Trumpeter F-105D Question

You are reading the instructions correctly. Even though it has a complete engine, the kit is not designed to have the rear section be removable. You can cut the lug on the front fuselage off if you want, however. One thing to note, though, is that Trumpeter doesn't provide the bulkhead that surrounds the engine at the rear fuselage join so if you do display the tail section seperately, you just have the engine with a big empty space between it and the fuselage.

Dave

If you look at the picture in the Squadron F-105 Walkaound, page 56, it loos like the upper porion of the spine in front of the rudder either is retained and comes away with the empanage, or is removed seperately.

In either case, if there is a locator tab ahead of the engine frame on top ot the fuselage, it looks like you should remove it and leave just a small forward portion of the fin fairing on top of fuselage. Check the pic - it says it better than I can.