1/72 Trumpeter F-105D 344th TFS,
4th TFW Takhli
Here is the Trumpeter 1/72 F-105D. I
was inspired by 'Rolling Thunder' the memoirs of Ed Rasimus who flew 100
missions North in one of these aircraft. The F-105D was originally designed for
the European battle field where it had the rather distasteful role of tossing
tactical nuclear bombs at the Warsaw Pact hordes. Very strong and fast at
low level. Like many jets its undoing could be a hit on its hydraulic
system which powered its control surfaces. Almost half the production run
was lost on operations over N. Vietnam. Its high loss rate was no worse
than Phantoms on the same missions. But it still took brave men to fly
them into the teeth of the AAA, missiles and Migs up North
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This kit has the Eduard PE set
and Eduard boarding ladder. I re-configured the weapons to a typical Vietnam
load. I used lenses from Little Cars.com for the landing lights. Painted in SEAC
Gunze paints. Post shaded with various dilute washes with Tamiya black and red
brown.
I
filled most of the Trumpeter 'rivet holes' on the tail where they are more
prominant than you want.
Final touch was some
oil leaks. In this case a blob of enamel black/brown mix was then streaked
in the direction of air flow using a clean brush dipped in enamel thinners.
Andrew Johnson
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