Yaks ‘Century series’ in 1/48 part 5 - the Republic f-105 Thunderchief

[Tim Marlow]

Not needed to spray it yet, but it brush paints superbly, being able to mix and blend well.

[yak face]

Few more different shaded areas done on the wings and a few access panels . Its now had a couple of coats of the vallejo metal color clear varnish so once its hardened it will be ready for decals. Ive also been prepping the undercarriage and ordnance . The undercarriage and wheels are beautifully detailed and will look great after painting and a wash.

[Tim Marlow]

Lovin* this Tony. How did you keep the trigger down to rotate the bomb?

[stona]

Great stuff. I love the trick with the drill, I might be trying that myself!

[yak face]

Lovin* this Tony. How did you keep the trigger down to rotate the bomb?

Pretty much as the photo tim except i was pressing the trigger with my left hand , arms crossed .I drilled a hole in the back end of each bomb and shoved a cocktail stick in then mounted them in the drill and adjusted until they were turning without wobbling too much . Then its just get the drill going as slow as you can and touch the paintbrush to it . Some were a bit wider than others but I expect they were hand painted on the real thing so there were probably variations there too.

[papa 695]

Coming along nicely

[Mark1]

Looking very nice so far.

[stillp]

I've tried that trick with the drill but I couldn't get them to rotate without wobbling. Must have another try sometime though, yours look great.
Pete

[yak face]

Decals now on , what i thought was going to be a half hour job took three hours! The aftermarket decals were very reluctant to leave the backing paper , taking about 15 mins each to release and then i had to persuade most of them with a wet thumb . Anyways its now done , just a light sealing coat and then i can unmask it and start getting the knocky off bits put on .

[yak face]

Its now had a coat of Klear and has dried nicely . The masking has been taken off the olive drab section and the nose cone and thankfully no touch ups required . Ive been working on the ancillaries today , painting the fuses and braces on the bombs and getting the undercarriage legs together. The landing lights were drilled out and painted with the Molotov chrome pen then a clear plastic disc ( punched out from some clear sheet ) glued over the top . The nose leg has yet to have the ILS radar reflector fitted with the two landing lights , which will be drilled out also.

[yak face]

Undercarriage and doors now on , and ive fitted the centreline multiple bomb rack . The kit pitot was discarded early in the build when I reshaped the nose cone and a new one has been made using brass tube and rod . This was fitted , blended in and then the nose cone had a coat of matt black . Not much left now just the canopy to remove and finish , the bombs and drop tanks to attach and the exhaust to weather .

[Mark1]

That's looking really good :thumb2:

[yak face]

Had a good crack at this over the weekend . Got the drop tanks and bombs fitted and painted the exhaust/ airbrake petals a dark steel colour . These were then shaded with a dark grey eye shadow . I took off the temporarily fixed canopy and tidied up the edge. The canopy had no internal detail ( like most ) so after studying some good close ups I added some bits and bobs , some wires and made the canopy jack and hinge. A wound guitar string was unravelled off the core to make the two coiled wires . The canopy was then fixed on , and then I realised I’d forgotten the yellow seals round the edges of the glass so had to hand paint them in situ ( hence the wobbly edges) . Anyways im calling it done , heres some pics to round off this thread and I’ll take some proper ones ( with a bigger backdrop !) for a ‘completed’ thread tomorrow . Thanks to anyone whos been following , next up is the last one - the F-106 Delta Dart .

[Tim Marlow]

Lovely work. The cables on the canopy add real finesse.

[Guest]

That finish! Commendable work Tony.