far. Not very good work but then I have a lot to learn.

Striker (Russ)

Main Gear Well

Main Gear Assembly

Hey guys sorry if I came off as whiny last night, just that I'm sitting at 99% completion and I want to finish this sucka.

Yeh, the old Monogram kit.  I decided to take off the centerline pylon and tank.  It just looks better without them.  I have the cockpit masked now, and I should be good to go for paint as soon as the weather cools down later on  today.

Bockscar

Hey Rich:

Is that F-20 the Mono?...sorry if I missed that.....

Dom

You mean the F100-PW-229...dangit, i hope i didnt set of the manny meter.

Who throws someones kits on the lawn?

Bockscar

 

Sparrowhyperion:

 

The F100 used the P&W J57-P-7 Engine.  Maxing at about 17000lbs of thrust.  The F104 used GE J79-GE-11A turbo Jet engine, which put out only about 15,800lbs of thrust.  But the lesser drag on the aircraft in addition to the difference in weight (Over 7000lbs.) made the F104 seem a lot more powerful, even given it's smaller power plant.

The original F5 series planes used a set of GE J85-GE21 Turbo Jet engines.  Each putting out 5000lbs. of thrust for a total of 10,000lbs with slight improvements until the F5E Tiger II.  There weren't a lot of major differences between the earlier versions.  The F5G also known as the F20 Tigershark, had the F404-GE-100 Turbo Jet Engine which produced a 17,000lbs of thrust and was afterburner capable.  It came out a bit late to survive on US sales only.  While a great little fighter with some light ground attack capabilities, planes like the F16 and F18 had already made it obsolete when it was designed.  The main issue being the small weapons load it was capable of carrying due to it's small light airframe.

I have the canopy hardware installed.  Now all I have to do is install the canopy, fill gaps, prime, paint, and decal.  The landing gear bays on this one are not really accurate, so I am considering doing it wheels up...

I've been a busy bee this last weekend.  My Sister in law is having a baby, and Deb and her mom held her baby shower Sunday.  So I got a lot of quality time with my Daughter and I have started teaching her to airbrush.  She is picking it up faster than I did. lol   I may let her have a crack at the paint on this one.  My one peeve with this kit is that it is molded in that dark OD green you see in the images.  But the paint needs to be Red and White.  So I will probably end up doing two thin primer coats.

I don't know what the deal is on eBay these last couple of weeks.  All of the F5 kits are going for quite a bit, even the R/M ones.. lol

 

 

 

Bockscar:

 

 

Sparrowhyperion:

 

The Starfighter was a slightly older design.  The F-20 was a response to the US Air Force who had not purchased many of the F5 series due to what they thought were underpowered engines, despite the fact that as a pure fighter/interceptor, it could outperform almost every other comparable aircraft they threw up against it.  The F5 was designed after pilots extolled the maneuverability and speed of the little T-38 Talon trainer.  The F5 all the way up to the E model sold mostly to buyers outside the US.  The F20 was simply an F5E, with better avionics, a slightly heavier capacity, and the same engine as an F16 stuck in the rear instead of the smaller twin engines. 

I'm still waiting for the Primer to arrive, so paint on the Sabre is still on hold.  I may be able to get some primer on this bird tomorrow if gap filling doesn't take too long.

I'm going to have to pick up an F5 and a T38 some time in the future so I have a complete set. lol..

Rich

 

 

Bockscar:

 

Rich;

The Tigershark reminds me of the Starfighter, almost like the next design evolution.

Looks great........how's the painting going......?

 

 

 

Gosh Rich, imagine an F-104 with an F100 plant???....lol...

 

Thanks for the info on TigerShark, one sweet bird awrite!

Yeah, I won my first art contest in 1967, I had bought a Freedom Fighter, and glued the two fuselage halves

onto a big collage. I got sent to the Ontario Finals.......never made a dime.......lol.....

Found my Testors Freedom Fighter......yeah...need the Talon and the Tiger.......

 

 

 

Ouch...chi...hua...hua...

 

I stand corrected......

arf.arf....

The StarFighter is my second favorite airplane......

I always thought J-79 was the big tunnel, 17K+

Annnnd....thks, I didn't realize F-104 was J-79.....

I first saw the F-104 on a packet of colouring pencils back about 1964.

I tried to sweet talk a young girl into a trade,

but I do not blame her......they use likenesses of my face

as pavement all around the globe.

F-104, it really was a 'rocket'.....

luv that plane........

Rich, appreciate the info, that is great.....

oooops....Rich, I didn't mean the F-100 Super Sabre engine....lol....I meant the F100 plant.....lol.....

okay, if we like to get complicated, imagine an F-100 with and F100 plant?...lol....

What is that, 3 times the HP?....anyhow, very motivational, to say the least.

J-57:

By the way Rich, didn't know you were adopted, I didn't realize the guy who through all your kits onto the lawn was the step father. Well, if he's still around, send me his address...lol

Dom

FSM has been showing this babe:

Not bad.....uhhhh.....where that piggy bank go.....lol....

Son Of Medicine Man

 

Bockscar:

 

Yeah Ken, keep us posted....

The Hasegawa 1/72 was my only kit for awhile back in the early 70's, it was the first modern tooled kit I had ever seen. Built it as an after school project, while we waited for the bus.....to take me home.....country road.....lol

My cousin in-law flew the Canadian NORAD version.

 

 

Hi Dom,

I have both the C&H Aero resin RF-101C conversion kit and the Koster Aero Enterprise vacu-form RF-101C conversion kit for the Revell 1/48 F-101B kit.  So I am already set to build a 1/48 RF-101C.  But like you said, a 1/32 scale kit would be great.

Ken

I have this one:

http://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=4875&page=2&searchtext=voodoo

It is pretty good for big-scale vac.

My first task is tot cut the bulk-head spars, and an internal template for the wings. On the Voodoo, as in many 100 series, they are straight across.

No where near actually starting it....I keep hoping that Trumpeter puts one out......lol.....

Dom

Hey Rich:

Is that F-20 the Mono?...sorry if I missed that.....

Dom

Bockscar

Yeah Ken, keep us posted....

The Hasegawa 1/72 was my only kit for awhile back in the early 70's, it was the first modern tooled kit I had ever seen. Built it as an after school project, while we waited for the bus.....to take me home.....country road.....lol

My cousin in-law flew the Canadian NORAD version.

Hi Dom,

I have both the C&H Aero resin RF-101C conversion kit and the Koster Aero Enterprise vacu-form RF-101C conversion kit for the Revell 1/48 F-101B kit.  So I am already set to build a 1/48 RF-101C.  But like you said, a 1/32 scale kit would be great.

Ken

Thanks, it's not that big a crack, enough a judge will toss it aside at a show but not big enough most people will notice, still it's aggravating.

And the canopy top will show up, it's just a matter of time till it will, just saw it three or so days ago so I don't know where it could have got off to.