1/48 Revell F-101B Voodoo

Gallery Article by Bill Hawkins on Mar 14 2011

 

Built this Voodoo over the course of about a year (about 100 hours in actual modeling time) for a friend of our family. We call him “Pops”. Pops worked on the electronics in the Voodoo during the 1960’s (they called these guys “The Voodoo Medicine Men”). He was stationed at Cape Cod, MA on Otis AFB with the 60th FIS (http://fisrg.com/101Bpix.html ). I had hoped to build the Voodoo with his squadron’s markings, but was unable to find the decal sheets.

This Voodoo was built entirely OOB with the exception of the decals. For the markings, I used Eagle Strike’s sheet for the 15th FIS. This was my first effort at a Natural Metal Finish. My air compressor died after airbrushing the gloss black undercoat. From that point on, I used Model Master Metalizers from the “rattle can”. These really buffed up well and provided a really nice finish. I lightly weathered the finish and completed with the Metalizer sealer followed by a clear coat.

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After completing the fiddly bits, I took the model to Pops during a snowy day in Tennessee to thank him for being such a good friend to our family (great Math tutor for my girls and just all around great guy !). If you’ve never built a model for someone who has served their country, I highly recommend it ! The surprise in his eyes and the smile on his face was well worth the effort I had put into building the Voodoo. After several stories about Otis AFB and the friends he had made along the way, I shook Pop’s hand and left his house with a great feeling about this hobby of ours.

Enjoy the photos.

Bill Hawkins

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Photos and text © by Bill Hawkins