Marcin Wojciechowski

I like ! Very nice work !

Very nice look, i like !

1/48

Which specific model are you building? Can you provide the registration number?

Lockheed F-104C Starfighter (Hasegawa) Anniversary JABOG 34 05.05. 1984 Memiingen and F-104G (Revell/Monogram) N820NA NASA.

The F-104 is a beautiful aircraft and I am a fan of it. I am building a collection of F-104 models in various unusual paint schemes.

F-104C Starfighter to mój drugi ukończony w tym roku model (pierwszy to F-14A Tomcat od Italeri) w skali 1/48. Tym razem wybrałem zestaw Hasegawy. Model kupiłem od znajomego jako niekompletny, bez oszkleń i kalkomanii. Dzięki pomocy innego znajomego uzupełniłem braki w oszkleniu, a kalkomanie do samolotów NASA wykonał na moje zamówienie Bogdan Żołnierowicz. I tu ciekawostka - model nosi oznaczenia N820NA, których w rzeczywistości nie nosił podczas służby, ale został tak pomalowany na potrzeby Muzeum Lotnictwa, Boeing Field w Seattle. Prawdziwym samolotem o rejestracji N820NA jest F-104A, który jest prezentowany w Air Force Flight Test Museum - AFFTC znajdującym się w Edwards Air Force Base w Kalifornii.

When is the next update? I am rooting for your build of this model. I have started building the second F-104G from the Revell Monogram kit. I have noticed that the front frame of the windshield is incorrect and needs to be corrected. Will you be improving the shape of the windshield frame? I have decided to correct it because it does not look good in the kit.

I consider the construction of the F-14A Tomcat model in the 1/48 scale to be complete. The model was created from the Italeri kit in the Polish edition of Master Craft. As additions, I used 3D decals for the Kelik cockpit, Rugii 3D wheels, and I added details on the crew seats and front landing gear myself. Kelik decals perfectly complemented the cockpit, and Rufio 3D wheels perfectly replaced the very average quality set wheels. The original Master Craft (currently Mister Craft) decals turned out to be quite good, although they are a bit short of perfect. And Italeri's sprues represent the typical level of the 1990s. A big plus are the concave dividing lines, minus the wing sweep mechanism based on a diagonally set crossbar. I consider the solution based on a rack used in the Monogram and Academy kits to be better. The fit is decent for a kit from the 1990s. Painting of the VF-1 Wolfpack squadron. To sum up, for the price of about 100 we get an average kit from which you can build a decent model of a Tomcat, but it is far from the younger kit from Hasegawa.

Samolot jest piękny, ale zestaw do budowy tego modelu wymaga poprawek i uzupełnień. Za jakiś czas zbuduję model Mirage 2000C z zestawu Heller i będę miał porównanie, który z nich lepiej odzwierciedla prawdziwy samolot.

I consider the work on the Mirage 2000C to be finished. It's time to present the final effect of the struggle with the old Revell kit in 1/48 scale. In reality, it is a Monogram kit from the 80s and presents a solid prototype, not a production aircraft as suggested by the manufacturer. To build a production aircraft, I had to make a few corrections and additions. I slightly changed the layout of the inspection arches and division lines and traced them to concave ones. I made the instrument panel completely from scratch, as well as the devices behind the pilot's seat and the in-flight refueling probe. I added a rear-view mirror and handles on the inside of the canopy. I removed some antennas not present on production aircraft. I slightly modified the pilot's seat by adding seat belts and a few details on the headrest. The front landing gear leg was also supplemented, which I enriched with hydraulic lines and a few small details. Set decals from Tiger Meet from Beja, Portugal in 1996.

Cool model. ESCI released this kit as a prototype and Italeri a serial model. I intend to build a prototype model but from the Revell/Monogram kit because the ESCI/Italeri kit is unavailable. In connection with this, I have a question: are there any known photos of the cockpit interior of the prototype Mirage 2000-01? Does anyone produce decals for the prototype painted white?

Very nice look. Good work. I like NASA planes.

Very nice look this kit.

Work on Phantom completed. The model is already in its place in the window. Now I am building a model of the Mirage 2000C plane from the Revell ex Monogram set, also in 1/48 scale.