Trumpeter 1/48 F-100D Super Sabre (TSM02839)

[fatboris]

I'm planning to do this kit for GB but backordered til late May. The kit says decals for 4 markings but I can't seem to find out what they are. Does anyone have any intel on this kit/markings? Thanks.

 

[Airframes]

I've only seen a pre-release review so far, in a magazine. No mention of the decal sheet. Jan (Lucky 13) might know, as he was looking at this kit.

 

[Lucky13]

From Cybermodeler....

Decals
The kit provides four distinctive subjects:

For the bare metal modeler:
F-100D-25-NA, 55-3668, 20 TFW Commander's aircraft, RAF Weathersfield
F-100D-10-NA, 54-2158, 3-IJ, French Air Force

For the camo modeler:
F-100D-25-NA, 55-3634, 308 TFS/ 31 TFW, Tuy Hoa AB, RVN
F-100D-10-NA, 54-2154, 11-YK, French Air Force, Sharkmouth

A note on the camouflaged French F-100D. These aircraft were delivered to the France as bare metal airframes, so while the camouflage pattern looks similar to USAF patterns, check your references. They were similar, but they were not identical and even the colors were different.

Many of the sources I've been in contact with have indicated the sharkmouthed Huns over Algeria were light blue underneath, not gray as shown in the color profile. The greens and tan were somewhat different though we don't have good color match-ups yet. I bring all of this up as the sharkmouthed Hun is one of the most interesting camouflaged F-100s schemes I've seen.

 

[Wayne Little]

Good on ya Jan....

 

[fatboris]

Jan, thanks for the info. Are you doing it for the GB?

I'm hoping to have that kit in my hands by the end of May and use the AeroMaster decals (#8). It'll be the plane in my siggy.

 

[kgambit]

I'm planning to do this kit for GB but backordered til late May. The kit says decals for 4 markings but I can't seem to find out what they are. Does anyone have any intel on this kit/markings? Thanks.

The kit provides four distinctive subjects:

For the bare metal modeler:

F-100D-25-NA, 55-3668, 20 TFW Commander's aircraft, RAF Weathersfield
F-100D-10-NA, 54-2158, 3-IJ, French Air Force
For the camo modeler:

F-100D-25-NA, 55-3634, 308 TFS/ 31 TFW, Tuy Hoa AB, RVN
F-100D-10-NA, 54-2154, 11-YK, French Air Force, Sharkmouth

Source: Trumpeter 1/48 F-100D Super Sabre

Link has a full set of sprue shots as well.

Edit: never mind - somehow I totally missed Jan's post! Don't ask me HOW ..... must have been a catastrophic brain fart ........

And that dear friends concludes tonight's broadcast from the Department of Redundancy Department!

 

[Lucky13]

Have a pint KG!

 

[kgambit]

Have a pint KG!

ROTFL - yeah that might have been the problem in the first place.

 

[Lucky13]

Same source as above.....this is the C though.

Decals
The kit provides two distinctive subjects:

For the bare metal modeler:
F-100C-25-NA, 54-1994, 174 TFS / 185 TFG / Iowa ANG

For the camo modeler:
F-100C-1-NA, 53-1737, 188 TFS / 150 TFG / New Mexico ANG, Tuy Hoa AB, RVN, 1970

 

[Naoned]

From Cybermodeler....

Decals
The kit provides four distinctive subjects:

For the bare metal modeler:
F-100D-25-NA, 55-3668, 20 TFW Commander's aircraft, RAF Weathersfield
F-100D-10-NA, 54-2158, 3-IJ, French Air Force

For the camo modeler:
F-100D-25-NA, 55-3634, 308 TFS/ 31 TFW, Tuy Hoa AB, RVN
F-100D-10-NA, 54-2154, 11-YK, French Air Force, Sharkmouth

A note on the camouflaged French F-100D. These aircraft were delivered to the France as bare metal airframes, so while the camouflage pattern looks similar to USAF patterns, check your references. They were similar, but they were not identical and even the colors were different.

Many of the sources I've been in contact with have indicated the sharkmouthed Huns over Algeria were light blue underneath, not gray as shown in the color profile. The greens and tan were somewhat different though we don't have good color match-ups yet. I bring all of this up as the sharkmouthed Hun is one of the most interesting camouflaged F-100s schemes I've seen.

Hi
The sharkmouth on French AA F 100 D was introduced in late 1978 by A/C Michel Croci in Djibouti, for a very
short period ( that's why they seems so clean compared to hardly weathered planes !!).I have the referenced color for those plane but it's a little bit old ( early 80's) Humbrol Enamel.The underside would be
a kind of RLM 65 and the dark green turned quicly in light purple !
No arresting hook on French hun,twisted refueling probe,straight wheel wel doors ( bronze green inside of the wel )...

 

[Lucky13]

Interesting....cheers mate!