F-101D/J-79s WIP

[Orne M]

Found a picture of this while Googling for something else, an F-101 testbed for the F-4's J-79 installation, and also tallied with a description elsewhere of a D and E versions of the 101 with J-79s.  The modifications: 1/72 scale J-79 afterburner cans from a Monogram F-4 mated to shortened afterburner cans from Matchbox F-101H.  The aft-section of a Hasegawa RF-101 was filed down to make a better fit for the Matchbox cans (and rigging an arrestor-hook between them) and decided to move the stabalizer off the fin and onto the rear boom; the tail pod is from an AMT SU-27 with tailfeather mounts.  Partly because I lost the Voodoo canopy, and wanted to make the front office a little sleeker/modernized, everything from the rear canopy hump forward was replaced with the SU-27 nose-section.  The tailfin was fitted together with some CA/filler/plastic to seal the gap of the missing stab.

[Captain Canada]

Great idea.....can't wait to see more ! How many of us have dreamt of moving the stabs down like that ? Glad somebody is actually doing it !

[sideshowbob9]

^ Seconded. Can't wait to see where this one goes.

[Eddie M.]

Good looking start! I'm very interested in your further progress.

[ChernayaAkula]

Great "nose job"! This is gonna look cool! 

[Ed S]

Great idea and it's so much sleeker looking with the new nose.

Ed