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F 111C, A8-125, 1 Sqn RAAF 1998, F111 sevice 25th anniversary.

Started by Allan J Withers · 65 ≡ · ↻ 4 years ago · 1/72, F111, General Dynamics, Hasegawa, Nose art GB, RAAF

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Jeff Bailey said 5 years, 2 months ago:

Beautiful so far!
Allan J Withers said 5 years, 2 months ago:

Thanks Ray, ----------------

Thanks Jeff, -------------

The year of the PIG !
Jeff Bailey said 5 years, 2 months ago:

I hate hearing any aircraft this sleek & beautiful called a "pig!" Ha!

But I never flew them, either! I have heard & seen them streak overhead at about 100-200 feet on their way into Iraq during Desert Storm. One flew so low that it scared my crewman so much (he was trying to get an hour's sleep on the back deck of my M1A1 [HA] tank) and he rolled off the tank & onto the ground (about a 1.75 meter drop!) because he THOUGHT it was going to crash into us ! Like David mentioned earlier, he was silent until he was right on top of us ... I just happened to be looking in his direction or I'd NEVER have seen him until he was well away from us. It was VERY memorable ! (Not to mention deafening !)
Allan J Withers said 5 years, 2 months ago:

Thanks Jeff, we call it a pig because it has it's nose close to the ground !
Allan J Withers said 5 years, 1 month ago:

The cockpit almost ready to go in the forward fuselage section !
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Allan J Withers said 5 years, 1 month ago:

And now in with the nose glued together and with a couple of panels added !
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Allan J Withers said 5 years, 1 month ago:

Canopy on with Future, the top and bottom of the rear fuselage going together !
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Allan J Withers said 5 years ago:

The front and rear fuselage sections glued together !
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Allan J Withers said 4 years, 11 months ago:

Some brass tube in for the wing hinges !
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Louis Gardner said 4 years, 11 months ago:

Your wings will be functioning ! Perfect ... 🙂
Allan J Withers said 4 years, 11 months ago:

Thanks Louis.
Allan J Withers said 4 years, 10 months ago:

More of the inlet bits on with a bit of Plasto added !
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Allan J Withers said 4 years, 10 months ago:

Some access holes to allow removal of the wing pivot pins, a bit of filling to firm up the wing and the tail cone on !
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Allan J Withers said 4 years, 9 months ago:

Some brass tubing in for the tail-plane pivots and the wing gloves on !
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Robert Royes said 4 years, 9 months ago:

Real nice, Allan!

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