Faust Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) During the early days of the jet age, there were some false starts and some real gems. Sometimes, those that didn’t get a chance to shine, like the McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo, got to take a second run at it. In the case of the “second” Voodoo, the F-101, it seemed that the stars had aligned and everything would be good to go. In fact, the Voodoo was only somewhat successful at a couple of its intended roles, really only finding a place as a recce bird. That design, however, created another, still different Voodoo; the F-101B was the interceptor model with two seats, more powerful engines/afterburners and even the Genie nuclear rocket! I personally like this form a lot better, as I can remember seeing Canadian Voodoos at airshows when I was a kid. They were loud and fast, and with all that fire out the back, it was a guaranteed hearing-loss-induced-fun kind of day on the airfield! Those who know me know I love Matchbox kits, so when I came across the Matchbox F-101F (two-holer trainer) that could also be built as a Canadian CF-101, I was ecstatic! Check out this questionably detailed, but undeniably epic kit below! https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/out-of-box-reviews/matchbox-1-72-mcdonnel-douglas-f-101f-rf-101b-cf-101b-voodoo-out-of-box/ Edited March 21, 2019 by Faust Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Ahh, yes. Very nostalgic kit. Thanks for the article. Well written Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I built several, and upped my detailing skills with each build. Yes, I agree, a "classic" kit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nikolay Polyakov Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Thanks for this great article, Adam! Well-written and interesting, as I always liked to see that boxes in a hobby stores, more than 20 years ago... Cheers! 😊 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faust Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 I think it will be a fun, and frustrating build, all at once. In other words, Pure Matchbox. Gotta love anyone who kits the RF-101B! Thanks, guys, for the compliments. As for seeing the box in stores, I don't really remember seeing too many Matchboxes in stores. In Ontario, there were a lot of Hobbycraft kits. However, a local store was (and still is!) owned by a British fellow, so there were lots of Airfix and Matchboxes to be had there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheRealMrEd Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 For those who might be interested, a build of the kit showing some corrections and improvements that I did over on Britmodeler a year or so ago: RF-101B Build Ed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faust Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 Nice! You sure did a lot of work on it! That kinda scares me, but hey.... what can you expect from an Mbox!? Congrats to making it to the end! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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