Wild Weasel and Misty....

[Lucky13]

Now, having snapped these two up....

I was planning, in time, to turn them into two Wild Weasels, the F-105G would become s/n 63-8313 and the F-100F, s/n 58-1213, which was part of the group (I think) of F-100F-20-NA's numbered between 58-1205 to 58-1233, don't know if she was actually picked by the Dempster Committee, but she's in that batch though...for Wild Weasels.

Was first thinking about F-100F-11-NA s/n 56-3813 for the Super Sabre kit, but I can't find any decals for Soul Sister, 306th TFS -SD, which I think flew a number of Misty operations, later with 416th TFS -SE...

Anyhoo, the search goes on....

 

[Airframes]

You could maybe paint the nose art old chap - but the 'burnt' metal rear end will be a challenge !

 

[Lucky13]

You can find her, Soul Sister, on sheet 72-083 from Wolfpak Decals, but unfortunately.....it's the wrong scale! Gonna toss them an email to see if they'll print her in 1/48...

True indeed old chap....that'll be a true challenge!

 

[Airframes]

It sure will, but not impossible if 'transparent 'paints are used over a metallic finish, as car and motorbike modellers do on exhausts.
I took these pics especially for modelling, 'just in case' I get around to doing a F-100 some day - hopefully they'll be of some help.

 

[fubar57]

Very nice shots Terry. Found another pic of your girl mid-air refueling air. Check your mail.



Geo

 

[Lucky13]

Cheers Geo!

 

[Lucky13]

Came across this video....


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgJIuJ8a_8k

 

[michaelmaltby]

Wild Weasel and Misty.... a great name for a TV series

 

[Lucky13]

Sounds like something from the -70's or -80's....

 

[fubar57]

Nifty vid. There was an article in an oooooold issue of Fine Scale Modeler that showed the use of liquid mask over the silver before the "tarnished" areas were applied. The look was very effective.




Geo

 

[Lucky13]

I quite like this model, very nicely done! 1/48 Trumpeter F100-C Tuy Hoa

 

[Wayne Little]

Very Interesting!

great shots Terry.

 

[Lucky13]

Have to say that, Trumpeter's F-100F cockpit is far superior to the HobbyBoss' F-105G one. Think that I'll try to paint the F-100F and replace the F-105G one, with a suitable Eduard set....

 

[Lucky13]

F-100F....

....and the F-105G..

I didn't know that the side panels were exactly the same between the two in the F-105G...

 

[Lucky13]

I'm tempted to try those AM cockpits from Aires, I like the details, but the painting can be a pain in the *rse...at the same time, I like those ready painted, self-adhesive from Eduard, side panels as nice as they are painted....lack the details of the knobs, switches etc, etc...

 

[Lucky13]

What's this one like?

 

[Lucky13]

Found a few F-4C/D Wild Weasels....

F-4C Wild Weasels…

63-7440 (MSN 401) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. WFU Dec 1987. Put on display at Enid, OK.

63-7443 (MSN 408.) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Assigned as battle damage repair trainer at England AFB, Texas. Scrapped Dec 1, 1987, sent to be a tarted on the Clairborne Range, Louisiana.

63-7447 (MSN 415) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Assigned as battle damage repair trainer at George AFB, California. Sent to be a target on Nellis Range, Nevada. Preserved at Warner-Robins AFB, Georgia.

63-7452 (MSN 424) modified as EF-4C flak-suppression aircraft. To AMARC as FP089 Oct 7, 1987

63-7459 (MSN 437) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Scrapped at Langley AFB, Virginia Oct 1, 1987.

63-7462 (MSN 442) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Crashed near Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan Oct 15, 1973.

63-7467 (MSN 453) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Put on display at Tecknik Museum, Siefershofen, Germany.

63-7470 (MSN 459) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Converted to QF-4C prototype. W/o at Tyndall AFB, Florida Nov 19, 1986

63-7474 (MSN 465) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Assigned as battle damage repair trainer at Spangdahlem AB, West Germany. Cut up for scrap at Incirlik AB, Turkey in spring of 1996.

63-7478 (MSN 471) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Assigned as a battle-damage repair trainer at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Feb 1989

63-7481 (MSN 475) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. (163rd TFS, Indiana ANG) crashed at Luke AFB Mar 3, 1982

63-7508 (MSN 518.) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Assigned as battle damage repair trainer at George AFB, California as 00-0508 Nov 1986

63-7512 (MSN 525) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Assigned as battle damage repair trainer at Spangdahlem AB, West Germany. Was preserved at Aviano AB, Italy. Now on display Pordenone, Veneto, Italy.

63-7513 (MSN 526) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraf. Assigned as ground trainer at ANG Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, MS. Currently preserved in Gulfport, Mississippi.

63-7565 (MSN 607) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Currently preserved at Indiana ANG, Stout Field, Terre Haute, Indiana

63-7567 (MSN 611) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. In 1987 was with FSI at Mojave as N402FS. Now on display at Travis AFB Museum, California

63-7574 (MSN 621) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Wfu Feb 1986. Was preserved at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, falsely marked as 68-708. Sent to be a target on Avon Park Range, Florida

63-7594 (MSN 653) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. In 2011 was on display at Wisconsin National Guard Museum at Camp Williams/Volk Field, Wisconsin.

63-7596 (MSN 656) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Sent to be target at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

63-7607 (MSN 684) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. To AMARC as FP733 Aug 14, 1991. To Fritz Enterprises, Taylor, MI Jun 1, 1999 and salvaged

63-7615 (MSN 695) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Was preserved at Kelly AFB, Texas. Sent to be target at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland Jun 2000.

64-0675 (MSN 903) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Was preserved at Moody AFB, Georgia. Seen at Grand Bay Bombing Range, Moody AFB, GA Sep 2007

64-0741 (MSN 1023) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft Put on display at Mojave MAP, California, falsely marked as 414. To civil registry as N403FS.

64-0757 (MSN 1047) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. SOC May 10, 1986. Assigned as battle damage repair trainer at Spangdahlem AB, West Germany. Was preserved at Seifertshofen Museum, Germany. Noted fall 2003 at Museo dell'Aviazone, Cerbaiola, Italy

64-0781 (MSN 1087) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Assigned as battle damage repair trainer at Alpena, MI.

64-0787 (MSN 1097) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. With 57th FWW crshed on Caliente Nellis Ranges, Nevada Jan 16, 1975.

64-0790 (MSN 1101) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. SOC Jun 27, 1992. Assigned as battle damage repair trainer at Hill AFB, Utah in 1993.

64-0815 (MSN 1143) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Assigned as battle damage repair trainer at Savannah, GA Dec 1987. Preserved on ramp at Savannah IAP, Georgia. This is actually part of the Mighty Eighth AF Heritage Museum

64-0840 (MSN 1190) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. To AMARC as FP088 Oct 7, 1987

64-0844 (MSN 1197) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. WFU Dec 1987. Seen on a post at Bakalar AFB (Columbus airport), Indiana Aug 1990.

64-0847 (MSN 1204) modified as EF-4C Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. SOC Jun 27, 1992. Assigned as battle damage repair trainer at Ogden AFV. Salvaged at Hill AFB, Utah Aug 1995.

65-0657 (MSN 1666) modified as EF-4D Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Crashed Mar 23, 1997, where?

65-0660 (MSN 1674) modified as EF-4D Wild Weasel flak suppression aircraft. Now on display at Maxwell AFB Air Park, Alabama.