BWDenver Posted January 28, 2024 Share Posted January 28, 2024 Droning right along... The following shots a from Tyndall AFB 2-28-91. I was going through the CH-47D transition at Rucker and hit the Panhandle airfields. As I understand it, F-106A-31 57-2513 escaped a watery grave and is now preserved. re Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted January 29, 2024 Share Posted January 29, 2024 I included the single-seater B-1B chase F-106 in a previous 1/48 scale F-106A sheet, but never did the F-106B. Perhaps I could do a dedicated F-106B sheet at some point including 57-2513. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted January 29, 2024 Share Posted January 29, 2024 32 minutes ago, KursadA said: I included the single-seater B-1B chase F-106 in a previous 1/48 scale F-106A sheet, but never did the F-106B. Perhaps I could do a dedicated F-106B sheet at some point including 57-2513. That would be great to see! Hopefully there is a market for F-106B's... I suspect the remainder of the birds are sitting at the bottom of the Gulf... Bryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZippoTheZipdrive Posted January 29, 2024 Share Posted January 29, 2024 On 1/27/2024 at 3:54 PM, KursadA said: Because it was repainted later, and that is the time period depicted on the sheet. I think the Edwards test Phantoms are well covered, but I will include Edwards jets of other types in future sheets as appropriate. ... Maybe I'm blind but I can't phind my phavorite Phantom. The phather of all Phantoms: 62-12200! Started life as a F-4B on the assembly line. Modified to YRF-4C. Then YF-4E. Then with slats. Then phinished as a flybywire testbed with canards. Kursad is it pheasable to phoreshadow a phunctioning phantastic 62-12200 Phantom ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted January 29, 2024 Share Posted January 29, 2024 Wow - that's a cool one! Now if Arnaud was in business he could have made a conversion kit for it. It's indeed a phantastic scheme, but without a conversion kit those canards would be phreaking difficult to get perfectly right. It is an easy scheme, though - I will look for more photos and it would be a great fit for an "Early Years" sheet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted January 29, 2024 Share Posted January 29, 2024 1 hour ago, KursadA said: Wow - that's a cool one! Now if Arnaud was in business he could have made a conversion kit for it. It's indeed a phantastic scheme, but without a conversion kit those canards would be phreaking difficult to get perfectly right. It is an easy scheme, though - I will look for more photos and it would be a great fit for an "Early Years" sheet. When I went through the back hanger of the Museum in Jan 1991, I shot the bird. It was in a real horrible corner..... the canards and mounts don't look like they would be all that difficult to make... Bryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted January 29, 2024 Share Posted January 29, 2024 For "other" Edwards bird.... I was at Edwards on a liaison flight in 1979 when I was flying at Ft Irwin , now NTC, and while in the snack bar I saw an F-15 taxiing by. I opened the window and took a shot. From the looks on everyone's faces in the snack bar I could tell the y were not fans of this type of activity.... Unfortunately I only had a 43-86 zoom on the camera... No 1 F-15C Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted January 29, 2024 Share Posted January 29, 2024 3 hours ago, KursadA said: Wow - that's a cool one! Now if Arnaud was in business he could have made a conversion kit for it. It's indeed a phantastic scheme, but without a conversion kit those canards would be phreaking difficult to get perfectly right. It is an easy scheme, though - I will look for more photos and it would be a great fit for an "Early Years" sheet. Yes! The F-4 early years sheet. I have the Brigade Models F4H-1 prototype conversion set waiting for that one. Bryan, Thanks for sharing these cool shots. The Edwards AFB snackbar story made me laugh. I'm glad you got away with it. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted January 30, 2024 Share Posted January 30, 2024 2 hours ago, Stefan buysse said: Yes! The F-4 early years sheet. I have the Brigade Models F4H-1 prototype conversion set waiting for that one. Bryan, Thanks for sharing these cool shots. The Edwards AFB snackbar story made me laugh. I'm glad you got away with it. Cheers, Stefan. Thanks for the kind word! If you're going to do an F4H-1, do the H4H-1! McD and Stanley Aviation teamed up and equipped the first 10 airframes with this seat. I have high resolution shots of each of the F4H-1 shots below, 10 - 14 MB each... I got them from the folks at China Lake. I'm trying to talk myself into doing the Cutting Edge conversion..... The grey seat in the center of the display was a proposal by Stanley for the F4H-1/F-110/F-4. Shot at the Stanley factory in 1986. '' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 A suggestion for an RF-4C, RF-4C 117TRW ALANG 65-854 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 RF-4C 64-1034 ABANG Birmingham 06-29-91 w mission marks from Desert Strom With the flight shot I handed my Nikon F2A w motor drive and a 43-86mm lens to a back seater and told him to shoot the roll of Kodachrome 64. Set the camera up for what I thought it would need on exposure and prayed... Doing that was likely strictly against regs, but they were agreeable as they launched a 2 shop. Photo bird was 033, shown landing below. Some of the shots are pretty good. Note the last three of the SN on the nose gear door. some of the birds had color wing flashes, some subdued... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 And finally, a rather non-descript looking bird, with an interesting flash on the backend. I'm guessing Kelly, looks to be a bit high for Bergstrom... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corey Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 40 minutes ago, BWDenver said: And finally, a rather non-descript looking bird, with an interesting flash on the backend. I'm guessing Kelly, looks to be a bit high for Bergstrom... the tiny letters at the bottom of the stencil are BAFB….im guessing Bergstrom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 Thanks for the reference on the early F4H ejection seats, Bryan. I see that you have the Cutting Edge package. And that like me with my Brigade Models set, you find the project a bit daunting. My set is designed the Academy F-4B kit, with a Tamiya F-4B, I'd be even more nervous about cutting it up. The ones from the early test projects and record breaking flights are interesting and colorful, but I intend to go for the actual prototype. Cool story and pictures of the RF-4C's too. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 (edited) Bryan & Stefan, I have the Academy F-4B/N kit and Brigade & Falcon conversion sets. I really want to make Bryan's last photo of F4H-1 #145310 with the 22 MK.82 bombs. Love the YRF-4C photos as well. K/r, Dutch Edited January 31, 2024 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet block III decals are sorely missing on the market. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 4 hours ago, Stefan buysse said: The ones from the early test projects and record breaking flights are interesting and colorful, but I intend to go for the actual prototype. Cool story and pictures of the RF-4C's too. Cheers, Stefan. If you want to do the Prototype you get to do the scalloped intakes along with the NACA scoops on the nose and the McD Stanely seat. the Marine Corps Museum at Quantico had an F-4H, but did not think it was a "historically significant" AC and gave it to the airfield fire dept.... I think it had the McD/Stanley seat in the front... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 3 hours ago, Dutch said: Bryan & Stefan, I have the Academy F-4B/N kit and Brigade & Falcon conversion sets. I really want to make Bryan's last photo of F4H-1 #145310 with the 22 MK.82 bombs. Love the YRF-4C photos as well. K/r, Dutch Send me your email on a privateer message and I'll sent a High Rez shot of the Super bomber.... the TIf is 45M, but the JPG is only 10M. the shot I posted is really cleaned up though, the original is in horrible condition... Bryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted January 31, 2024 Share Posted January 31, 2024 (edited) A bird from the past. I was stationed at Taegu ROK flying Dustoff in 77/78. Took a hop over to Japan for a couple of weeks and was there for the 4th of July celebration. One of the 8TFW birds came over from Taegu and was on display, complete with LORAN towel rack and Jammer pod. The bird was transferred to the ROK. Edited February 1, 2024 by BWDenver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BWDenver Posted February 1, 2024 Share Posted February 1, 2024 5 hours ago, Corey said: the tiny letters at the bottom of the stencil are BAFB….im guessing Bergstrom Need to put on my glasses when I edit shots! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted February 1, 2024 Share Posted February 1, 2024 For your next early(ish) F-15 sheet. Found on Facebook with this caption: "A rare shot of the second TF-15A (71-0291) sporting French Air Force markings for four days in April 1976 in an attempt to sell the Eagle to France." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted February 1, 2024 Share Posted February 1, 2024 26 minutes ago, thegoodsgt said: For your next early(ish) F-15 sheet. Found on Facebook with this caption: "A rare shot of the second TF-15A (71-0291) sporting French Air Force markings for four days in April 1976 in an attempt to sell the Eagle to France." Ooh la la - malheureusement I am not sure I will make another "Early Years" F-15 sheet, though. Perhaps we will find a place for this on another future sheet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted February 1, 2024 Share Posted February 1, 2024 (edited) 71-0290 & -02921 TF-15A >> F-15B wore a lot of schemes in their lifetime including the Bicentennial, Strike Eagle DRFD, STOL/MTD, ACTIVE, Peek Eagle and many others. You could do an entire series of sheets on just these airframes. https://skytrailer.nl/eagle-history/71-0290/ https://skytrailer.nl/eagle-history/71-0291/ . Edited February 1, 2024 by habu2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Arrowhead Posted February 2, 2024 Share Posted February 2, 2024 On 1/29/2024 at 2:05 PM, ZippoTheZipdrive said: Then phinished as a flybywire testbed with canards. Kursad is it pheasable to phoreshadow a phunctioning phantastic 62-12200 Phantom ? Microscale already has that FBW YF-4E livery on AC48-0021 and it is both quite well printed and available on their site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted February 3, 2024 Share Posted February 3, 2024 Uhoh! There goes another baby seal! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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