The Thunderjet Channel at iModeler (26 articles)

The Thunderjet Channel at iModeler

Republic F-84 Thunderjet

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ProModeler (Monogram) 1/48 F-84G Thunderjet

by Tom Cleaver on March 8, 2019
in Aviation — 15 Comments

The second Air Force jet fighter ordered into development, the F-84 was designed by Alexander Kartveli, who had created the P-47 Thunderbolt. After attempting a turbojet-powered replacement for the P-47, Kartveli and his team designed a new airc[...]

F-84E Texas ANG in Korea 1951

by Wolfgang Rusch on November 17, 2018
in Aviation — 13 Comments

F-84E-25-RE s/n 51-480, 111th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (136th FBW) Texas Air National Guard The 111th was, like her sister squadrons 182nd and 154th FBS, a federalized ANG unit replacing the 27th FEW during the Korean war in summer 1951. The in[...]

On This Day…November 10th.

by david leigh-smith on November 10, 2018
in News — 14 Comments

In memory of those who never came home. On November 10, 1951, while on a combat mission, First Lieutenant Mike Rebo was part of flight of 12 F-84Es attacked by 24 to 30 MIG-15s 30 miles southwest of Pyongyang, North Korea. The last radio mess[...]

Revell (Monogram) 1/48 F-84E Thunderjet

by Tom Cleaver on September 3, 2018
in Aviation — 14 Comments

The war the fighter-bombers engaged in during the Korean War was a bloody one, a war unrelieved by opportunities for the kind of public acclaim the Sabre pilots received. Writing in “Officers in Flight Suits, The Story of American Air Force Figh[...]

1/48 Monogram Pro-Modeler F-84 Thunderjet

by paul teixeira on June 24, 2018
in Aviation — 12 Comments

This is a fairly older model I finally decided to build last year. It sat in my stash for many years. I do apologize for the terrible picture quality, unfortunately they are the only pictures I have left of this model. The model was sold some[...]

my latest build of Tamiya 1/72 F-84G

by cheng hsin on April 16, 2018
in Aviation — 26 Comments

Here I present my latest build of Tamiya 1/72 F-84G,painting and finishing skills still needed to be advanced.so, any comment be grateful...

F84G Thunderjet

by Julian Shawyer on October 21, 2017
in Aviation — 23 Comments

Tamiya 1/48th F84G Thunderjet. Eagle strike decal set number 48143 The aircraft was a F84G of the 310th fighter bomber squadron, 58th fighter bomber wing, Korea 1952. I painted the model with various shades of Alclad 11 & Aeromaster acrylics[...]

Father and Son Builds!

by Paul Barber on October 8, 2017
in Aviation — 12 Comments

Well, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. My eldest son Bill (6 years old going on 38) decided he wanted to join in the fun again! He has a growing of love of jets so our first joint-build was a Gnat - since he loved seeing The Reds at Bi[...]

Hobby Boss F-84G Thunderjet 1/32nd scale

by Marvin Reyes on September 25, 2017
in Aviation — 38 Comments

Hi everyone: I managed to finish another kit, this time in 32nd scale (I usually do 1/48th). This is Hobby Boss' F-84G which, except for Eduard seatbelts, and some wire brakelines, is OOB. The decals are kit decals; I know, these markings are do[...]

Republic F 84E-10-RE Thunderjet, 49-2233, Skyblazers Team, 22nd FBS, 36th FBG, 12th AF, USAFE Furstenfeldbruck Germany 1951.

by Allan J Withers on May 29, 2017
in Aviation — 27 Comments

1/72 Tamiya, converted from a G to an E model by extending the tail, changing the speed brake and filling the auxiliary intakes and refueling port, I extended some of the gun barrels and modified the hatch attachment, finished in MM enamels with[...]