The Arrowhead Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 6 hours ago, Spruemeister said: Another winner! This one will be headed for sell out territory. Rick L. That one is a winner for sure ! Thumbs up for Kursad ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viking73 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Fantastic! Great work once again Kursad! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Oof! This one is a beauty. I see several schemes that I would love to do in 1/72 scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Awesome!!! Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sierrascale Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Cool! Here's "THud" I shot back in Oct 1981. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Arrowhead Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Great shots! This one is next in the stack for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 I am glad you liked it - this sheet has a few things that probably have not been covered before. We have the 335TFS Indian head badge replicated from the actual aircraft panel found on Ebay, the interesting Luftwaffe "zap", the F-105 logo for early prototypes, etc. "Alice's Joy" (Broughton's jet), "Betty's Boy" (a reverse-camouflaged MiG killer), and "Honeypot III" are three Vietnam War examples on the sheet. There is also "My Karma", and the DC/NJ ANG jets for good measure. The 1/72 version will have the same set of 16 options. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Another stunning sheet Kursad. Any chance you could offer the stencil sheet as a seperate offering under your Caracal Models Basic line? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 (edited) Yes - both the F-104 sheet coming in the next batch and this one have extensive separate stencil sheets. Despite all my efforts there were a few things here and there I missed - see the Vietnam-specific outline ejection seat warning triangles that I had to tack onto the main F-105 sheet, for example. I will modify the F-104 and F-105 stencil sheets with the "lessons learned" from these two projects and release them as new Basics products before the end of the year. 10 minutes ago, Drifterdon said: Another stunning sheet Kursad. Any chance you could offer the stencil sheet as a seperate offering under your Caracal Models Basic line? Edited March 3, 2023 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 1 hour ago, KursadA said: Yes - both the F-104 sheet coming in the next batch and this one have extensive separate stencil sheets. Despite all my efforts there were a few things here and there I missed - see the Vietnam-specific outline ejection seat warning triangles that I had to tack onto the main F-105 sheet, for example. I will modify the F-104 and F-105 stencil sheets with the "lessons learned" from these two projects and release them as new Basics products before the end of the year. Excellent news sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aircal62 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 The Thud sheet looks really awesome. You pack a lot of stuff in each new release. I do need to start paying more attention to your future releases. I had some interesting stuff which I should have sent to you. A UT ANG F-105D with a superman shield and of course the pilot was Lt Clark Kent. An OK ANG F-105F with the pilots name Capt Whipple with the aircraft captioned Please Don't Squeeze the Charmin after the toilet paper commercial. Another #276 an F as a PACAF Silver bird, then again in Vietnam and lastly as an Air Guard aircraft. I need to wake up. So a question, are you still thinking of an F8F sheet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Fantastic! I love the 335th FS Indian head. I’ll be picking this up for sure! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 3:01 PM, aircal62 said: The Thud sheet looks really awesome. You pack a lot of stuff in each new release. I do need to start paying more attention to your future releases. I had some interesting stuff which I should have sent to you. A UT ANG F-105D with a superman shield and of course the pilot was Lt Clark Kent. An OK ANG F-105F with the pilots name Capt Whipple with the aircraft captioned Please Don't Squeeze the Charmin after the toilet paper commercial. Another #276 an F as a PACAF Silver bird, then again in Vietnam and lastly as an Air Guard aircraft. I need to wake up. So a question, are you still thinking of an F8F sheet? Thanks! I will definitely be interested in these - the F-105 is an iconic aircraft and I still want to do one more F-105D/F/G sheet in a similar setup (separate stencilling sheet etc.). I am also still working on an F8F sheet and possibly even a postwar TBM Avenger sheet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted May 24, 2023 Author Share Posted May 24, 2023 One of the most colorful F-105 sheets in recent history - coming sometime around mid-June in both 1/48 and 1/72. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Arrowhead Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Jumping on this one asap ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Me too! Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichB63 Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Great selection of marking options! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattN Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 62-301 / My Karma? The Thud with the wrap-around European One scheme? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Yup! That is the one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted May 30, 2023 Author Share Posted May 30, 2023 Yes, "My Karma" and another wraparound jet from the unit are among the 16 very interesting options on both the 1/48 and 1/72 sheets. The complexity of the instruction sheet work is what delayed the release of these sheets this month - they are sitting in my garage until I can wrap up the instructions. Hopefully you will all be buying the B-52 sheets I was able to release while I work on getting these done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Arrowhead Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Kursad, Any update about the release of that one ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Are you signed up for email updates from Caracal? Their emails will notify you when a sheet is released. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 Still working on the instructions for these and the A-10 sheet : with too many options and a lot of non-standard early schemes for the A-10, I was not able to finish these on time for an August release. On the other hand, I need to keep the cash flow coming, hence the F-16D and AH-64 releases this month. I will have to release the F-105 and early A-10 sheets in the next batch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 Finally available for preorder: CD48186 - F-105B/D Thunderchief Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff M Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Ordered! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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