nimrod77 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Ah, this is a build I've been following with great expectations, Mike! Great job ya're doin' on it. Unfortunately, I learnt about Cutting Edge's seamless intakes when it was already too late... I've got Academy's FB-111A in my stash still awaiting some kind of miracle = as in "somebody ought to do somethin' so that Cutting Edge were back into production," don't ya think?Keep up the good work, Mike! Uncle Uncool, Are you not aware of the Dmould F-111 TPII intakes? Click the image to go there. They are actually better than the Cutting edge versions IMHO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Uncool Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Uncle Uncool,Are you not aware of the Dmould F-111 TPII intakes? nimrod77, mate...!!! *hyperventilates* Ya've just overthrown David Campese of the #1 position on my list of heros! Jesus, this oughta explain why I like ya Aussies so much! Thank ya a lot for the info, chap! Me is looking into it right away! They do look better than Cutting Edge's, by the way. I did learn about this Aussie company, Greg Anderson's OzMods Scale Models, from whom I bought the long span wings/flaps/slats and the wheels & tyres sets, but this one I still didn't know about. Incidentally, weren't ya building an F-111F as well? Cheers, mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LoganTLR Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 HI Working on an FB as we speak. It has DM intakes, Scaledown wings, tanks, wheels and burners. The intakes are almost drop fit. I have a spare Verlinden update set if anyone is interested. T Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 :blink: nimrod77, mate...!!! *hyperventilates* Ya've just overthrown David Campese of the #1 position on my list of heros! Jesus, this oughta explain why I like ya Aussies so much! Thank ya a lot for the info, chap! Me is looking into it right away! They do look better than Cutting Edge's, by the way. I did learn about this Aussie company, Greg Anderson's OzMods Scale Models, from whom I bought the long span wings/flaps/slats and the wheels & tyres sets, but this one I still didn't know about. Incidentally, weren't ya building an F-111F as well? Cheers, mate! F-111C actually :) Used the scaledown wings,wheels, burner cans, and doors along with the black box cockpit and CE TP1 intakes along with a ton of scratch building. I will do a G model with the Dmould TPII intakes after I see the Hobbyboss long winged F-111 kit. Glad that I could help mate and I hope to see your pig on here soon! If you need references let me know and I will try to help if I can. Cheers!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted December 26, 2009 Author Share Posted December 26, 2009 Ah, those D mold intakes look much nicer than the CE version. The shock cones were a bear to get lined up right. I'm on vacation for the next week, it might be a good time to break the beast out and start working on her again. cheers, Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Uncool Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 F-111C actually :) Used the scaledown wings,wheels, burner cans, and doors along with the black box cockpit and CE TP1 intakes along with a ton of scratch building. Oh, yeh, the C version ; now I recall it was while peepin' at yer work that I found out about the scaledown accessories. Twice my hero now. Whut's up with that build, mate? Glad that I could help mate and I hope to see your pig on here soon! If you need references let me know and I will try to help if I can. Awlright, nimrod; a huge thank ya, kindly, mate. As for posting pictures of my FB-111A; y'know I asked for a digital camera these Xmas, but that red fat cynical Santa just brought me a pair of boxers instead... Next year I'll be evil as a revenge and see if I can borrow a camera from some relative or friend. Hope ya have a great New Year's Eve, nimrod! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Oh, yeh, the C version ; now I recall it was while peepin' at yer work that I found out about the scaledown accessories. Twice my hero now. Whut's up with that build, mate? Awlright, nimrod; a huge thank ya, kindly, mate. As for posting pictures of my FB-111A; y'know I asked for a digital camera these Xmas, but that red fat cynical Santa just brought me a pair of boxers instead... Next year I'll be evil as a revenge and see if I can borrow a camera from some relative or friend. Hope ya have a great New Year's Eve, nimrod! Well my pig is at the decaling stage Unc. Shouldn't be long now. I will take pics soon but I want to wait for some decent, interesting progress before posting. Cheers. P.S. LongMC sorry for the thread hi-jack!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Well my pig is at the decaling stage Unc. Shouldn't be long now.I will take pics soon but I want to wait for some decent, interesting progress before posting. Cheers. P.S. LongMC sorry for the thread hi-jack!! No worries! My builds are all completely stalled out at the moment. Looking forward to your progress pics! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Time for another update. Geoff's beautiful build sparked me to work on mine some more. This round I've finished major construction and started adding detail. Starting at the rear bottom and working forward. Here's an overview of the bottom. I'm trying to figure out what to do about the weapon bay doors. Here I've made some out of sheet stock. Finally, I got some paint on the loadout items More to come as progress is made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Good to see you making headway with your pig LongMC! Are those weapons from the Hasegawa set or another after market co? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Roberts Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Great looking build of the Academy 'Vark, makes me hope that the new release will have some updated bits when it shows later this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Great looking build of the Academy 'Vark, makes me hope that the new release will have some updated bits when it shows later this year. Is Academy doing a new release of their F-111?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 Apparently, there is as new kit # listing for the F-111C. The old F-111C kit is still listed as well, so we're all holding our breath that it's a revamped offering like the F-15 series. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 Good to see you making headway with your pig LongMC! Are those weapons from the Hasegawa set or another after market co? That's odd. My first reply to you didn't show up. Anyway, to answer your question - the GBUs are Hasegawa set D, the ECM is Verlinden, and the Pave Tack is Flightpath. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 I finally feel like I'm hitting a stride here. More progress being made. Weapons painted, clear coated, washed, and decaled. Used the ABD USAF stencils. I also got the tail boom on and the engines built and painted. These are the paragon resin TF-30s for the F-111F. These are pretty great, except they don't have any type of augmenter section. I used the section out of a revell F-15E that fit the end perfectly. You can also see I've added PE from a very old Eduard detail set. I think next is to finish up the airframe rescribing and adding remaining details. Getting close to spraying paint now, I'm excited. thanks for looking! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Coming along nicely LongMC Great job! I got the Scaledown engine exhausts for my pig. They are pretty good. They would suit your build but not if there already installed and glued!! Cheers mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 Coming along nicely LongMC :D Great job!I got the Scaledown engine exhausts for my pig. They are pretty good. They would suit your build but not if there already installed and glued!! Cheers mate! Hey Nimrod. THanks for the comments. They're not glued in yet, just tacked to see how they fit. I've got the Scaledown set too, but they're not accurate for an F. Paragon's are designed specifically for the F-111F as they have different nozzles. I've got a couple sets of Scaledown and they're pretty nice too. I'll use them on my EF, D, and E birds once ABD releases those sheets! It's finally looking like a good day to be a Vark fan! Cheers, Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 Finally, ready for paint! It seems like I've really been dragging my feet on this one, but right when I think I'm done I remember something I forgot to add. here's a view of the final assembled bottom before it all fades to black. and the top. I'm really hoping my masking is right. This is always the worst part for me, and probably why I have some many kits built, but not painted. Thanks for looking! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Keep it coming LongMC !! Look good to me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 Rounding home stretch now. I've got all the primary painting finished today. Here's how she looks with a new paint job: I'm not convinced on the colors and I changed up the camo pattern to match walk arounds I have of this bird. Now to let everything dry for a day then onto the first future coat. Thanks for watching! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alrite Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nimrod77 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Good job mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gambler Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Beautiful work so far Mike! Looking real good. Jeff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eaglebeagle Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 that paint is awsome! cant wait to see some markings on it!! cheers brad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longmc Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 Finally getting done! The only thing left to do now is a final dull coat and final assembly! :woot: Here are the last WIP pics of this build! As always, thanks for looking! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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