SteveV22FE Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Post previous F-111 builds in this topic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveV22FE Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 (edited) Here are a few of my past F-111 builds...... F-111A RTD&E #1 - Monogram 1/48 Scale F-111E - Cannon AFB, NM - Monogram 1/48 Scale Edited April 23, 2008 by SteveV22FE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sea-monkey Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 (edited) Aussie pig (Hasegawa 1/72) Edited April 24, 2008 by sea-monkey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewPerren Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 1/48th Academy F-111C. No 1 Sqn RAAF. Hawkeye Models Decals, Ozmods resin Pavetack pod, pilots & weapons Hasegawa. Many small mods from scratch. Hope you like it. Built a while back but it's still one of my favourites. Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Wow, these are nice looking F-111. I've been toying with the idea of building a F-111. It's shame you hardly seen any of these kits build on the net or local show. A good friend of mine flew one of these during Desert Storm. He told me, during his missions he would fly at 1500ft AGL and was feeling a bit nervous until those crazy bastards in there tan Tornado GR MK.1 flew right under us at 500ft Man, now that would have been a crazy ride!! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Doppel Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 F111C A8-114 1 Squadron RAAF Amberley, Qld (circa 1998) - Kitech 1/48 FB-111A OOB with Aussie Decals F111A attrition replacement A8-113 (prior to wing extensions) 6 Squadron RAAF Amberley, Qld (circa 1982) - Academy 1/48 F111E OOB with Single Plow C model intakes, RooDecals F111G A8-282 6 Squadron RAAF Amberley, Qld (circa 2002) - Academy 1/48 F111E OOB with Aussie Decals I hope you like them Regards Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Nice Aardvarks Andrew. Particularly like the inflight and the gray one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mhoupt Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Andrew, How about some info on how you built that display stand, in particular it looks like you have some sort of screw / washer setup coming from the a/c? Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewPerren Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Andrew, How about some info on how you built that display stand, in particular it looks like you have some sort of screw / washer setup coming from the a/c? Mark Hi Mark, happy to answer questions about the stand. I decided to make this as strong as possible as this is a large/heavy model. It was always planned to be in this inflight pose so the plans were made with the fuselage halves still apart. There is a 6mm stainless steel bolt through the fuselage, bolt head on the inside and nut & washer on the outside - tightly sandwiching the fuselage and leaving some exposed thread (about 20mm). Some epoxy glue secures the bolt head inside the fuselage after tightening. I then got my clear acrylic rod mounting post and bent it slightly in the oven. this provides the angle of bank and shallow climb attitude I wanted. A female thread is tapped into the end of the rod which is then screwed onto the model tight up against the nut & washer. The same arangement also holds the bottom end of the rod into the display base. It is very strong and the whole assembly can be picked up and handled by the acrylic rod if necessary. The down side is the slightly ugly bolt + nut & washer extending from the model but from most viewing angles in my display cabinet it is hidden by the fuselage. In this case the small compromise was worth it for the strength provided. I hope that helps. Andrew I hope that helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mhoupt Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Hi Mark, happy to answer questions about the stand.I decided to make this as strong as possible as this is a large/heavy model. It was always planned to be in this inflight pose so the plans were made with the fuselage halves still apart. There is a 6mm stainless steel bolt through the fuselage, bolt head on the inside and nut & washer on the outside - tightly sandwiching the fuselage and leaving some exposed thread (about 20mm). Some epoxy glue secures the bolt head inside the fuselage after tightening. I then got my clear acrylic rod mounting post and bent it slightly in the oven. this provides the angle of bank and shallow climb attitude I wanted. A female thread is tapped into the end of the rod which is then screwed onto the model tight up against the nut & washer. The same arangement also holds the bottom end of the rod into the display base. It is very strong and the whole assembly can be picked up and handled by the acrylic rod if necessary. The down side is the slightly ugly bolt + nut & washer extending from the model but from most viewing angles in my display cabinet it is hidden by the fuselage. In this case the small compromise was worth it for the strength provided. I hope that helps. Andrew I hope that helps Excellent info - thanks! Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Nice Job Andrew, Nice to see you followed A1 and made it over here :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Doppel Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 (edited) Glad you like them. I see you haunt this place too Ray? This should have been attached to the post below-sorry Regards Andrew Edited April 30, 2008 by Andrew Doppel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlackWidow421st Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 All of the Varks are excellent looking. Inspiration to keep improving on my skills. Happy modeling, Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Doppel Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Andrew, How about some info on how you built that display stand, in particular it looks like you have some sort of screw / washer setup coming from the a/c? Mark In relation to mine Mark, obviously the base is wood. I drilled a hole through the main U/C well and inserted a long screw which then screwed into the top of the timber base. Quite easy and very solid. The top of the stand was cut on an angle to give the pitched roll look. This F111 sits proudly on my brother-in-laws bar now! Regards Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dax Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Not complete yet and I rushed it a bit to get to this point, but it's all I got . First attempt at using silly putty for masking- won't make that mistake again. Ironically enough, I decided to scrap the progress on this to start the group build entry... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Doppel Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Not complete yet and I rushed it a bit to get to this point, but it's all I got . First attempt at using silly putty for masking- won't make that mistake again. Ironically enough, I decided to scrap the progress on this to start the group build entry... Looks good from where I'm sitting! Regards Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Check this thread out too. Awesome build. Was my inspiration for building the wheel wells on my bird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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