Bob Moore Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Hi All, Here is my F-111F I built sometime ago, it has a Verlinden cockpit and Paragon flaps & slats, it would be real nice if we could get a state of the art 1/48 F-111 by someone like Hasegawa or Tamiya. Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Davidwatson Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Love it, great job! David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary West Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Very tidy build Bob - I like that a lot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
singeri Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 nice if we could get a state of the art 1/48 F-111 by someone like Hasegawa or Tamiya. Bob, I totally agree....time for for new molds from somebody....how about it Trumpeter? I'd even settle for RoG. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingSnowmew Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Very sharp looking bird! How did the kit fit or not fit together? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly Quirk Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Nice! Love that paint scheme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Impatient Pete Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Hi All, it would be real nice if we could get a state of the art 1/48 F-111 by someone like Hasegawa or Tamiya. Bob Why, when guys like you keep proving that it's not needed by building great models like this? Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spaced Marine Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 That looks very nice. Good job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PapaSmurf630 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Now that's a gorgeous model. Lovely finish on her too.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GForceSS Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 (edited) Hey Bob Looks fantastic!! Really nice to see a Vark. You need to post it on the F-111 Web site. Mines been on the top of the page far to long now. Time for some fresh prey for the Vark fans to ogle. See you soon! F-111 Model Review Edited March 25, 2007 by GForceSS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
model_madness Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 One damn fine Vark! Wish mine where as clean as that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Nice F-111. Very well done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Very nice looking F-111. Great job on the build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marcin_S Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Excellent work!!! Very nice and clean looking model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.C. Bahr Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Excellent build regardless of the kit you had to work with! BTW - where'd you get the refs for the markings on 387?... and where'd you get the decals? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle48 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Best Vark I've seen for a long time :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VOODOO73 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 :) Excellent Vark :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Will2K65 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Very nice...the F-111 is really growing on me, would like to tackle an Aussie one at some point, armed with AGM-142 I think :D Where did you get the GBU-28 from? :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodney Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Very nice work. I agree, it would be nice to get a new F-111 kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Moore Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 Excellent build regardless of the kit you had to work with!BTW - where'd you get the refs for the markings on 387?... and where'd you get the decals? The Ref. I used for this build was World Airpower Journal Vol. 14, pg. 83 & 85, sometime ago a guy tried to nail me on the tail color and markings but they are correct, part of the paragrah states" 70-2387 originally belonged to the 494th TFS, but was maintained and flown by the 493rd TFS Freedom organization during the war. while its red fin cap and main wheel hubs were overpainted yellow, it kept the 494th TFS patch on the right side of the fuselage " and another article I read about this mission was that the A/C had a very noticeable lean to the left side, I decided NOT to do this, think what would have happen had I placed it on a contest table leaning to one side . I'm sorry I don't remember who the markings came from, it's been sometime, however I do know it was all F-111's on it Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Moore Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 Very nice...the F-111 is really growing on me, would like to tackle an Aussie one at some point, armed with AGM-142 I think Where did you get the GBU-28 from? :blink: Thanks for the kind words, I believe it came from HighFlight Replicas. Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Lovely! MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.C. Bahr Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 The Ref. I used for this build was World Airpower Journal Vol. 14, pg. 83 & 85, sometime ago a guy tried to nail me on the tail color and markings but they are correct, I think this photo is the same as you have in WAPJ... but yeah, can't dispute photographic evidence from that mission no less: This bird was also on the Libya raid in 1986 as LUJAC 23. Seems I've also read somewhere else that this one hit it's intended target with the GBU-28 whereas 70-2391 did not... but guess which one AMT/ERTL provided markings for in it's 1/72 F-111F release with the GBU-28? was that the A/C had a very noticeable lean to the left side, I decided NOT to do this, think what would have happen had I placed it on a contest table leaning to one side No doubt! Again, excellent model you have there! :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
latormentabritanica Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Great job on the Vark. I was about to call you on the tail color as well, but you definitely did your research. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atlant Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Nice model! It makes me itchy to buy and build one now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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