The skies over Vietnam

[Michi]

I have always admired those shiny polished silver jets from the early days. With the recent game of Target locked on it was clear that the skies over Vietnam were the perfect theatre to field some more of those to fly aside the Starfighters. Here comes the famous F-100 Super Sabre!



The plane was 3D-printed by LAF member Berndi in 285th scale from a downloadable file with a few own enhancements like the refuelling probe and additional fuel tanks done by himself.



The Super Sabre does not come alone: I was also given an extraordinary fighter bomber as well. The aircraft carrier based A-7 Corsair is equipped with another of Berndi's very own loadouts to enhance it's range of flight (although only the inner and outer pylons allowed external fuel tanks to be refueled in flight, but not the center ones). The excellent model is painted in Navy livery from the first deployment aboard USS Ranger in Vietnam.







Both single-engine aircraft are in the same scale, but the photos show the much bulkier appearance of the supersonic F-100 in comparison with the subsonic A-7. Although they were different generations of jet fighters they flew at the same time over Vietnam fulfilling their designated roles.

[trev]

Lovely paint jobs and missile.  Great work!

[Elk101]

This looks really cool.

[Easy E]

Corsair is sweet!

[Daeothar]

That's quite impressive, especially considering you did all the markings by hand! And the picture of the Starfighter's Fox2 is awesome 

Is there a specific reason you did not use decals?

+++EDIT+++ Hey; 4444th post 

[Michi]

Is there a specific reason you did not use decals?

Yes, one very simple: I‘ve got none… 

[Daeothar]

As good a reason as any, that 

[Michi]

I made a damage marker today:

[Golgotha]

That is awesome - how did you make it?

[tomrommel1]

very very nice indeed

[Michi]

That is awesome - how did you make it?

The "fire" is a pipe cleaner with some putty to flatten the bristles. A sewing needle and two coins with some sand make the base.

[Daeothar]

That's quite convining and looking rather disastrous for the afflicted plane too.

If that's a pipecleaner, it illustrates just how tiny these planes are. Any shots with a rerference model, so we can see just how small they are?

[Michi]

Any shots with a rerference model, so we can see just how small they are?

Quick phone snapshots:

[Golgotha]

Love the use of a PlayMobil miniature to show scale.

I really like the way you painted the cockpit glass.

The markings are impressive too I thought they were decals, but on the close up they look done by hand...