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Well Poop... I just picked up the HB F-111D/E, and THEN find this thread while looking for aftermarket intakes for it. Over on the weapons loads thread (linked below in my signature file), I blasted the instructions. Be very careful in what you believe you should do according to the instructions when it comes to weapons, chaff/flare, and that Pave Tack Pod (wasn't used on the E, wasn't used on the D... EVER). Glad I waited until I could afford to buy it (at $100 USD, I'd be royally pissed, but at 180RMB (including shipping), not so much).

Hey all, I'm back (well, not really, I'm still working and living in the PRC, but I'm back to the forum)... This time I have the Hobby Boss F-111D/E in my possession (finally). I'd like to make a couple of suggestions... Re-read the thread if you haven't done so in a while. I've got a lot of stuff on our loadouts during the 1988-1990 (pre-Desert Storm) time frame on pg 2. I've yet to actually start the kit, but one thing I'd suggest right off for people building the F-111E models from UH... Take the weapons chart on pg 16 of the instructions and totally disregard them. If you're mode

May he develop a huge sensitivity to all plastics and solvents. Rashes, hives, and extreme swelling of his hands and face (but his manhood suffers the opposite effect)

Dang! Those are some clean bombs... In the loadbarn they were always grimy from all the times they had been loaded and unloaded. Of course, most live munitions looked that nice... once.

Nice photos Jim! Thanks! One might also note the location of the rail on STA 6, and the absence of one on STA 3 in the photo with the flat 4's

Thanks! As it stands now, perhaps more people will be willing to jump in and post what they know. Peace! BTW, Collin's weapons are a Mk-20 (I loaded those in the USAF), a trio of Mk-83 "slicks"(1000lb bombs) loaded on a TER (never saw them at RAF UH, or in training, but a little research (and a question to Collin) confirmed them), a Harpoon Missile (again only by doing research (and it happens that my dad worked on them too (for McDonald Douglas))), and another trio of Mk-83 "slicks".

I'd like to apologize to anyone who was offended by my original post as it appeared originally. I have hurt some people's feelings, and it wasn't my intention at all. I'm not trying to be a jerk here. I was trying to help, and thanks to my Autism (diagnosed after my service in the USAF) I still obviously lack the social skills to be able to tactfully do so without coming off as one. I was hoping to inspire people to share information with fellow modellers so they could make the most accurate model of the subject they have selected. One of the most frustrating things in modeling is to foll

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Thanks for the info guys!

The Durandal may have never been flown by the F-111E, but it was an option available to them. Flat loads... forgot about those.. It's been too long. Thanks Jim

Collin, I don't mean to insult anyone... What I was hoping to inspire is more people to post correct information on what was possible as a load, thus people won't be wasting time trying to model an accurate config, only to be let down because the instructions were off... (a careful look at the Academy 1/48 F-111E kit is a prime example). It's likely that Weapons troops would have a better idea of what we loaded, what we could load, and what would and wouldn't be mixed together. Not every pilot/NFO/WSO gets the chance to fly with every load combination weapons troops trained with. The vast

IINM The Russians don't fly with G-suits like the other air forces do...

I remember "uploading" and "downloading", and "weapons load", but I'm fuzzy on "loadout". I even use the term in my posts. I don't exactly remember where I'd have picked it up from. Speculating here... One possible reason why others might not remember the term is due to Branch/MOS specifics. It may be that it was a term that we Weapons/Ammo troops used in the barn, and amongst ourselves, and not something that a crew chief or other maintenance worker may have had heard often. If I had to guess, I'd bet that it came from within the Weapons/Ammo community, probably the 461's specifically..

I like the Pig... I used to work the E models, and someday would like to model the other variants... While I'm sure that the F model could carry the same things as the E model (except for the bay loaded bombs after getting the AN/AVQ-26 Pave Tack Pod), I have no idea of what it could handle after getting the pod. Anybody know what would be an accurate load for it? Thanks

Nuts... Just before I got there apparently. Some of those really are outstanding! Thanks for posting them.

I've removed the image from my OP. I'm not trying to put anyone down, I was trying to point out how an otherwise excellent effort can quickly be undone by a simple oversight. I see this mistake all over the place, and am hoping to raise awareness of it so that other people can avoid it. They might be a pain, but why spend all that money on a kit, and the aftermarket parts, as well as time needed to make a fine representation of an aircraft you appreciate that has an easily recognized and correctable flaw?

I have to say it's not mine (I'd have added sway braces)... I found the image over on the Britmodeler site. http://www.Link removed.com All that work (and it is really good), but I take one look at it, and home in on the glaring error... Oh, the missile rail should be mounted to the outboard side of the pylon, and not the underside of it (unless this is some kind of early test bed version), and the TER is also suspect.

I've seen it missing from kits, and from several otherwise beautiful builds... Sway braces. Sway braces are integral parts of bomb racks. They hold munitions, fuel tanks, TDY pods, and ECM pods firm, by taking out the gap between the rack and whatever is being hung from it. Without them, oscillations would be (at best) uncomfortable for the crew, but more likely, catastrophic for the aircraft. Then there's how the aim may be affected. A movement of only a few millimeters can affect the trajectory of a weapon greatly given distance. Please remember that if you're going to hang weapons of

My request is simple. Start a thread on what you supported (if there isn't one already) specifically, and share with those who might want to model your plane. One of the things that so many modelers need is specific information about the weapons loadouts of the aircraft they are modeling. I'm asking that anyone who used to load, fly, or otherwise maintain aircraft, share their memories of what was, and wasn't, carried on the aircraft they supported. Model kit manufacturers can't be trusted for accurate information, and sometimes photographs can be misleading (Hero shots of F-111s with 4

Anybody have any luck opening these? I keep getting My VPN has been set for the US, S.Korea, Germany, Austria, and (when turned off) the PRC. So it's not a geopolitical issue. Oh, and I edited in more information to post #29 (namely info on pylons, MAU-12 racks, sway braces, and the slant load info from the other 462).

Thanks ES! Do you happen to remember when these photos were taken? BTW, so far my neurons are not digging up any genuine memories of these. A few I recognize from places on the web, but not from the flightline. Thanks again!

Awesome! Someone mentioned that there was a 1/16 scale kit of Tech 49 Jack Harper? That kit, and this model could be used in a diorama with forced perspective. Jus Sayin... OH! If you wanted to be really tricky... You might figure out a way to use more of the rare earth magnets to make the drone hover. Wouldn't that be something?! Also, from where I'm sitting, I suspect that adding sound effects from the movie might also be possible.

The bomb on the right looks to be a B57 What's odd is that the aircraft are single seat versions of the FA-18, and thus can't carry nukes. Protocol requires that nobody is ever allowed to be alone with a nuke... EVER.

Prayers for the pilot, his family, and friends. RIP

Dave, I wouldn't worry about leading this astray. You are asking for information, and we have it. This will likely help other builders in the future making more accurate representations of the pigs we worked on. This sounds right to me. However, I'd leave the engine covers off. I remember seeing them all the time (on the side of the shelter) and not on the aircraft during an Alert. Ground equipment would likely be a dash 60 (A/M32A-60B Generator Set), and a Jammer (MJ-1C Bomb Lift Truck or MHU-83D/E) or two. Thing to remember about the MJ-1, it had a fuel tank that rises above the lev