ADVANCED BUILD
Kev Baxter takes on the challenge of replicating the haphazard, weather-worn appearance of Cold War Royal Danish Air Force F-100D Super Sabres, with Tamiya’s re-boxing of ESCI’s 1/72 kit.
Generally, I tend to build kits of aircraft that have a passing personal connection, and photos of battered and worn Danish F-100Ds have long been a modelling inspiration. This interest was sparked after witnessing pair of them howling around the visual circuit at RAF Wildenrath (then in West Germany) in 1980. Fleeting though this four-decade-old memory was, it left an indelible mark and finally, it was decided to realise it in scale form. In 1/72, the preferred choice was ESCI’s 1982 offering, since re-boxed by Italeri and Tamiya. Despite its age, it can still be made into a worthy project since it has an excellent shape and finely recessed panel lines. Extra detail can be added via a dash of aftermarket wizardry. Trumpeter’s 2009 kit could have been an option, but its scrawny nose and other issues would have meant more corrective work. Tamiya’s recent boxing was selected from the stash (while not currently available, Italeri’s subsequent offering can still be obtained), but as it turned out, choosing an original ESCI kit wou…
