Review of 1/32nd Scale
North American F-100D Super Sabre
Fantasy Printshop Euro Decals Part 1
set ED-32131
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2022
MSRP: 36.95 pounds ($42.61)
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2022
MSRP: 36.95 pounds ($42.61)
HISTORY:
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard (ANG) until 1979. The first of the Century Series of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. The F‑100 was designed by North American Aviation as a higher-performance follow-on to the F-86 Sabre air-superiority fighter.
Adapted as a fighter-bomber, the F-100 was superseded by the high-speed Republic F-105 Thunderchief for strike missions over North Vietnam. The F‑100 flew extensively over South Vietnam as the air force's primary close air-support jet until being replaced by the more efficient subsonic LTV A-7 Corsair II. The F‑100 also served in other NATO air forces and with other U.S. allies. In its later life, it was often referred to as the "Hun", a shortened version of "one hundred".
SPECIFICATIONS:
Crew: 1
Length: 50 ft (15 m)
Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
Height: 16 ft 2.75 in (4.9467 m)
Wing area: 400 sq ft (37 m2)
Aspect ratio: 3.76
Airfoil: NACA 64A007[157]
Zero-lift drag coefficient: CD0.0130
Drag area: 5.0 sq ft (0.46 m2)
Empty weight: 21,000 lb (9,525 kg)
Gross weight: 28,847 lb (13,085 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 34,832 lb (15,800 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-21/21A afterburning turbojet engine, 10,200 lbf (45 kN) thrust dry, 16,000 lbf (71 kN) with afterburner
Maximum speed: 924 mph (1,487 km/h, 803 kn)
Maximum speed: Mach 1.4
Range: 1,995 mi (3,211 km, 1,734 nmi)
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
Rate of climb: 22,400 ft/min (114 m/s)
Lift-to-drag: 13.9
Wing loading: 72.1 lb/sq ft (352 kg/m2)
Thrust/weight: 0.55
Armament:
Guns: 4× 20 mm (0.787 in) M39A1 revolver cannon each with 200 rounds per gun
Hardpoints: 6 with a capacity of 7,040 lb (3,190 kg), with provisions to carry combinations of:
Missiles: ** 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or 2× AGM-12 Bullpup or 2× or 4× LAU-3/A 2.75" (70 mm) unguided rocket dispenser[158]
Bombs: Conventional bombs or Mark 7, Mk 28, Mk 38, or Mk 43 nuclear bombs
Avionics;
Minneapolis-Honeywell MB-3 automatic pilot, AN/AJB-1B low-altitude bombing system, AN/APR-26 rearward radar warning.
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard (ANG) until 1979. The first of the Century Series of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. The F‑100 was designed by North American Aviation as a higher-performance follow-on to the F-86 Sabre air-superiority fighter.
Adapted as a fighter-bomber, the F-100 was superseded by the high-speed Republic F-105 Thunderchief for strike missions over North Vietnam. The F‑100 flew extensively over South Vietnam as the air force's primary close air-support jet until being replaced by the more efficient subsonic LTV A-7 Corsair II. The F‑100 also served in other NATO air forces and with other U.S. allies. In its later life, it was often referred to as the "Hun", a shortened version of "one hundred".
SPECIFICATIONS:
Crew: 1
Length: 50 ft (15 m)
Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
Height: 16 ft 2.75 in (4.9467 m)
Wing area: 400 sq ft (37 m2)
Aspect ratio: 3.76
Airfoil: NACA 64A007[157]
Zero-lift drag coefficient: CD0.0130
Drag area: 5.0 sq ft (0.46 m2)
Empty weight: 21,000 lb (9,525 kg)
Gross weight: 28,847 lb (13,085 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 34,832 lb (15,800 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-21/21A afterburning turbojet engine, 10,200 lbf (45 kN) thrust dry, 16,000 lbf (71 kN) with afterburner
Maximum speed: 924 mph (1,487 km/h, 803 kn)
Maximum speed: Mach 1.4
Range: 1,995 mi (3,211 km, 1,734 nmi)
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
Rate of climb: 22,400 ft/min (114 m/s)
Lift-to-drag: 13.9
Wing loading: 72.1 lb/sq ft (352 kg/m2)
Thrust/weight: 0.55
Armament:
Guns: 4× 20 mm (0.787 in) M39A1 revolver cannon each with 200 rounds per gun
Hardpoints: 6 with a capacity of 7,040 lb (3,190 kg), with provisions to carry combinations of:
Missiles: ** 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or 2× AGM-12 Bullpup or 2× or 4× LAU-3/A 2.75" (70 mm) unguided rocket dispenser[158]
Bombs: Conventional bombs or Mark 7, Mk 28, Mk 38, or Mk 43 nuclear bombs
Avionics;
Minneapolis-Honeywell MB-3 automatic pilot, AN/AJB-1B low-altitude bombing system, AN/APR-26 rearward radar warning.
THE DECAL SET:
Fantasy Printshop is located in the UK.
This decal set came to me via air mail, in a sturdy white envelope.
The set consists of 2 decal sheets, a stiff card and a header sheet in a self-sealing clear cello bag.
The header sheet shows color side view illustrations of four F-100 D’s. A large decal sheet has the aircraft numbers and colors on it. The smaller decal sheet has U.S. AIR FORCE, USAF, star with bars insignias,thin black lines and maintenance markings on it. It includes a cloudy tissue to protect it from scratching.
However, the sheet is floating around loose and not protecting a thing. I stapled it to the decal sheet.
There is a stiff slick coated sheet in the cello bag to stiffen things up a bit.
The instructions consist of 2 sheet that is printed on both sides in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” format.
Side 1 of the first sheet shows a F-100D assigned to the 152nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, United States Air Force, based at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina, USA, 1959.
It is bare metal, with a yellow nose with black border and small black arrows on it. The rudder also is yellow, with 2 horizontal black stripes across it, small black arrows at the top and bottom, a white shield with black eagle at top in the center with a ring of black stars around it.
It has large black lettering U.S. AIR FORCE on the side of the nose, FW-433 midway down the fuselage sides, followed by the star with bars insignia, 2 narrow black fuselage bands in front of the tail and black 63433 on the base of the rudder.
Above the wings there is the star with bars on the left wing, with the walk areas on both wings outlined with black lines. Black USAF is on the right wing. Below the wings, black USAF is on the left side and the star with bars on the right side. It is mounted with a metal drop tank.
Fantasy Printshop is located in the UK.
This decal set came to me via air mail, in a sturdy white envelope.
The set consists of 2 decal sheets, a stiff card and a header sheet in a self-sealing clear cello bag.
The header sheet shows color side view illustrations of four F-100 D’s. A large decal sheet has the aircraft numbers and colors on it. The smaller decal sheet has U.S. AIR FORCE, USAF, star with bars insignias,thin black lines and maintenance markings on it. It includes a cloudy tissue to protect it from scratching.
However, the sheet is floating around loose and not protecting a thing. I stapled it to the decal sheet.
There is a stiff slick coated sheet in the cello bag to stiffen things up a bit.
The instructions consist of 2 sheet that is printed on both sides in 8 ¼” x 11 ¾” format.
Side 1 of the first sheet shows a F-100D assigned to the 152nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, United States Air Force, based at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina, USA, 1959.
It is bare metal, with a yellow nose with black border and small black arrows on it. The rudder also is yellow, with 2 horizontal black stripes across it, small black arrows at the top and bottom, a white shield with black eagle at top in the center with a ring of black stars around it.
It has large black lettering U.S. AIR FORCE on the side of the nose, FW-433 midway down the fuselage sides, followed by the star with bars insignia, 2 narrow black fuselage bands in front of the tail and black 63433 on the base of the rudder.
Above the wings there is the star with bars on the left wing, with the walk areas on both wings outlined with black lines. Black USAF is on the right wing. Below the wings, black USAF is on the left side and the star with bars on the right side. It is mounted with a metal drop tank.
Side 2 is a F-100D assigned to the 27th Tactical Fighter Wing, 832nd Division, United States Air Force, based at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, USA, 1959.
It also is bare metal, with a wave of red, yellow and black bands around the nose. A diagonal flash of the 3 colors across the rudder, over a shield that is divided in half diagonally into red and yellow sections, with a white man’s head on the red section. Large black U.S. AIR FORCE on the side of the nose. Black FW-404 in the middle of the fuselage sides, followed by the star with bars and two narrow black fuselage bands in front of the rudder. Black no. 63404 at the bottom of the rudder.
It has the same arrangement of marks above and below its wings as the F-100D on side 1. It two is carrying an all metal drop tank.
Side 3 is a F-100D assigned to the 417th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, United States Air Force, based at Ramstein Air Base, West Germany, 1959.
It also is overall bare metal like the first 2 described. It has a red stripe with a row of small white stars on it around the nose and 3 wide horizontal red stripes with the rows of white stars across the rudder. The center bar also has a white illustration of a man riding a bomb on it.
The black lettering, numbers and star with bars are in the same positions as they are on the first 3 subjects. It carries black FW-307 in the center of its sides and 63307 at the base of the rudder. The drop tank mounted on this one is jet-black.
Side 4 is a F-100D assigned to the 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 101st Tactical Fighter Wing, United States Air Force, based at England Air Force Base, Louisiana 1958.
It has a wide red stripe around the nose. A checkerboard pattern covering the rudder. It has the lettering and star and bars in same locations as the first 3 aircrafts. It carries black no. FW-775 in the center of its sides and black 63775 at the bottom of the rudder. The drop tank is bare metal.
It also is bare metal, with a wave of red, yellow and black bands around the nose. A diagonal flash of the 3 colors across the rudder, over a shield that is divided in half diagonally into red and yellow sections, with a white man’s head on the red section. Large black U.S. AIR FORCE on the side of the nose. Black FW-404 in the middle of the fuselage sides, followed by the star with bars and two narrow black fuselage bands in front of the rudder. Black no. 63404 at the bottom of the rudder.
It has the same arrangement of marks above and below its wings as the F-100D on side 1. It two is carrying an all metal drop tank.
Side 3 is a F-100D assigned to the 417th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, United States Air Force, based at Ramstein Air Base, West Germany, 1959.
It also is overall bare metal like the first 2 described. It has a red stripe with a row of small white stars on it around the nose and 3 wide horizontal red stripes with the rows of white stars across the rudder. The center bar also has a white illustration of a man riding a bomb on it.
The black lettering, numbers and star with bars are in the same positions as they are on the first 3 subjects. It carries black FW-307 in the center of its sides and 63307 at the base of the rudder. The drop tank mounted on this one is jet-black.
Side 4 is a F-100D assigned to the 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 101st Tactical Fighter Wing, United States Air Force, based at England Air Force Base, Louisiana 1958.
It has a wide red stripe around the nose. A checkerboard pattern covering the rudder. It has the lettering and star and bars in same locations as the first 3 aircrafts. It carries black no. FW-775 in the center of its sides and black 63775 at the bottom of the rudder. The drop tank is bare metal.
The decal sheets for the versions on the instructions.
This is a neat decal sheet. It will be of great interest to modelers planning to build a F-100D in 1/32nd scale and to aviation historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Fantasy Workshop for this review sample.
I sincerely wish to thank Fantasy Workshop for this review sample.
The decals can be found on their website at:
https://www.fantasyprintshop.co.uk/
https://www.fantasyprintshop.co.uk/
Highly recommended.