Super Hunter in Vietnam

van883 · December 15, 2012, 10:07:27 AM

Following the disastrous performance of the YF-100A Super Sabre, a competitive flyoff was organised of the aircraft against the Super Hunter, the latter was duly selected and licence built for the USAF as the North American F-100B. Here is an example from the twilight of its career when it was being used as a fighter bomber with the 307th TFS, 31st TFW in Vietnam.

Freightdog P.1083 and P1109B conversion parts used

sandiego89 · December 15, 2012, 11:08:31 AM

Nice! Natural metal is tough to do. Good work.

Geoff · December 15, 2012, 11:40:32 AM

Excellent!

JayBee · December 15, 2012, 12:03:32 PM

Love it to bits!

van883 · December 15, 2012, 02:14:29 PM

Thanks-the Freightdog bits fitted really well and were a joy to use!

Rheged · December 15, 2012, 02:17:35 PM

An impressive piece of work! I like the natural metal finish!

Glenn Gilbertson · December 15, 2012, 03:33:17 PM

That really looks the part!

rickshaw · December 15, 2012, 03:37:20 PM

Nice!

Cliffy B · December 15, 2012, 03:40:29 PM

Very nicely done! You might be able to fool some people with that one

pyro-manic · December 16, 2012, 08:24:13 AM

Ohh, sexy!

kitbasher · December 16, 2012, 08:48:53 AM

Very nice!

And you beat me to it. I've been planning the same build (although RAF with Firestreaks) since gathering all the bits at least a year ago. Hoped to be the first but I've paid the price of prevarication!

I will plod o regardless though.

lancer · December 16, 2012, 01:08:40 PM

Outstanding!!

Weaver · December 16, 2012, 01:22:29 PM

Nice one - that looks really good!

Quote from: kitbasher on December 16, 2012, 08:48:53 AM
Very nice!

And you beat me to it. I've been planning the same build (although RAF with Firestreaks) since gathering all the bits at least a year ago. Hoped to be the first but I've paid the price of prevarication!

I will plod o regardless though.

I had the same thought, but the way things are going, I might be the last to complete one.....

Dizzyfugu · December 16, 2012, 11:36:57 PM

The NMF suits the Hunter well - very well done, like it very much!

Gondor · December 17, 2012, 01:32:26 AM

Quote from: Weaver on December 16, 2012, 01:22:29 PM
Nice one - that looks really good!

Quote from: kitbasher on December 16, 2012, 08:48:53 AM
Very nice!

And you beat me to it. I've been planning the same build (although RAF with Firestreaks) since gathering all the bits at least a year ago. Hoped to be the first but I've paid the price of prevarication!

I will plod o regardless though.

I had the same thought, but the way things are going, I might be the last to complete one.....

I doubt it as I might get around to building mine by the end of the century at the pace I build stuff.

Gondor