U.S Marines F-101 Voodoo

[The Rat]

U.S. Marine Corps F-101 Voodoo

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As the middle of the 1950s approached, it became clear that American naval aviation would need to upgrade from subsonic types like the Grumman F-9 Cougar. There were misgivings about the upcoming Vought F7U Cutlass, which were soon proven accurate. Another Vought product, the F-8 Crusader, was offered, and went head to head with a McDonnell contender, a navalised version of the F-101 Voodoo. While the twin-engine arrangement of the Voodoo was tempting in terms of safety, the much lower weight of the Crusader gave it the edge, and it was adopted by the Navy and Marine Corps in 1957. The navalised Voodoo only existed as a sales mock-up, with a prototype only existing as an airframe awaiting conversion.

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The Kit

The old old old Revell kit picked up at an antique shop in Tweed, Ontario. I took a look in the box to make sure that all the important bits were there, and the requisite cash was transferred. A more intense inventory at home found that one main gear leg and wheel were missing, no big deal - wheels up it is. Well, that idea didn't last long, but long enough for me to have already glued the main gear doors in place. Kit-bash worthy replacements from a Heller Mustang were salvaged, and gear doors were destroyed when prying them off. Meh, they were ugly-thick anyway, so new ones were cut from plastic sheet. Decals were from the equally old Aurora Skyknight. Paint was Tamiya X-3 Royal Blue. And it's done.

[zenrat]

 

[NARSES2]

It suits that overall blue   

[Old Wombat]

  

[DogfighterZen]

  

[Wardukw]

Wow ..it's so strange how with the wings folded it makes the Voodoo look so much different 🤔 😕 
But it still looks damn good 👍

[NARSES2]

Wow ..it's so strange how with the wings folded it makes the Voodoo look so much different 🤔 😕 
But it still looks damn good 👍

It does, doesn't it. Front ends got a certain Starfighter look to it as well, at least to my tired old eyes.

[Wardukw]

Wow ..it's so strange how with the wings folded it makes the Voodoo look so much different 🤔 😕 
But it still looks damn good 👍

It does, doesn't it. Front ends got a certain Starfighter look to it as well, at least to my tired old eyes.

In that colour it's done a magnificent job of buggering up the planes profile completely 

[Dizzyfugu]

Odd idea - but the dark blue suits the Voodoo well.   

One of the early F-110/F-4 Phantom mock-ups was also painted all-blue, and that suits the rather boxy airframe well, too.

[The Rat]

Thank you all. I'm pleased that I was able to take what I had, a literally broken-up collection of parts, and make something of it. Whiffing means NO FEAR! 

Odd idea - but the dark blue suits the Voodoo well.   

One of the early F-110/F-4 Phantom mock-ups was also painted all-blue, and that suits the rather boxy airframe well, too.

Ah, you may be referring to the F3H. I tried turning a 1/144th Phantom into one, didn't turn out great, but I may post it anyway. I have a backstory involving one of our members who hates Phantoms! 

[NARSES2]

Give that a slightly curved wing, A4 style, and it would be a very elegant looking airframe, especially in that colour scheme.