Some of the weapons are for later periods and F-111 versions. A suggestion would be for you to add sheet-styrene tabs along the sides to ensure alignment.Īrming the F-111 with Mk.82s, I noted that the MERs are not the ones made for the F-111. I had to clamp mine in place and fill in the gaps. The sides and front did not line up with the parting panel line, and slight gaps were present. On my kit sample, the escape capsule does not fit into the fuselage tub cleanly. You would have to look to your references for the plumbing and wire layout. The TF30 engines have the fuel management module but not the associated plumbing. (On the real aircraft, the wings move in tandem.) Holes in the wings for the bomb racks will need to be filled in, depending on the wing position.
#F111 cockpit full#
I positioned one wing in full sweep and modified the wing glove (Part D31) the other is in landing/takeoff configuration to show what is possible. The flaps, slats and spoilers can be positioned open or closed. The instructions show only the wings in the forward sweep, but inside the airframe there are two position pins, one for landings and takeoffs and one for full swept. The so-called “black boxes” – what we in the Air Force call LRUs (line replaceable units) were gray, not black like the F-102’s. For the radars and the avionics facades, I painted Testors dark gull gray and Testors chromate yellow. (Phased array was not out yet.) I substituted parts C43 and C5 for the ones called out in the instructions. HobbyBoss calls out the flat panel for the radar dish, but I believe the curved dish is correct for this early aircraft.
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(However, aftermarket cockpits are now available for purists.) I applied the instrument decals to the panels, and they went down fine with Micro Set and Mr.
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The ejection handles have been omitted, and the side walls have no detail.
#F111 cockpit license#
There are four instrument panels in the kit, and they all have a bit of artistic license in their layout compared with what was in the full-size aircraft. The instrument panel layout is not exactly correct for the A model. Markings include a preproduction and Vietnam War scheme.īuilding the cockpit posed no issues. I worked on the F-111D as an avionics tech in the late 1970s at Cannon AFB, so I think it’s nice that HobbyBoss is covering the F-111 – and in a big way! The kit features detailed engines, avionics bays, cockpit, wheel wells, and vinyl tires.