The Thunderjet Database at iModeler

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Republic F-84 Thunderjet

Revell 1/48 F-84E Thunderjet

One of Colonel George Lavens F-84Es from his time in charge over in Europe with the 527th FBS, 86th FBG, USAF . Decal sheet is by Aeromaster and kit straight OOB otherwise. Very colourful paint job and a lovely kit to build!

Republic F-84G Thunderjet from Tamiya – Yugoslavia Air Force

Hello Folks This my first post on iModeler site. I would like to present my last build for 2015. It is Republic F-84G Thunderjet from Tamiya in Yugoslavia Air force markings - 88th Regiment Batajnica AB from 1962. What can I say this was [...]

Target Tug Thunderjet, pt 1

Hi all! I signed up to iModeler a long time ago , but since then I have only checked other postings. This will be my first own. It will serve as a test but also to see if I can gain anything (like a whip/carrot...) from posting here. Now, [...]

KC-97 Refueling an F-84- 1/72 scale

This is a combination of two kits- the Academy 1/72 K-97 and I can't remember the manufacturer of the F-84 (great little kit, though). Pretty much straight out of the box with a couple of slight modifications. Both models were painted [...]

F 84 E Academy 1/72 . 2 years old...

Well here it is, started 2 years ago and now finished. Not so much a hard kit, just other builds came along. Tamiya and Alcad paints were used along with Vallejo varnishes. The kit decals were s***, but I used the stencils from them. The [...]

F-84E in Korea

F-84E-15-RE 49-2428, Taegu, Korea, 1951. Tamiya 48th kit, built mostly from the box. The canopy bracing is done with strips cut from a white decal sheet. Paint is various Testors Metalizers and Testors Enamels. I mistakenly IDs this s/n [...]

Tip-Tow Project

The Tip-Tow project, MX-1016, a contract with Republic Aviation, was one of a number of experiments undertaken during the late 1940s and into the 1950s. The object of the experiments was to find some method of increasing the notoriously [...]

F-84C Kitbash

F-84C-11-RE 47-1531 in Oregon ANG service. This is a model of the only Thunderjet to serve, albeit very shortly, with the ORANG. Fuselage and canopy are Tamiya 48th F-84G shortened 15" in scale. I made the masters for the early wings [...]

1/48 Tamiya F-84G Thunderjet

Here is my recently finished model. This is 1/48 Tamiya F-84G Thunderjet with Turkish aerobatic display team markings . The first aerobatic display team in Turkish Air Force was established in 1952 using the name “National” (Milli). [...]

Building my collection of General Scott's aircraft

I am well into building a collection of General Robert Scott's aircraft. He is probably the only aviation icon I have met in person, so this has been my motivation to start this project. All will be in 48th scale.