Author Topic: F-106G Dart 2000  (Read 11587 times)

Offline Acree

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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #25 on: March 02, 2016, 03:12:01 PM »
Tonight's update is focused on the closed-off weapons bay and gun installation.  The gun "pod" represents a permanent installation and consists of the wingroot and gunport from an F-15C and some chunk of random bomb leftover.  There is actually a six-barrel cannon inside that gun port, but you can't see it in the pics (and barely in real life). 

Enjoy, and feel free to comment!

Chuck

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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #26 on: March 05, 2016, 03:32:39 AM »
Excellent changes. All well thought-through, plausible, and neatly executed. Go Acree!  :D
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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #27 on: March 08, 2016, 02:42:02 PM »
Thanks, Apophenia! 

I have made a good bit of progress since the last update.  Wings are on, canopy is on and masked.  Wingtip missile rails are mounted along with under-fuselage rails.  Due to limited available length I went with only two fuselage rails, meaning total loadout will be 4 x AIM-120 (2 fuselage, 2 wingtip) and 4 x AIM-9L.  To canard, or not to canard?!?  After much indecision and a little advice from my son, I decided to mount canards low on the nose with anhedral to help prevent disrupting airflow into the intakes.  These are modified horizontal stabilizers from an Me 262. 

The model has been primed in overall white, which makes for horrible photos, but at least you can see the overall shape.  Enjoy, and as always, comments welcome!


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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #28 on: March 08, 2016, 02:55:04 PM »
That's looking a bit funky! 8)
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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #29 on: March 09, 2016, 06:02:12 AM »
This looks awesome. Are you going with a traditional F-106 scheme for markings or something different?

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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #30 on: March 09, 2016, 06:15:53 AM »
Looking good.
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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #31 on: March 09, 2016, 06:25:33 AM »
Thanks, guys!

Kerick:  I plan on an F-15-like scheme (2 grays) with low-viz markings.  I love the original 106's colorful markings, but I don't relish the idea of trying to replicate that high gloss gray, PLUS, I want to emphasize the differentiation between the original 106 and this new version. 

Chuck

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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #32 on: March 09, 2016, 08:08:45 AM »
Sounds good!

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Re: F-106G Dart 2000 - Finished!
« Reply #33 on: March 22, 2016, 07:39:20 AM »
Well, I tried to be good about taking photos along the way, but I just lost it.  Nevertheless, the project is complete, with a bit of a surprise ending.  I had intended on a two-tone grey USAF camouflage ala F-15, with low-viz markings.  Due to my lack of airbrushing experience and a series of unfortunate incidents (after each of which I decided the project was ruined!), I changed my plan to an overall dark grey scheme with Japanese markings.  Though in no way historically sound, I like the result.  So, herewith are the photos (four at a time in a series of posts.  Enjoy, and let me know what you think!

Chuck

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More Dart 2000 Photos
« Reply #34 on: March 22, 2016, 07:40:49 AM »
More Dart 2000 photos:

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Even More Dart 2000 photos!
« Reply #35 on: March 22, 2016, 07:42:31 AM »
Even eore Dart 2000 photos!
« Last Edit: March 22, 2016, 07:46:12 AM by Acree »

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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #36 on: March 22, 2016, 10:23:32 AM »
Very nice! I think the most view of your changes is in the nose-on shot (F-106-17.jpg). Just shown that image, I doubt that many would guess that this whif started as a Delta Dart   :)
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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #37 on: March 22, 2016, 10:49:14 AM »
Hard to tell it was ever an F-106! Great work!

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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #38 on: March 22, 2016, 11:11:11 AM »
Came out great! The dark blue with the red roundels works really well. :)

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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #39 on: March 22, 2016, 11:49:21 AM »
Hard to tell it was ever an F-106! Great work!

Struck me same way.  Went looking for F-106 recognizable features.  Good build, a lot went into it :)

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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #40 on: March 23, 2016, 02:11:24 AM »
Congratulations!

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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #41 on: March 23, 2016, 12:13:59 PM »
That looks brilliant!! Surely it's an F-106GJ ;D
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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #42 on: March 26, 2016, 03:26:32 AM »
Thanks, guys, for all the comments!  I was quite pleased with the eventual result, even if I almost quit a few times!  And, yes, FAAMAN, the Japanese version depicted would certainly be F-106GJ!

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Re: F-106G Dart 2000
« Reply #43 on: June 28, 2016, 04:53:09 AM »
Hard to tell it was ever an F-106! Great work!
Couldn't agree more, it looks like the logical next stage from the 106, but a new aircraft altogether. First class.
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