F84 Thunderstreak, Airfix, 1/72, Whatif

[PaulTRose]

At the start of this I need to state that this build in no way reflects any personal political beliefs for obvious reasons

Its simply a way of using a suitable kit with suitable decals that fits a suitable historical timeline


Kit is a truly ancient Airfix F-84 which I acquired somewhere long ago with no decals…….i happen to have some pre and post-independence South African Air Force aftermarket decal sheets


The F84 is sort of right era……………aircraft they were using 50s to 70s were Vampire/F86 Sabre/Mirage III/Canberra/Impala

Plan is a camo scheme of the sort used on the Sabre

Just need to make sure I have the right paint





something like this......

[The Smythe Meister]

At the start of this I need to state that this build in no way reflects any personal political beliefs for obvious reasons

Its simply a way of using a suitable kit with suitable decals that fits a suitable historical timeline


Kit is a truly ancient Airfix F-84 which I acquired somewhere long ago with no decals…….i happen to have some pre and post-independence South African Air Force aftermarket decal sheets


The F84 is sort of right era……………aircraft they were using 50s to 70s were Vampire/F86 Sabre/Mirage III/Canberra/Impala

Plan is a camo scheme of the sort used on the Sabre

Just need to make sure I have the right paint





something like this......

Now that's a classical looking Airfix box from way back.
Love the funky camo scheme, I'll tag along!

[scottie3158]

Paul,
Looking forward to seeing what you do with this.

[minitnkr]

Mother of F-105 "Ultra Hog" or "Thunder Thud".

[Tim Marlow]

Interesting……not a scheme I’ve seen before, and I haven’t seen one of those aircraft stands for years.

[PaulTRose]

I haven’t seen one of those aircraft stands for years.

it was a shock when i opened the box :smiling5:

[Tim Marlow]

it was a shock when i opened the box :smiling5:

Do you remember the really big ones you used to get with the large aircraft like lancasters……absolute blast from the past. We used to stick them back to back and make them into spaceships,….

[PaulTRose]

Do you remember the really big ones you used to get with the large aircraft like lancasters……absolute blast from the past. We used to stick them back to back and make them into spaceships,….

And the matchbox ones that were 'm' shaped and had a moveable head :smiling:

[Tim Marlow]

And the matchbox ones that were 'm' shaped and had a moveable head :smiling:

Remember the M shape, but forgot the moveable head…..

[PaulTRose]

Remember the M shape, but forgot the moveable head…..

and Frog ones were blue with a hole so you could hook it in a wall

eeeeh....feeling old now lol

[PaulTRose]

one thing i hate about doing planes is holding them when spraying,,,,i usually come up with some idea for inserting a stick as a handle

this time ive drilled a hole in the jet pipe and stuck on a bit of tube.......ive even drilled a hole in the bulkhead where it wont be seen.........a bamboo bbq stick will go all the way in and become a handle......simples!!

and yes ive added some ballast and even even more behind the intake since i took the pic

[scottie3158]

Good idea.:thumb2:

[PaulTRose]

sitrep time

painted........ready for decals and a matt coat

[yak face]

Looking great paul , its going to look real good in the decals , cheers tony

[PaulTRose]

Looking great paul , its going to look real good in the decals , cheers tony

we shall see.....they aint the greatest......some south african aftermarket ones of indeterminate age (definatly pre-internet age!).....both pre and post Republic............ive used a few before and they are quite thick as i remember......watch this space lol