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F-104D - Kinetic/Hypersonic 1/48 - finished
Stefan Buysse replied to zebra's topic in F-104 Starfighter STGB
Yes! I have this Caracal sheet so I'm familiar with the profile, but now that I see it on a well-built model I discover how beautiful it really is. Cheers, Stefan.- 37 replies
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Hi, Progress has been made, but I won't get to the finish today. Maybe next week. I've seen some lovely Starfighters in this GB and I'm going to stick with this until it's done. Cheers, Stefan.
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Hi, The fuselage has been closed, it went well. It's Bank holiday monday here, so I'll have the day to crack on with a number of details before I can spray the primer for the silver. Cheers, Stefan.
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😀 I'm really hoping that I manage to close the fuselage nicely with all that has to go in. The engine exhaust alone is well installed and gives no trouble during test-fitting. NowI'll see how it goes with the gear bays and the cockpit added. Cheers, Stefan.
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Hi, I have not been building that much lately, but I'm really keen to finish this F-104. At least, I have white wings now. The underside of those wings already Light Grey too. Cheers, Stefan.
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Hi, It is here, but due to lack of updates the thread is now on the 3rd page. The topic was started on the 19th of April. Cheers, Stefan.
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Hi, I have been moving at a snail's pace on my modelling projects.😔 At least something is being done...I have filled in the panel lines for the refueling probe which was not on USAF Phantoms. I've done the same thing on my RoKAF F-4D, so that is also a project that is ongoing. Cheers, Stefan;
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1/48 - Bell AH-1S Cobra by Platz Hobby - design model
Stefan Buysse replied to Homebee's topic in The Rumourmonger
Hi, With the Special Hobby AH-1 being a pretty awesome kit, I think that Platz creating another one only makes sense for markets where shipping costs and tarrifs make the SH one very expensive. I had a look at Scalemates and I believe that fairing-less skids are in the Special Hobby AH-1Q/S kit. Cheers, Stefan. -
CR-Models Boeing 727-100 1/144 complete New tooling
Stefan Buysse replied to RCI's topic in The Rumourmonger
If it ever happens, I would be interested in a "DB Cooper Edition". Cheers, Stefan. -
Stefan Buysse started following 10 Sqn Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune.....1/48!!! - 07/6 update
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10 Sqn Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune.....1/48!!! - 07/6 update
Stefan Buysse replied to trickyrich's topic in ANZAC 2 GB
Great! I had kept an eye on the thread about this kit in the Rumourmonger and I was glad to see that an awesome kit came out. There are many other builds that I have to do, but I would certainly love to see one of these Neptunes get built. I'll be following this one.👍 Cheers, Stefan.- 46 replies
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NY ANG A-10 from the 1980's
Stefan Buysse replied to Stefan Buysse's topic in A-10 Thunderbolt II STGB
Wow, Dennis. I hadn't thought to look up pictures of the actual aircraft, but the two from Airfighters.com show some interesting facts. *At some time, this A-10 had that gun gas diffuser at the forward end of the gun. *Although both pictures have been put on Airfighters as being from the 23rd of April 1985, they can't be from the same date as the diffuser is not present in the second picture. *From that also follows that the special Bavaria markings were on the aircraft for quite a while, much longer than I'd have expected. *The triangular patch of lighter green was not always present. I did not think it was an eternal feature of this aircraft, but the picture proves that it can be built with the Bavaria markings without the patch of lighter green. I'm quite happy that I can build it with the gun gas diffuser. My kit has this part, I don't think many other 1/72 A-10 kits have it. So, I was definitely going to save it for an eventual opportunity. Now, I'll use it on this one. I remember seeing that thing on a UK-based A-10 on static display at a local air show. I was with a mate who was even more into A-10's as me (he'd already built the Tamiya A-10 which was a distant dream for me then). He said: "That's how A-10's are going to be in the future". Within a few years, the device was gone. Cheers, Stefan. -
NY ANG A-10 from the 1980's
Stefan Buysse replied to Stefan Buysse's topic in A-10 Thunderbolt II STGB
Hi, That (78-0670 with the Bavarian blue/white diamond band) is the exact example that I'm going for. Thanks for the reference picture, I see there's a non-standard triangular patch of lighter green in the Medium Green area between the cockpit and the wing. Cheers, Stefan. -
Hi, Ah, the 10th of May. Happy birthday to my beloved A-10. I'm going with the classic 1/72 Hasegawa A-10A. I'll be using Caracal sheet CD72112. Option 1 is for a NY ANG aircraft with extra markings from one of its deployments to Lechfeld AB during the 1980's. Cheers, Stefan.
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UK Phantom STGB - 30 Aug to 30 Nov 2025
Stefan Buysse replied to Paul J's topic in Future Group Builds
Hi, That's a very recognisable story. I bought a dozen Hasegawa F-4's in 1995 in a panic after seeing them as "discontinued" in the 1995 Hasegawa catalog. It turned out that they were discontinued in their original form as the "Ka" series, but they have since then been abundantly available in "limited releases". I also never regretted the 1995 purchase. The F-4C and F-4D that I'm doing in the 1980's GB are from that batch. I also like the Fujimi Spey Phantoms. I'm not sure that the "third production run" involved a permanent modification of the molds to include the fin top RWR. I believe there are separate molds for the fuselage sprues. Probably even 4 separate fuselage molds, the original one from 1987 (Fujimi 7A-H6) has the fin top RWR, the Yellow Bird (Fujimi 7A-H8) from the same time has no fin top RWR. I look forward to seeing that F-4J in the weird delivery scheme, I wonder what would be good paints for that. Cheers, Stefan. -
You're welcome, Ron. Here's a Fine Molds building tip that you and others may find useful. I'll use parts numbers and instructions steps from the F-4N. In step 14 one assembles A20, A21 and A26, then adding A25, A24 and A23. Then in step 15, one attaches that to the fuselage. The stabilators (parts L1-1 and L1-2) with their interlocking tabs are only added (inserted) in step 18. I found that quite difficult when I built my F-4EJ Kai: you're trying to interlock these tabs without being able to see them. From now on, I will add the stabilators between steps 14 and 15 so that I can see the tabs while I interlock them. Cheers, Stefan.