b757captain Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Hi gents, When KH came out with the F-101C I hoped they were planning the -B and RF versions (not a big fan of the -A and -Cs). I got both the -B and RF when they first came out. I've always had a soft spot for the Voodoo, partly because my very first ever model kit was a 1/72 scale Voodoo. I've finished both of them so first up is the RF-101C. The kit is pretty typical for KH, fit mostly good, instructions so-so, detail hit-or-miss on a few areas, but overall with time and patience they build up to good looking airplanes. Some of the issues (both good and bad) are common to the entire series, but for the RF it fell down mainly to the intakes. KH molded the intakes for the entire series to match the F-101B but they are shaped different for the RF (and the -A and -C). There are several really good threads on other boards on how to fix this so I won't get into the details. I think they came out ok. Otherwise it was just test fit, test fit, test fit and eventually I had it. Built OOB, the only AM is the Eduard cockpit set. Paint is Mr. Color lightened to simulate time in the SEA sun. I didn't go overboard with weathering, just light washes. Decals are from the kit, though I would not recommend using the canopy frame decals - they don't fit worth a darn so I painted mine. On to the pics: More pics to come, thanks for looking! Mark Out2gtcha, Tony T, Rick Griewski and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 More pics: I would really really like to see the F-101 done in 1/32, along with the F-111. I could then declare life to be complete! Cheers, Mark LSP_Kevin, quang, AlbertD and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hub Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 stunning paint job Mike b757captain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Wow, excellent finish! Great looking model. b757captain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 What an elegant build! The photo Voodoo is a classy lady and you have done her full justice. I also have one on the way and I hope mine will be as alluring as yours. Cheers, Quang b757captain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 15 hours ago, b757captain said: ...I would really really like to see the F-101 done in 1/32, along with the F-111. I could then declare life to be complete! Cheers, Mark Ditto (although I'd add a couple of others) and a great job! Tony b757captain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 I love the century series jets and yours is a thing of beauty. I've looked at this kit and you convinced me to pick one up for sure. Out2gtcha and b757captain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 On 5/20/2019 at 8:38 PM, hub said: stunning paint job Mike On 5/20/2019 at 8:50 PM, Out2gtcha said: Wow, excellent finish! Great looking model. Thanks guys! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 On 5/20/2019 at 8:55 PM, quang said: What an elegant build! The photo Voodoo is a classy lady and you have done her full justice. I also have one on the way and I hope mine will be as alluring as yours. Cheers, Quang I've seen yours on your thread over at BM. You are working on a masterpiece! I just wanted a Voodoo on the shelf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 On 5/21/2019 at 12:28 AM, Jennings Heilig said: Wow, that looks great! I bought that kit, and it's still in the shipping box. When I found out how badly they 'd screwed the pooch on it and how much it would take to fix it I lost interest. You did a great job with it! J Thanks Jennings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 On 5/21/2019 at 11:27 AM, Tony T said: Ditto (although I'd add a couple of others) and a great job! Tony Thanks Tony! Yep, I'd add a few more to the list too but I'm trying to not be too greedy! On 5/21/2019 at 3:01 PM, AlbertD said: I love the century series jets and yours is a thing of beauty. I've looked at this kit and you convinced me to pick one up for sure. Thanks Albert! If you want to see a great Voodoo, check out Quang's build on BritModeler. He's doing a fantastic job on his and lots of tips to improve the kit. AlbertD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Looks just great to me. For whatever it's worth, I just added the new Osprey book on Voodoo units to our database, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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