Subject: Re: F107 a Ultrasabre
From: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
To: "francesco pernice" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 04:55:21 -0700

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: francesco pernice 
  To: Steve Bamford 
  Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 12:39 AM
  Subject: F107 a Ultrasabre

  N.A.  F-107A
  ULTRASABRE

  This beautiful aircraft challenged the F-105 in a USAF competition for an attack plane.
  Unfortunately the choice fell on the F-105 even though the F-107 was undobtely better in many respects.

  This 1/72 scale model is a mixture of the VAMI Models resin kit and the Italeri  kit.

  The VAMI kit is rather difficult to assemble because the resin is deformed. Using the wings and tailerons from Italeri's kit was a great help.

  Flaps are always extended downward in pictures of the real aircraft so they were cut-off and repositioned. 
  Many panels above the wings were also re-engraved.

  The landing gear was from the Italeri model and modified according to pictures of the real aircraft; while the wheels of the main landing gears come from an Italeri YF-23. 

  The model was painted with Humbrol Metal Cote on a glossy Azure base, coated with Gunze clear gloss and finished with red/orange.

  Decals  come from different sheets dedicated to USAF in 1/72.

  FRANCESCO PERNICE