Here is a brief
article about the Trumpeter F-105D Thunderchief my wife got me for Christmas.
I know a lot has been written about this kit in the past.
As far as aftermarket items I used they included:
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Aeroclub metal
nose gear
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Scale Aircraft
Conversions main gear
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Cutting
Edge Fin and Rudder
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Cutting
Edge Fuselage Correction Set Nr. 1
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Legend ejection
seat
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TwoBobs
Wrap-Around Thuds decal sheet
Construction
followed the instructions for the most part. The metal gear made a big
difference once the kit was done.
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The ammo drum is
also full of lead shot. Photo
6 shows the lead shot that I epoxied into the nose.
The right side of
the fuselage also had shot epoxied into it. I estimate that I put in about
90gr instead of the 110g that the instructions stated.
As far as the Cutting Edge resin parts, I the instructions were great, and only
minor filling was needed around the ventral fin. The only other note is that the
MER and Mk. 82s in the F-105 kit are misshapen, so I borrowed a MER and Mk. 82s
from the Trumpeter A-7E kit.
Steve
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