Faust Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 When it comes to aircraft, I do tend to have a bit of a love affair with the obscure. I like planes that are a bit “unfamous” and am particularly fond of planes that a lot of people either haven’t heard of or haven’t thought of in a while! I also love protypes and paper projects, or planes that only saw very limited service. There’s a lot of potential for what-iffery in models of planes that barely existed. The problem is that because these planes are pretty obscure, it’s not easy to find good injection moulded kits of them! That’s why I was pleased to get my hands on one of Trumpeter’s F-107A kits. The Ultra Sabre was a neat looking plane, and the fact that I’ve personally seen the one at the Dayton Air Force Museum made me even more excited to get one. I’m not yet sure what I’m going to do with it; I’ve got a lot of ideas in my head for this one! Before I get there, though, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at a kit which, while it seemed to make a stir when it first was announced, seems to me to have faded into relative obscurity. Check out this odd choice for a mainline release at the link below, and if you’ve got any ideas for what I could do with it, let me know. Right now, I’m thinking West German ground support aircraft! https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/out-of-box-reviews/trumpeter-172-f-107a-oob/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Not much help for Whif ideas,,,,,,,but, the F-107 does have a book that you might find useful. http://www.ginterbooks.com/AIRFORCE/AFL203.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris D Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 You could also paint it up in SEA camouflage. Since the F-107 was a competitor the the F-105 in the fighter-bomber role, it's pretty reasonable to think that it would have wound up conducting ground strikes in Vietnam. That'd certainly be an interesting paintscheme at least. And certainly historically plausible. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 There are several builds of this kit in the ARC gallery. http://www.arcair.com/Gal-Archives/jet/F-107-Ultra-Sabre/01.shtm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 On 17/05/2017 at 11:07 PM, Chris D said: You could also paint it up in SEA camouflage. Since the F-107 was a competitor the the F-105 in the fighter-bomber role, it's pretty reasonable to think that it would have wound up conducting ground strikes in Vietnam. That'd certainly be an interesting paintscheme at least. And certainly historically plausible. With its erm, distinctive design, would it not look fab in heavily weathered/faded SEA colors with bright red extremities? Voila: a QF-107! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon50EX Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Okay this sounds nutty, but i would make it as the Navy A4J-1 Bomber. North American's pitch to offer the high speed strike capability of the "Vigilante" for deployment to the smaller Essex-Class carriers at reduced cost, without all the deck space issues of the A3D. Incorporate some manually-folding outer wing panels, a beefier arresting hook and a single-wheel nose gear installation, along with BLC along the leading edge of the wing, a retractable IFR probe and some catapult bridle attachment points. How hard could it be? What could possibly go wong? Running for cover.... -d- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Yeah,,,,,,,a VA-176 A4J-1 ! That is what you meant, right? Sort of funny, the F-107A is just about the only jet that has the intake in a logical place for a carrier based aircraft. (also ducking for cover for my VA-176 crack) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faust Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 Oh, that's a good idea! I never thought of the naval aspect of the top-mounted intake! Hmmm... I also found out that the GPU-5A pod (Hasegawa weapons set one) fits nicely in the belly recess... How I'm thinking of a fast-mover CAS platform, like the A-16 they were pushing to replace the A-10 (Heresy!). Okay, I guess I need another one of these things... there's just too much to do with one airframe! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon50EX Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 5 hours ago, Faust said: Oh, that's a good idea! I never thought of the naval aspect of the top-mounted intake! Hmmm... I also found out that the GPU-5A pod (Hasegawa weapons set one) fits nicely in the belly recess... How I'm thinking of a fast-mover CAS platform, like the A-16 they were pushing to replace the A-10 (Heresy!). Okay, I guess I need another one of these things... there's just too much to do with one airframe! i have 2 in my stash, surplus to my requirements if you have difficulty finding any. -d- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Todd Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 On 5/17/2017 at 5:19 PM, Faust said: When it comes to aircraft, I do tend to have a bit of a love affair with the obscure. I like planes that are a bit “unfamous” and am particularly fond of planes that a lot of people either haven’t heard of or haven’t thought of in a while! I also love protypes and paper projects, or planes that only saw very limited service. There’s a lot of potential for what-iffery in models of planes that barely existed. The problem is that because these planes are pretty obscure, it’s not easy to find good injection moulded kits of them! That’s why I was pleased to get my hands on one of Trumpeter’s F-107A kits. The Ultra Sabre was a neat looking plane, and the fact that I’ve personally seen the one at the Dayton Air Force Museum made me even more excited to get one. I’m not yet sure what I’m going to do with it; I’ve got a lot of ideas in my head for this one! Before I get there, though, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at a kit which, while it seemed to make a stir when it first was announced, seems to me to have faded into relative obscurity. Check out this odd choice for a mainline release at the link below, and if you’ve got any ideas for what I could do with it, let me know. Right now, I’m thinking West German ground support aircraft! https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/out-of-box-reviews/trumpeter-172-f-107a-oob/ FAUST; YES JUST WHAT YOU SAID.... Except I would give my left you know what, to have it in 1/48 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D. Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Always liked the looks of the F-107, I was disappointed that they didn't release this one in 1:48 as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F4DPhantomII Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 7 hours ago, Charlie D. said: Always liked the looks of the F-107, I was disappointed that they didn't release this one in 1:48 as well. Love to see one in 1/48 scale my preferred scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faust Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 Since the -107 wasn't really a "Trumpeter" kit (they bought, used, whatever... the Monochrome kit) it's not really a surprise that there was only the one "available" scale. Man, in 1/48, this would be a big bird! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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