Kitty Hawk 1/48 F-101B

[Stikpusher]

Hers a good one from the thread of the flight line

[wjkunert]

Here's an interesting 101. It's an EF-101B on loan to Canada. There was only one made. It used the electronic jamming suite from the EB-57E.

[Stikpusher]

That black F-101 has to be one of sexiest looking Voodoos ever to exist.

[wjkunert]

That would be a hard plane to model. Surface prep would have to be perfect of the gloss black would show any imperfection. Way beyond my pay grade.

[speedgraflex]

Thank you for this incredible thread! Sprue shots! Photos of aircraft! I was hunting around for a 1/32 F-101 just because (always good to dream)! Imagine the size! Anyway, there is a company called Combat with a website still running who makes a vac-form version! Talk about above the pay grade... I have never wrestled with vac-form parts....



http://combatmodels.us/

[Stikpusher]

Vacuforms are not too difficult. I built a KC-135 vacuform back when that was the only way to get one. They are just more “basic” in terms of materials.

[wjkunert]

I'm well into the 101B and so far I'm very satisfied with the fit. Reviews of the Kitty Hawk 101A/C were mostly critical of the fit. The wing to fuselage joint is quite tight and probably won't require any putty. I ran into one problem. The canopy is really nice and clear and also very thin and fragile. I managed to break mine in half front to rear while I was masking it so if you build one of these kits be very careful with the canopy. I could not find a way to get in touch with Kitty Hawk so I've ordered another kit. US mail order companies are getting approx $70 + shipping. I got mine from Sincere Model for $52 shipped. Kitty Hawk supposedly has a web site www.kittyhawkmodel.com but is brings up some car selling web site.