F105F/G Thunderchief for DAZ Studio

The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was a supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. The Mach 2 capable F-105 conducted the majority of strike bombing missions during the early years of the Vietnam War; it was the only U.S. aircraft to have been removed from combat due to high loss rates. Originally designed as a single-seat, nuclear-attack aircraft, a two-seat Wild Weasel version was later developed for the specialized Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) role against surface-to-air missile sites. The F-105 was commonly known as the "Thud" by its crews.

As a follow-on to the Mach 1 capable North American F-100 Super Sabre, the F-105 was also armed with missiles and a cannon; however, its design was tailored to high-speed low-altitude penetration carrying a single nuclear weapon internally. First flown in 1955, the Thunderchief entered service in 1958. The F-105 could deliver a greater bomb load than some American heavy bombers of World War II such as the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator. The F-105 was one of the primary attack aircraft of the Vietnam War; over 20,000 Thunderchief sorties were flown, with 382 aircraft lost including 62 operational (non-combat) losses (out of the 833 produced). Although less agile than smaller MiG fighters, USAF F-105s were credited with 27.5 kills.

Product Features:
DAZ Studio props (dsf, duf/ png):
* F105F/G Thunderchief aircraft, at 72,690 polygons
- Over 50 Points of Articulation on the main figure!
- Moving Flaps, Ailerons, Spoilers, Rudder, Stabilator, Speed Brakes, Opening Landing Gear Doors, Raising and Lowering Gear, Spin-able Wheels, Steer-able Nose Gear, Opening Canopies, Deployable Slats, Deployable Emergency Drag Chute, Fully Functional Cockpit Flight Controls, and Working Ejection Seats...
- Numerous Pose Control dials for ease of control from one main location, including dials for various basic flight maneuvers. The weapons sets also have Pose Control dials for ease of use in images and animation!
- Nose Radome opens to reveal the AN/APN-131 Radar Set.

Poses:
* InFlight
- Level flight with the landing gear closed
* Landed
- Angled on the ground with the landing gear open

Accessories and Armaments:
DAZ Studio props (dsf, duf/ png):
* Bomb Bay Weapons
- 250lb GP Bombs
- 610Gal Drop Tank
* Center-Line Weapons
- 250lb GP Bombs
- 500lb GP Bombs
* Inner-Wing Pylons
- 250lb GP Bombs
- 250lb GP+FE Bombs
- 370Gal Drop Tanks
- AGM-78 Standard ARMs
* Outer-Wing Pylons
- 250lb FE Bombs
- 250lb FE+Sidewinders
- 250lb GP Bombs
- 250lb GP+Sidewinders
- AGM-45 Shrikes
- AIM-9 Sidewinders
* Props:
- Air Crew: low-poly, un-rigged pilot figures.
- Boarding Ladders
- FOD Covers (engine and air intake covers)

These sets are broken down by mounting location so that each set can be properly mix and matched with the others, based on mission requirements!

Textures:
* One set of texture maps with corresponding bump maps, at 3000x1800 pixels.
* All of the materials use Iray shaders.

All sales images rendered in DAZ Studio with an HDRI skydome environment.