hey, one of you exsperts out there. did canadian voodoos cary a flat finish or were they just US hand-me-downs? eh. clyde
Hey Clyde,I'm pretty sure they were painted in ADC grey FS#16473 and I think they had a spotlight on the port side of the front of the fuselage.That Monogram kit is a booger bear to build.
spanky
The Canadian jets were a slightly different shade of grey, that to me looks a little lighter and less blue than ADC Grey. Model Master has Canadian Voodoo Grey, and Hobby Town here in Apex has a couple of bottles of it. Don't know how accurate it is. I just read on the Century Series Yahoo group a week or so ago that the Canadian jets were flat, not gloss. Also, the Canadian jets were FY56 and 57 jets (serial 56-xxxx, etc.) and the Monogram kit is a later FY57 & 59 jet. The only external difference is the earlier jets had a NACA duct for the avionics cooling intake on the lower left side of the nose, just above the left nose gear door. Monogram has the later, sugar scoop-style.
Here's one with the NACA scoop (below the yellow access panel the RESCUE sticker is pointing to):
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Cf101_borden_2.jpg
Here's the later version (Monogram)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo_vl.jpg
A couple of hints for the kit:
Remove the two bars that connect the intake ducts together. It makes the wing a little less rigid so you can reduce the gaps between the upper wing parts and the fuselage.
The aft parts of the upper & lower parts of the wing needs a lot of sanding and test-fitting where the trailing edges meet at the flaps. The fuselage sides need some work just aft of the wings, too.
Cut off the aft end of the tail fairing and replce it with clear plastic, sanded to shape. It was a clear nav light cover.
Two Mikes is about to release a set of intakes and afterburner nozzles for the kit. It really doesn't need a replacement cockpit.
Hope this isn't too much info. Cheers!
Ben
Hey Clyde
Glad to hear from you...The CF-101 in the Canadian Aviation Museum is a glossy voodoo grey... They are very anal about their collection so they don't alter stuff.
Tony
dang , I think I will just build a shake and bake tamiya mustang. thanks for all the info clyde
Quote from: ClydeM on Sat 12/10/11 03:51 PM
dang , I think I will just build a shake and bake tamiya mustang. thanks for all the info clyde
That's exactly what I'm doing because of the Battle of the Trumpeter F-100! :-)
Ben
thanks Tony , but Im always leary of museum rebuilds.