Cliff C Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 This looks very promising given the quality of their other resin options. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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ijozic Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) Nice. Maybe they could do some Triple Plow II intakes as well, at least in 1/48 (for the HB kits). Edited January 6, 2021 by ijozic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glynn Jacobs Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 NICE!!! I need one for my EF-111 A and one for my F-111C, both in 72nd scale! WARDOG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 I wonder which variant? I'd take a look at an F-111F cockpit for Academy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichB63 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 45 minutes ago, Mr Matt Foley said: I wonder which variant? I'd take a look at an F-111F cockpit for Academy. More than likely several, given ResKit’s current practice with wheels and exhausts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juanchopancho Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Good news! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) That round scope hood is for the Pave Tack pod so its for an F-111F Edited January 7, 2021 by ElectroSoldier Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, ElectroSoldier said: That round scope hood is for the Pave Tack pod so its for an F-111F Once there are better images, I'd like to have Rotramel (Mr. Vark) check it out for accuracy though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robonth Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Great! I'm waiting for an FB-111A early cockpit so I can start my HB one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 18 hours ago, ElectroSoldier said: That round scope hood is for the Pave Tack pod so its for an F-111F No. The original scope had an optional rubber hood to allow it to be used in daylight, preventing sunlight from washing out the image. The PAVE Tack virtual image display (VID) was completely different, rectangular in shape. BTW, I've reached out to ResKit and provided them with information that will hopefully result in some accurate cockpits! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 " BTW, I've reached out to ResKit and provided them with information that will hopefully result in some accurate cockpits! " This is GREAT news ! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, mrvark said: No. The original scope had an optional rubber hood to allow it to be used in daylight, preventing sunlight from washing out the image. The PAVE Tack virtual image display (VID) was completely different, rectangular in shape. BTW, I've reached out to ResKit and provided them with information that will hopefully result in some accurate cockpits! Excellent news! Thanks for the update Jim. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JakubJakepilot Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Mr. Vark to the rescue !!!! 🙂 Great news !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DET1460 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I've received a lot of their sets, especially for the Hasy 111's and Italeri B-57's. Some 48th and 35th stuff as well. Just finished the Kittyhawk main and tail rotors for the -60 in 35th.. Beautiful detail, as well as the wheel set. What pleasantly surprised me is the nose wheel tires in 72 and 48 for the 111's. They mold the nose wheel tires with the outside flair which was pretty distinctive on these tires. And their exhausts are what I've wanted since the first Hasy 111 (The FB kit...) was released back in, i believe, '88. Just wonderful stuff, and not that expensive. I've ordered directly from Reskit and the service is great. Takes time, but that's to be expected. And Sprue is now stocking these sets. Try a set. You won't be disappointed! DET1460 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) On 1/8/2021 at 2:40 PM, mrvark said: No. The original scope had an optional rubber hood to allow it to be used in daylight, preventing sunlight from washing out the image. The PAVE Tack virtual image display (VID) was completely different, rectangular in shape. BTW, I've reached out to ResKit and provided them with information that will hopefully result in some accurate cockpits! I had assumed that the rubber hood is part of it as there is no other F-111 with that scope. It would seem strange to make a cockpit and guess that it might has looked something like this, unless it is for the F-111C. Ive never seen inside an F-111C though, so I dont know if the scopes were both the same or not. Edited January 11, 2021 by ElectroSoldier Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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mrvark Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Disregard previous post, I grabbed the wrong photo and it won't let me edit the post! Okay, a quick tutorial on F-111 cockpits. With the exception of the F-111D, the pilot's side of the cockpit was pretty much the same for all variants. The original F-111A/C/E/F and FB had the round Attack Radar Scope (ARS) with the optional rubber hood, shown here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) Beginning in the early 1990s the F-111Es were modified by the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP). One jet 68-0050 made it to Incirlik AB for the final couple of days of the 1991 Gulf War. This is a restoration, the chromate latticework would be covered operationally. Edited January 11, 2021 by mrvark Added information Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) The EF-111As also received the AMP mod. Note that the Optical Sight was removed from the pilot's side. EF-111 & F-111E AMP and F-111F Pacer Strike jets could be easily identified externally by the large GPS antenna located where the FB-111A's Astrotracker was located. Edited January 11, 2021 by mrvark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) The F-111D was always unique and was originally intended to be the standard for most F-111s. However, it proved to be a bridge too far for avionics. F-111Ds were parked outside at Fort Worth after they were finished until they could figure out how to make them functional. In the meantime, the USAF combined the F-111D's inlet modification (Triple Plow II) with the F-111A's proven avionics to make the F-111E. You can see the bottom of the dual heads up displays (HUD) in this photo; another unique feature of the F-111D. Unlike the optical display site s (ODS) used by other F-111s, the face of the HUD was covered with a leather pad, not site adjustements. The pilot could easily see the ARS. At night a filter was placed over the ARS screen to prevent glare on the windscreen (note the small velcro strips on either side of the screen for this purpose). The large circular scope was a moving map display. These were deactivated in the early 1980s. As I recall the instrument was covered with a blanking panel. Edited January 11, 2021 by mrvark added info Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 The FB-111A was the original AMP recipient of the AMP cockpit. They did not use GPS, figuring that it would be pretty much useless after the nukes started going off. The WSO had a scope that looked kind of like the PAVE Tack VID, but wasn't there was actually a velcro panel the pilot could pull open so he could monitor what the WSO was looking at on the ARS. When some FB-111As were converted to F-111Gs in the early 1990s, the SRAM capability and Astrotracker were deleted. This is an F-111G cockpit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Thanks for doing this Jim! Keep them coming...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) This is the pre-Pacer Strike F-111F cockpit with the he PAVE Tack VID. The is how the jets were configured during Operations Eldorado Canyon and Desert Storm. The VID had two small screens behind a magnifying glass to make them look bigger. This allowed the WSO to see both the ARS and PAVE Tack video simultaneously, switching them back and forth, as desired, between the smaller bottom and the primary screens. The disadvantage of the VID ws that the pilot couldn't see what was going on the WSO's side of the jet. The larger round scope on the pilots side of the cockpit was the E-scope for the terrain following radar (TFR). The one beside it on the WSO's side was the Radar Homing and Warning (RHAW) display. Edited January 11, 2021 by mrvark added information Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 This is the F-111F Pacer Strike cockpit. BTW, those are F-16 MFDs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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