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Nice! Black/grey/white F-16 Agressors certainly look the part. Alaska based? I'd say it fits the theme. This is the perfect excuse to do so Great! Welcome aboard

You mean the Norwegian? I haven't made a Danish one (yet) Canadian CF-104 I painted with Tamiya XF-58 Olive Green and misted it with Vallejo 71.324 BS Dark Green to slightly change the tone. Norwegian CF-104 was painted with Vallejo 71.010 Interior Green on black preshading with some variation on different panels. More of the CF-104 build/paint process here:

Couple weeks ago I made a promise to myself to clear my shelf of doom - and don't start new kits. And I've started three new kits since.... So what's another Fury. Or three

Yeah, good to know 😳 The latest Academy boxing is decent, it's a Revell re-box.

@John Uh oh... I have to check the struts.

I've been bit of an F-104 addict ever since I got back into modelling around 2018-2019. I did a thread about F-104 builds in different scales few years back: Since then I've acquired few more Starfighters. And as I've gotten so far, I thought about setting actual goals for my Zipper-obsession: make a model for each F-104 operator in 1:72 scale. There are fifteen countries in total and I'm already close to half way there, so it's quite achievable. After that, I think the next goal is to make all the F-104 variants, but that is most likely 'Project Starfighter, part 3' for the future Here's what I've got so far (in the order I've made them): F-104A (USA) Italeri kit which actually has nice details, apart from the landing gears (and probably cockpit, can't remember). But because of the bulbous canopy and thin wingtip fuel tanks I haven't re-visited the Italeri kit since. But definitely have to do that some day (with Hasegawa fuel tanks and vacuform canopy). F-104G (Germany) Originally planned to display this with Kormoran anti-ship missiles but never got around to buy them. This is the 'new' Revell kit which is not too bad. Also boxed by Academy in it's latest F-104 release. Some details are better than Hasegawa but the construction is bit more complicated. But one distinct flaw is that canopy windscreen is bit too shallow and short - and something about the nose shape that doesn't quite seem right to me. So I prefer Hasegawa. F-104S (Italy) Hasegawa kit straight from the box (apart from the missiles I think). This is the maximum theoretical air-to-air loadout for the Italian Starfighters - four Sidewinders and two Aspide semi active radar homing missiles. There are pics of this loadout but probably only for display purposes - as this would be quite high drag loadout for a Starfighter. CF-104 (Norway) Hasegawa kit with some aftermarket stuff including amazing @Vingtor decals. Aircraft is displayed taking of for an intercept mission. F-104C (USA) Hasegawa kit modified as a C-version and with aftermarket stuff such as pitot, seat, exhaust and wheels. DIY display base. F-104G (Netherlands) Hasegawa kit with the usual aftermarket items. Not that the Hasegawa kit really needs them, but they are still bit nicer than the original parts so I've gotten used to adding them for my F-104 builds. This F-104 is carrying a 'special' loadout in the form of B43 nuclear bomb. CF-104 (Canada) Hasegawa kit. CF-104 is a Canadian license built version of the F-104G. Going to add some cluster bombs on a dual bomb racks for this build. ----------------------------------------------- So that makes seven builds - but only six operators (out of fifteen) as I've made two US Starfighters. So better get cracking! ----------------------------------------------- Hasegawa F-104G, no surprises here. My build will be ex-German F-104G displayed in Turkish colours, will be getting some aftermarket decals for this one. While Hasegawa is not perfect, it's still a very good kit. No major issues, you can build Hasegawa F-104 out of the box and it will be a good representation of the original. But I think as I've build a few so far that I will try to get little bit deeper in my build. I would like to sort out atleast the following (more or less minor) issues: Putty over the excessive rivet details in the tail section Add details to the canopy framing and cockpit rear section Add details to the wings (panel lines, rivets and underside 'lumps') Modify the landing gear struts (currently bit over-simplified) Add the missing fuselage center pylon cover Modify the fuselage underside antenna cover (for more rounded shape) Modify the fuselage topside antenna cover (missing panel lines) Add cannon gas exhaust port and vents around the nose wheel bay Add a tail hook protective plate (where the hook rests against the drag chute cover) Am I missing something @Giorgio N @RidgeRunner ? This book by @daco will be my main source during this journey. Absolute must for high quality F-104 detail shots and information about F-104G. But I have some backup just in case.

Picking up where I left with the Skyraider. Middle of sanding as it seems. Topside was pretty much OK, some small details that needed bit more putty. Underside was bit iffy. Probably not much is gonna show as this will be a crash landing diorama. But just to be sure, I laid down enough putty and sort it out. F-104 in the middle of masking process for the intakes and nose cone. Still need to paint the anti-glare panel and after that we can put down a coat of gloss varnish in preparation for the decals.

This will be my build for this GB. Already dreading the wing-canopy connections how to make it neat and sturdy. Contents of the box. This is the special limited edition with two right side fuselage halves... The crew are looking bit sad without their arms and legs. I think I will leave them out... The cockpit floor doesn't quite fit... But luckily Airfix plastic is bit on the soft side so we can easily force it down to it's correct position.

Landing gear doors, laid down a wash and will clean it up once dry. In the instructions the landing gears are glued once the fuselage is glued together, but it's quite simple to keep them separate and glue them afterwards. Just have to modify the middle part a bit so you can fit it later. Forward main landing gear doors stay slightly open when the gears are down due to the struts. CF-104 had the non-bulged lading gear doors. F-104 had arresting hook for emergency landings. I applied a decal for the underside antenna cover as it had better rounded shape than the actual kit panel. One small antenna was lost earlier in the process so it was replaced with small plasticard bit. Some dirt and grime - especially on the back end. And ta-da! We're done. Almost. I'm still waiting for the cluster bombs and dual bomb racks but I doubt that they will arrive for the deadline. But if not, I will take pics for the gallery without them.

I'm bit jealous that you have seen (and heard!) Starfighter aerobatic team - but at the same time happy that you are considering getting one in your stash Thank you for your nice comment.

Green has been done. It ended up being Tamiya XF-58 as a base and a Vallejo BS Green as light misting here and there. Now painting all the smaller bits such as the anti-glare panel and nose cone. Putting down the decals. All done! I rarely get these jet decals done in one sitting but this one I managed to do in one go. I also tried to paint the canopy sealants with brush, we will see how it works out once the masks come off. Also preparing all the small bits, such as the spiral for the pitot tube. And as a last minute idea, I ordered some BL-755 cluster bombs and dual bomb carriers from Air-Graphic Models.

Been finishing the main camo job, need to let it dry a bit and will continue with the smaller details. Meanwhile I've been working on the smaller bits. Such as masking the canopy. I also masked the canopy from the inside. I'm painting the canopy separately as it will be aluminium colour and I need to add details to the cockpit and canopy frame. Also adding PE details. One down, 23 more to go...

Nice looking double seater Tiger II I like the camo.

Yeah I think Hasegawa is the way to go. I'd just putty over the excess rivets. Or maybe make Itagawa or Haseleri, combining the best parts of Italeri and Hasegawa Great looking Starfighters! 👍👍👍

They don't bother me too much but it is something I'll have to look into in future builds. Planning to make lots more Starfighters 😁