A variety of What Ifs

[tigercat2]

I have been doing What Ifs for about 40 years, and would like to share some with this group.  A partial list includes:

F-103 ADC Grey in USAF squadron markings   
F-107 NMF in USAF squadron markings
F-107 in USAF SEA cammo
F-108 in USAF Squadron markings
F-109 in ADC grey in USAF Squadron markings
F-65 Tigercat in Compass Ghost Grey in Ohio ANG markings
F-65 Tigercat in USAF SEA Cammo
P-65 Tigercat in WWII USAAF Markings
Grumman F-11 Luftwaffe markings, Compass Ghost Grey
Jaguar in Indiana ANG markings, Compass Ghost Grey
CF-105 in ADC Grey USAF markings
MiG-23 in ADC grey in USAF markings
SAAB Draken in NMF USAF markings
SAAB Viggen in USAF markings
EE Lightning in USAF Markings
SAAB Lansen in USAF Markings
Hughes F-11 in Korean War USAF Markings gloss black
Arado E-555 in Korean War USAF Markings gloss black
Horton Flying Wing in USAF Markings (3)
AU-1 in USAF SEA markings
F-105 in Grey Luftwaffe Markings
F-106 in USAF SEA cammo
F-106 USAF all black
RA-5C in USAF SEA cammo
RA-5C in USAF all black
RA-5C in ADC Grey
A-5A Interceptor in NMF
F-15N in US Navy markings
F-84F in US Navy markings
Blackburn Buccaneer in USAF Markings
P-67B in Gloss Black, USAAF Markings

Here is the F-65 in Ohio ANG Markings.  More photos as soon as I figure out how to get the file size down somewhat.  What is the largest size photo that can be posted?


Wes W.


Wes W

[sotoolslinger]

COOOL

[bobbo]

 

Just bookmarked this thread . . .

Can't wait for more!!

Thanks in advance!!

Bobbo

[lenny100]

Most people here use photobucket to host the photos and just past the url.
the size is almost zero then

[tigercat2]

What is photobucket?  Never heard of it or used before.


Wes W.

[JayBee]

Looks realy good!
Pardon my higorance, but what is NMF?
Thanks.

[lenny100]

here is the site
http://photobucket.com/

you sign up for a free acount the upload the photo  you wish to displaty.
you are then given a url to display the photo which you copy and the paste into the message

[Shasper]

Jay Bee, I *think* NMF means Natural metal Finish (like on the early F-100s, F-86s & Mirage IIIs)


Shas

[tigercat2]

I uploaded a photo of two Martin Marylands and a Hughes R-11 to Photobucket (got an account there), but I guess I am too dumb to figure out what to do.  I did not see a place where a url is assigned, just a bunch of places )(like facebook, my space, etc) that I do not have any experience with.

So, how do you jjust upload a photo to some sort of general url?

Sorry to be so stupid.


Wes W

[Shasper]

Move your cursor over the pic, a menu offering you a few options should pop up/drop down, from there you should see the [img] code to right click - copy.

Shas

[tigercat2]

Here are a few more What ifs, a Martin Maryland A-22 in USAAF service and a Hughes R-11B as used in the Korean War, along with a more normal Maryland.

Let's see if this works.

Wes W

[PR19_Kit]

Wes,

It did, well done!

Tell us more about the models please. Presumably the Marylands are the old Frog kit, but is the R-11 the Execuform XF-11 vacform?

I've got one of those, but never got started on it, looks an awesome piece of plastic!

[tigercat2]

You are correct, the Marylands are indeed the old Frog kit, and they were actually pretty good kits, IMHO.  The Hughes R-11 is the Anigrand (everything I do is in 1/72), and it is a fine kit.  This was my 2nd or 3rd resin kit, and was pretty easy to built.  I did make some major mistakes in assembly, however, in fitting the horiziontal stabilizer, but black paint can cover up a multitude of sins!!

Other Anigrand kits I have (photos to follow) constructed are the 3 "missing" Century Series fighters and the Vought XF8U-3 (in service it would have been called the F9U-1), and the McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat (painted in operational WWII USAAF Markings).

Wes W.

[tigercat2]

Here are a few more What Ifs, an operational F-103 and A-5 Vigilante Interceptor in NMF.  The 103 is the Anigrand kit, and the Vigi is the old, old 1/76 Monogram A-5A; it is about the right size for a single seat interceptor version in 1/72.  Since the first idea of a Vigi interceptor for the USAF was first proposed in about 1960, it would probably have been called the F-110, under the pre-1962 designation scheme.

Wes W.

[PR19_Kit]

Wes,

That '103 is HUGE! I know it was a large aircraft but it even dwarfs a '105! It looks really good in a service finish too.

How about a larger pic of the fighter Vigi? It looks a fascinating device, and you rarely see it built, even though the project is mentioned quite often.

Wasn't the first USAF F-4 Phantom designated the F-110 though? Also an ex-Navy a/c too....

Oh yes, I like the blue tailed F-82 Twin Mustang too, I have that decal sheet but never used it so far.