As I mentioned earlier, you should use the metal struts the plastic ones aren’t strong enough. Steps 4, 5, and 6 deal with the landing-gear struts. 59 in the Detail & Scale series (Squadron/Signal, ISBN 978-1-88). I was able to refer to good color photos in F-84 Thunderjet in Detail, Vol.
Part D57 and the gunsight glass frame were flat black. Most of this assembly was actually a pale goldish/copperish/greenish anodized finish. In Step 3, the gunsight deck (or whatever you call it) is indicated as silver - even the gunsight glass. On the gun deck, two shaped weights go underneath and one goes under the ammo tracks (Part E10). Instructions call for a field green interior, but it should be a dark greenish gray. There are no seat belts or harnesses, which is disappointing. You also get two extra tanks for the wing pylons and seven pairs each of bombs from 250 pounds to 1,000 pounds, plus four rockets. There is a choice of wingtip tanks or conventional tips without tanks, but the F-84 just doesn’t look right without the tanks. Also provided are separate control surfaces and flaps, a speed brake that can be positioned open or closed, and two JATO bottles. You also get metal landing gear plastic struts are included, but use the metal struts - the plastic struts are way too wiggly and will collapse. Shaped metal weights fit nicely under the gun deck and the machine-gun ammo tracks. You get a choice of two seats (early and late). The HobbyBoss F-84 comes molded in nine sprues of medium gray plastic plus two clear sprues, nine white-metal parts, and three vinyl tires. It came to fame during the Korean War as a ground-attack fighter-bomber. The F-84 Thunderjet was among the first generation of jet-age fighters.
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