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Diecast F-105D in 1/72
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:29 pm
by c44
So, finally somebody is giving us the Thud...Hobby Master is going to release a Thunderchief, preview can be seen at BadCat...strange that no one has offered one before, now if we could only see one in 1/32...but right now we'll absolutely take what we can get, won't we...
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:12 pm
by hworth18
Yep,
I already have mine on preorder...
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:42 am
by dragon53
C44:
I've got the Vietnam F-105 on pre-order, too and am looking forward to it---when I was a kid, I had a Revell and a Monogram 1/72 F-105.
Hobby Master also just announced a second F-105 in the Thunderbirds paint scheme.
Pimp my Thud...
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:17 pm
by c44
Hey dragon53, did you ever have the Thunderchief model that had the spring loaded pilot...you pushed a small button & the pilot ejected...plus the bomb bay slid open & a bomb dropped out...laughable now, but way cool back then (I'm showing my age...I think this was back in the 60's)...
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:59 pm
by dragon53
C44:
Yes, I had the Monogram F-105 with the ejecting pilot, etc. If I remember correctly, the ejection switch was a rod sticking out of a slot on the right side of the fuselage. I remember I was in the living room and ejected the pilot and never was able to find it. I looked everywhere and it remained lost.
My older brother bought a Monogram pre-painted Vietnam F-105---it was the silver F-105 I had (minus the ejecting pilot/dropping bomb) with the basic green/tan paint factory-applied.
The Revell F-105 was my favorite---more detailed compared to the Monogram F-105.
The Hobby Master F-105 is going to be a fine contribution to nostalgia.
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:23 am
by sluff
I really want the 2 seater wild weasel. Does any one know if there is any more ordnance coming with their S1, it looks kind of bare and I don't want to spend too much cuz there is also a preorder for the Sluf
camo A-7 from Century Wings
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:48 am
by dragon53
SLUFF:
I'll ask about extra F-105 payload on another message board. From HM's PR photos of their prototype, I've seen bombs, one Sidewinder, one Bullpup, fuel tanks and an ECM pod.
I'm also considering the CW A-7D because the last model I ever bought as a kid was a Revell 1/72 A-7D---but at $70, the CW A-7D is too expensive for me.
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:29 am
by sluff
Thanks Dragon, I appreciate it, the second pic made up my mind for me, It will be mine
. I agree about the price of the A-7D, I won't preorder it instead I usually wait for someone to have a sale or post a coupon but Badcat is on to me and now excludes CWs from all their coupons
