1/1 scale F-105F

[bradley25mm]

[kyledehart5]

Wow!! That’s been neglected a bit hasn’t it? Very cool though.

[bradley25mm]

Been away from the modeling table the past few months. Jumping back in with both feet. The museum was awarded an F-105F. I was allowed to be present for the reassembly.

[eaglecash867]

Very cool photos of a great piece of history! I'm getting really inspired now to start tooling up for the 1/32 F-105G I recently got from Squadron.

[kyledehart5]

Love it. Where did this old girl come from? Very cool photos indeed!!

[bradley25mm]

Oct 18, 2024 19:07:41 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Wow!! That’s been neglected a bit hasn’t it? Very cool though.

It was at a museum in Texas that is closing It’s in the field next to the museum temporarily. There is already another aircraft in the restoration facility getting repaired. When it’s completed, the F-105 is next in line for a complete restoration makeover. They are letting me assist in the restoration.🤯

[kyledehart5]

Oct 18, 2024 19:16:53 GMT -5 bradley25mm said:

Oct 18, 2024 19:07:41 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Wow!! That’s been neglected a bit hasn’t it? Very cool though.

It was at a museum in Texas that is closing It’s in the field next to the museum temporarily. There is already another aircraft in the restoration facility getting repaired. When it’s completed, the F-105 is next in line for a complete restoration makeover. They are letting me assist in the restoration.🤯

well this is just awesome. And you get to assist? That is beyond cool!!

[bradley25mm]

[benb]

That’s really cool! The Thud has always been one of my favorites since I was a kid. They’d fly very low over our house when we lived near McConnell AFB in 1968. The first model my dad helped me build was a Revell F-105 at around the same time.

Ben

[handiabled]

Very awesome you are a part of this! You will have to keep us updated on the progress of the restoration!

[TJ]

Oh man. You'd never have to worry about me missing a a day of work.

[TJ]

Oct 18, 2024 19:15:14 GMT -5 eaglecash867 said:

Very cool photos of a great piece of history! I'm getting really inspired now to start tooling up for the 1/32 F-105G I recently got from Squadron.

You're gonna need a bigger display case

[eaglecash867]

Oct 19, 2024 3:22:40 GMT -5 TJ said:

You're gonna need a bigger display case

That's no kidding. Just for a change of pace, I have started cutting major parts from the sprues...starting with the fuselage. It nearly took up the entire width of my cutting matt...and that's only part of the total length of the fuselage! It's OK though. I bought a big, brand new house that is pretty much a blank slate still. Can't think of a better way to decorate it.   Oh, and I was pleased to find out that Trumpeter actually got the alignment of the panel lines right between the two halves.  I was actually kinda shocked that they weren't all longitudinally displaced from each other.

[garybrantley]

That is cool, and appropriate for modelers over the age of 14!  😁

I've seen that bird before.  It came from the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas, a Dallas suburb.   I had read of their closing and relocation; I remember a tragic crash occurring at the Addison airport a few years ago.   My late father-in-law, son-in-law and I visited the museum several years ago, back in 2007.   Here's a pic of the 105 in their lot. 

www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/addison-plane-crash-that-killed-10-was-pilot-error-ntsb-says/2635615/#:~:text=A%20plane%20crash%20at%20Addison,on%20the%20crash%20published%20Tuesday.






A list of their aircraft:

cavflight.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=119

[stikpusher]

Very nice! My favorite Century Series aircraft! Thank you for sharing.

[keavdog]

That's pretty awesome. And fun you get to help restore. Always amazes me when you know there's guys who know where all those parts and doo-dads hookup. Sharp memories.

[Medicman71]

That's awesome that they're going to restore her. Hate to see a museum piece looking that rough.

[stikpusher]

Oct 22, 2024 20:11:27 GMT -5 keavdog said:

That's pretty awesome. And fun you get to help restore. Always amazes me when you know there's guys who know where all those parts and doo-dads hookup. Sharp memories.

Most outdoor displayed aircraft tend to weather terribly unless there is a good maintenance budget for paint... 

Pima has some superb aircraft outdoors, but the Arizona sun, dust, and winds take their toll...

[keavdog]

Oct 24, 2024 20:37:48 GMT -5 stikpusher said:

Oct 22, 2024 20:11:27 GMT -5 keavdog said:

That's pretty awesome. And fun you get to help restore. Always amazes me when you know there's guys who know where all those parts and doo-dads hookup. Sharp memories.

Most outdoor displayed aircraft tend to weather terribly unless there is a good maintenance budget for paint... 

Pima has some superb aircraft outdoors, but the Arizona sun, dust, and winds take their toll...

I remember the outdoor planes at March.  Really great collection but that desert sun beats on them.  Biggest surprise first time I went there was how small the B-52 is.
I'd like to make the hike to Pima and the boneyard some time.

[spook]

Very cool