I’ve been assembling an old Matchbox 1/72 scale RF-101B Voodoo ; The kit instructions call for a South East Asia [SEA] camouflage scheme with markings for the 192 TRS Nevada Air National Guard , Reno 1972. However I was wondering if this version of the Voodoo ever had a Euro-1 color scheme . I did a search on google and yahoo for images but only saw one image of an RF-101B in the Tan , two greens over light grey color . I already have a Hasegawa RF-101C Voodoo in my display cabinet with a ‘SEA’ camouflage ; I just thought a Euro-one, color scheme would be something different .
The RF-101 was retired before the Euro-1 scheme came out. By then units were operating the RF-4C.
You tell 'em Berny!
That’s very true.
Leon.
Thank’s Berny and usaf ssgt for the information . So it would seem that the ‘SEA’ scheme is my only option ; I have some nice pictures in my aircraft books and magazine’s but only of the F-101B/F Intercepter aircraft finished in the ADC grey color scheme . I wonder if the Air National Guard RF’s ever tried this scheme or do I only have one choice ?
The RF-101B of the Nevada ANG were painted only in the standard SEA scheme. The RF-101C was the last of the Voodoo RF aircraft in service in the US, and was retired in January 1979. These aircraft were from the Mississippi ANG and were still painted the the standard SEA scheme. Only the F-101B/F was painted in ADC gray and was retired from Guard service in 1983. Texas was the last unit to operate them.
Prior to then only the RF-101A/C were left NMF or painted in silver due to corrosion problems. In 1965 the RF-101C’s which were sent to Vietnam were painted in the SEA scheme. After many losses some silver painted aircraft were sent to Vietnam as replacements. These were soon painted in the standard SEA scheme.
The RF-101B was a one of a kind type of aircraft and only the Nevada ANG used them. Due to corrosion problems even they didn’t last long with the guard.
Thank’s again Berny13 . After reading what you wrote I’ve decided to change my mind from building the RF version and do the F-101F Intercepter instead . The kit has the option of building either version ; only some of the decals had started to yellow a bit . I’ve placed them in a snap-lock plastic bag and taped it to the window that gets the most sunlight . [I did this once before with some old airfix decals and the sun light bleached most of the yellow away]. Anyway the kit comes with two cockpit ladders I can hang from the side of the fuselage a nice idea , but unfortunatly the cockpit itself consists of a basic tub , two seats and two pilots . There’s no instrument panels for the front and rear cockpits , no control column for the pilot . the cockpit is completly bare? One of my reference books ‘Jet Fighters of the USAF the Century Series’ , by Bert Kinzey , has a couple of nice photo’s of the cockpit of an F-101F , but there’s no way I could scratchbuild anything like that!! The instructions even show the canopy in the open position but the canopy lacks locator pins along the back edge to pose it open.Once before I made some little ‘thumbs’ for the back of an Italeri F-8E crusader canopy to make it look more accurate and it worked out alright . I’m just wondering if it’s worth the effort ,seeing that the cockpit is so disappointing , ‘mmm dilemma’. Thre’s also some rescribing to do on the wings where the outer rear flaps were glued , not a good fit at all!! . So since this is the only version of a two seat Voodoo I’ve ever seen in 1/72 scale - I know Revell did one but i’ve never seen it in the stores in Sydney . I guess now this may tun into a three week project instead of a one week quick build .