The Thunderbirds Channel at iModeler (4 articles)

The Thunderbirds Channel at iModeler

Items tagged with Thunderbirds
4 articles
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1967 Thunderbirds F-100D Super Sabre – Italeri 1/72

by Manuel Magrinho on July 11, 2019
in Aviation — 28 Comments

on May 25, 1953, the Air Force’s official air demonstration team, designated the 3600th Air Demonstration Unit, was activated at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The unit adopted the name “Thunderbirds,” influenced in part by the strong Native A[...]

Tamiya’s 1/48 F-16 Thunderbird

by Christina Swank on February 11, 2019
in Aviation — 18 Comments

Here is my build of Tamiya's F-16 Thunderbird. Kit went together beautifully as one would expect from Tamiya. The challenge with this one was the white paint, and the decals. Painting white, and trying to keep it clean was quite the pain. Th[...]

1953 F-84G Thunderbird – HobbyBoss 1/72

by Manuel Magrinho on December 6, 2018
in Aviation — 25 Comments

Hello fellow modellers, This is the first of a theme that I plan to build: aerobatic teams. Being one of the most emblematics, I had to begin with the Tunderbirds and their first plane. The kit is from HobbyBoss at 1:72 scale and it's almost OO[...]

Thunderbirds Recovery Vehicle (Imai, non scale)

by IT Lahtinen on October 9, 2016
in Sci-fi — 8 Comments

Thunderbirds are go! Or at least The Recovery Vehicle kind of thingie. This is a little (9cm/3,5”) quickie one. Kit is from the old IMAI box which include Thunderbird 2 (TB2) and some sort of Recovery Vehicle. I was kind a disappointed when [...]