A J Rimmer Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Hi All, So for my first WIP posted to the forum, I though I'd do something different from WWII and a bit old-skool - Airfix's old F-105F Thunderchief. Quite a rare kit now I think, as opposed to the old Airfix F-105G Wild Weasel kit which I suspect is this same moulding, just in a different box. This is a really basic kit - back form the (not so) good-old days of my youff. TO honest it's not the best F-105 kit, as it has some severe shape issues around the nose. But we won't worry about that - we're going to build this OOB for some pure nostalgia. Look - blue instructions and brown decals! Here are the Sprues - there's not to much to it. what's there looks good though. Plus and bag of bits and the fuselage taped together. Actually the fit doesn't seem that bad. I've not started it yet, as I'm planning too over the weekend. But just to get something done I've put the browned decals under a UV lamp, just to see if we can make them usable. If that doesn't work I do have some old Mirocscale AM decals. So there you go - updates to follow over the weekend. Feel free to post up some pic's if you've ever built one - it does seem to be a rare kit. Cheers! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumps123 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Interested to see what this comes out like. Thanks for the tip ref the UV light for old decals! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeling maniac Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 I haven't seen one of those for ages, nothing quite like modelling a 'thud'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Rimmer Posted August 16 Author Share Posted August 16 2 hours ago, Grumps123 said: Interested to see what this comes out like. Thanks for the tip ref the UV light for old decals! 👍 Not sure if it'll work yet lol, but it'll be interesting to see if it works. It's a pretty simple kit, so it should build up nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Rimmer Posted August 16 Author Share Posted August 16 2 hours ago, modeling maniac said: I haven't seen one of those for ages, nothing quite like modelling a 'thud'. You don't see that many built up - certainly I haven't. There are much better kits of the F-105 out there, but this is more about the Nostalgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic Thomas Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 34 minutes ago, A J Rimmer said: Not sure if it'll work yet lol, but it'll be interesting to see if it works. It's a pretty simple kit, so it should build up nicely. This is a real problem for those of us with stashes old enough to shave. I’d be very interested to see the results of this UV treatment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul71 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 I enjoy building some of the older kits not so many fine parts for me to brake 😄 looking forward to seeing this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Very interested to know if the UV trick works 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 If you don't have a UV lamp, just tape the decal sheet to a window for a few days - especially during the sunny weather we currently have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Rimmer Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 On 16/08/2024 at 22:27, Valhalla said: Very interested to know if the UV trick works Ah, not so much at the moment - I suspect the lamp I have isn't that strong unfortunately - but it was worth a go. I'll keep playing with it this week before I give it up entirely but I suspect I'll be using the AM decals I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Rimmer Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 Not as much modelling time spent on this as I would have hoped over the weekend, but I have managed to assemble the cockpit tub. I have also since added some nose weight. Hopefully I'll get some paint on it today. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 3 hours ago, A J Rimmer said: Ah, not so much at the moment - I suspect the lamp I have isn't that strong unfortunately - but it was worth a go. Make the most of the sunshine whilst we've got it, pin them to a window! Nice to see someone working on a Palitoy era kit, the tooling for kits developed during their ownership appears to have gone awol, which is a pity as some of them were not at all bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Rimmer Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 I actually have a nice set of aftermarket decals - so it's not a problem for this build in that regards. I was just really seeing if this lamp I bought was up to the task of bleaching the decals, like some people use those nail-dryer things for, but alas it seems not (so far). I will, as you said, bung them in the window for a bit just to see how long it takes - although I've not had much success with this method either - hence the idea of the lamp. In reality, I was just experimenting (as you do) to see what I could do with old decals if I come across them in the future. Normally I just buy replacements. Airfix of old used to make some nice, if basic. modern jet kits - it's a shame they don't get a bit more love. I hadn't heard they'd lost the tooling though - that is sad. This one looks like it'll be a nice, if a bit inaccurate, build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic Thomas Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 I’m looking forward to seeing how this turns out, and especially which paints you will use for the camouflage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Looking at your last photo it surprises me that they actually had a cockpit tub with sticks and detail instead of just seats in a 1/72 🙂 Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Rimmer Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 3 hours ago, Dominic Thomas said: I’m looking forward to seeing how this turns out, and especially which paints you will use for the camouflage. I've picked up a Hataka blue line paint set - they're my go to paints usually - I have a couple of dozen of their sets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Rimmer Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 2 hours ago, Valhalla said: Looking at your last photo it surprises me that they actually had a cockpit tub with sticks and detail instead of just seats in a 1/72 🙂 Ian I was quite impressed actually! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 4 minutes ago, A J Rimmer said: I've picked up a Hataka blue line paint set - they're my go to paints usually I've never tried these. I might have to give them a go. Where did you pick them up from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Rimmer Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 They're good paints - I started using them when they first came out. Both the Red and Blue lines are water based and work well for brush painting. I have ordered directly from the company in the past, but I normally just get them from ebay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john redman Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 I heard that the drawback about the taping-yellowed-decals-to-the-window trick is that they go yellow again as fast as they bleached white - has anyone found this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Rimmer Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 (edited) I made some progress on this over the weekend. Here's the cockpit and crew... And here's the main parts assembled. I've done a bit of work on the seams but I have to say I'm feeling a bit lazy. Building this has reminded me why I've been moving away from classic kits and their raised panel lines over the last few years. I'll see what it looks like after some primer. I do have some nice wing root gaps to fill. Overall though, the fit was pretty good for a 1982 kit. Cheers! Edited August 27 by A J Rimmer 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeling maniac Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 On 16/08/2024 at 23:05, Ratch said: If you don't have a UV lamp, just tape the decal sheet to a window for a few days - especially during the sunny weather we currently have. Unfortunately that has come to an end where I am 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Very nice AJ, coming along nicely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Pilots are looking great as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A J Rimmer Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 Thanks! 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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