Mick Drover Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 G’day folks. Latest off the bench for me is Tamiya’s 1/48 F-84G converted to a Royal Danish Air Force RF-84G using the MADS resin set. I wanted to build something other than a NMF Thunderjet as they are not often seen. Some brief research and I found that the Danes flew them in their regular guise as well as a reconnaissance platform. A bit more research revealed that Hi-Decal did the markings and MADS did the tank. I think the RAF temperate grey/green over PRU blue got it over the line. The MADS resin set consists of a replacement port tank in the way of a T-33 Fletcher photo recon tank and a vertical camera housing. I believe it was the French that came up with the idea of loading an oblique camera into the T-33 tank of which a few nations followed with the same idea. Located behind the nose gear bay, the vertical camera resulted in the battery being relocated to a different part of the fuselage. Photos of these aircraft have been hard to come by and for that reason some educated assumptions have been made regarding stencils and the finish of the aircraft. The colour of the emerald green is probably the most dubious part as that can be interpreted many different ways. I had a few issues with the Hi-Decal markings namely the tip tank lightning bolts which ended up being masked and painted after the fragile decal fell apart into several pieces. In summary… RF-84G Thunderjet, Reconnaissance Flight, 729th Squadron, Royal Danish Air Force; Karup AFB, spring 1957. Tamiya 1/48 F-84G - Item 61060 MADS 1/48 F-84G Thunderjet Recce Pod - Item M.Access 004 Quickboost 1/48 F-84G Ejection Seat with safety belts - Item QB 48-493 Hi-Decal 1/48 F-84G Decals - Item HDL 48017 Cutting Edge and Tamiya kit stencils Gunze acrylic and lacquer paints - (Custom PRU blue) To the pics… Cheers, Mick 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartDeco Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 That's a very nice F-84 with subtle weathering. Also a not much seen variation, which is what I like, as you might know. Sorry to hear the Hi Decals gave you trouble. I will never use them again. Too bad because the have very nice subjects. René 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 What a lovely model and wearing my favourite Thunderjet colour scheme too. Sorry to hear about the decals, especially as I`d bought the same decals to do the same aircraft too! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom726 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 That's just beautiful!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Amazing! Especially the cinkchromate Color is nice. May I ask from wich Company it is? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Excellent, beautifully made and well photographed - I especially like the photo of the underside. Looks realistic! Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 well, that´s a beautiful work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 You did really get a something other than a NMF Thunderjet as they are not often seen.! Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 nice work looks great. like the wing tanks!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 OH now that is nice! Really really nice, in fact its better than nice, it's St Tropez! Glorious modelling sir, and the subject matter gives a very different look to a well known aircraft. Canopy masking is noted too - god thats clean!! Top effort Sir! Jonners with a Hats & Hussars all round 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 A great kit and a really good version! Love the scheme - excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Brilliant build and fantastic paintwork, really nice scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 That's a very nice F-84 with subtle weathering. Also a not much seen variation, which is what I like, as you might know. Sorry to hear the Hi Decals gave you trouble. I will never use them again. Too bad because the have very nice subjects. René Hi René. I should probably clarify that the rest of the decals performed well with the tip tank being the main problem. I think that due to the shape of the decal and the surface it needed to be applied to was the problem. Diego was kind enough to contact me and send a replacement sheet AND the Cutting Edge stencils. His generosity is something I didn't mention in the original post that perhaps I should have. He's always keen to hear customer feedback. Amazing! Especially the cinkchromate Color is nice. May I ask from wich Company it is? Hi Andy, The yellow chromates is from the Mr Color line of lacquer paint. I can't tell you the number at the moment but thinned appropriately the paint sprays beautifully. Th rest of the paint are Gunze Acrylics however rather than thinning with their dental alcohol thinner I use the Mr Color lacquer thinner. I find the paint dries much faster and the finish is far hardier than paint thinned with the regular acrylic thinner. Hope that helps. Cheers, Mick OH now that is nice! Really really nice, in fact its better than nice, it's St Tropez! Glorious modelling sir, and the subject matter gives a very different look to a well known aircraft. Canopy masking is noted too - god thats clean!! Top effort Sir! Jonners with a Hats & Hussars all round Cheers Jonners. I've not been to St Tropez but I've heard it's a nice spot! The canopy is masked with the bulletproof Eduard masks for this kit. Glad you like it. Cheer 'n' beers, Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Good Morning Sir, Thanks for the Information. I think I saw this Color line from Gunze. So I know what you mean. They are always sold out at my dealer. Now I know why. Looking forward to see your Phantom finished!! Have a nice sunday Best regards Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Really great build, that scheme is fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Great result! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vesthepes Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Awesome!! Great choice of livery... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 That's awesome, very nicely done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Smartly painted an extremely well built! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Thanks guys. There's a Greek F-84F is in the stash. I'll see what I can do with it. Cheers, Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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