Ben Brown

Ed, you did a great job beating those Trumpeter kits into submission! I tried to fix the problems with their 1/32 F-100D kit and that killed my appetite for F-100s for years. 😄 Also, thanks for posting the pics showing exactly where Trumpeter screwed up the F-100F cockpit. I've been trying to figure out where they went wrong. Sadly, they did it on the 1/48 and 1/32 kits, too. Easy fix in 1/72 is the AMT kit, for 1/48 we have the old but accurate War Eagle and Fox 3 Studios conversions for the Monogram kit. The 1/32 folks are on their own, for now. Ben

Thanks for the correction, @Paul Boyer. I didn't scroll far enough back in time when I checked Scalemates! 😄 Regarding that odd canopy frame in the ESCI kit, I wonder if someone mistook part of the nuclear flash hood for a frame? Photo won't hotlink, so see F-100.org here: F-100D photo with flash hood If you don't have access to the ESCI or AMT kits and need the Vietnam-era 335-gal drop tanks, you can just add a 28" (scale) plug just forward of the leading edge of the pylon, just like they did on the real tanks. For another drop tank option, you could use a

That's awesome! I hope somebody releases some 1990s USAir decals for it. Ben

My only experience with CAM’s decals was they were brittle and didn’t want to lay down on compound curves. I have a couple of their F-100 T-Bird sheets for a future build, so I’ll be interested in your experience with yours. Ben

Weekend bump.

The Italeri, ESCI, Revell, AMT F-100D and F kits mentioned above are pretty good, shape-wise. They just lack detail, especially the cockpits and the lack of extended slats. The same can be said for the Hasegawa F-100D, plus it has raised panel lines, IIRC. I think there were some aftermarket resin cockpits to dress these kits up, but I'm not 100% sure, since I don't normally build 1/72. There was a 1/72 "F-100C" by Pioneer that is best avoided. Revell also released an F-100C back in 1964 that is actually 1/70 and isn't worth building. The Trumpeter F-100 kits in all sca

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Hi All, I have the following airliner decals for sale. Flight Path 1/144 United A320 Blue/Gray livery $8 Scaleliners SL4-40 JetBlue A320 “Dots” $13 Draw Decal 44S-DC9-25 TWA Delivery DC-9-14 $6 Flightpath Fokker 100 USAir $8 Liveries Unlimited US Airways A320/A321 $8 Buyer pays shipping. PayPal preferred for US buyers. International buyers must use Paypal. No trades, please. Thanks for looking! Ben Brown North Carolina, USA bebrown1[AT]bellsouth[DOT]net

+1 on the UMM saw. I've found those saw blades Micro Mark sells that fit the #11 Xacto handle difficult to use, because they're too flexible. They tend to bind up in whatever you're sawing. Ben

Thanks for the info! Ben

Just a little idle thinking here. I have an Italeri 1/48 OH-58A in my stash. Can it be easily converted to a civil type? Based on what I'm seeing in the box, it looks like all I'd have to do is add a cover for the tail rotor shaft. Is there anything else that I'd have to do to de-mil the kit? I'm not up on my Bell 206s. Thanks! Ben

Bump. Reasonable offers will be considered! Thanks, Ben

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I’d buy Mirage F.1 drop tanks and other improvements for the Italeri kit! Ben

Too bad there won't be a D/F. Missed opportunity. Ben