After having built
Trumpeters huge Thud as an early version with a couple of changes and
giving this bird a very shiny finish by plating the whole aircraft with simple
kitchen foil, I've now completed another Thud as a late version in SEA
battle dress.
This time I wanted
to build a perfect Thud by correcting the wrong shaped canopy and the too
pointed nose offered in Trumpeters kit. To do this I've used the Cutting Edge
F-105B/D Thunderchief Open Canopy Correction Set and RC-Resins F-105D/G Nose
Cone.
Trumpeters plastic
landing gear was replaced by G-Factory metal landing gear to prevent that the
weight of the model forces the Thud to his knees.
To increase the
value of Trumpeters canopy I've used Eduards Cockpit Interior Set and the new
AIRES ejection seat. And for the first time I wanted to see a pilot in my Thud,
so I decided to try Masterdetails USAF Jet Pilot. I was really surprised how
much realism could be put into a model by a crew in the cockpit.
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The four part
speed brake is covered with kitchen foil, which I had cooked in hot water with
some egg shells to create a burned metal character. Also plated with aluminium
foil are the napalm bombs on the outer pylons.
I hope you like my
Thunderchief-Rollout here on ARC; comments are more than welcome!
Peter
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