Convert 1/72 F-104A/C kit from Hasegawa or Revell "G' - is it possible?

[Giorgio N]

Mike is right, rail on the wingtip and missile on the rail or tank on the wingtip

There was one unusual wingtip rail configuration that differed, that is not relevant to the discussion here but may be of interest to some: the AIM-9L couldn't be launched from the original wingtip rails so when this variant of the Sidewinder was introduced on the Italian F-104S fleet as part of the ASA update it became necessary to attach a more modern launcher onto the original style rail. The configuration so became wingtip, Red Dog rail, LAU-7 rail, missile.

[72modeler]

Dave and Giorgio,

Glad I could help. I just found some neat photos of NASA and Edwards AB Starfighters in some pretty colorful and unusual markings that I thought might be of interest to you or others as possible modeling subjects. In some of the photos that show the aircraft without wing tanks, you can see the attachment point and fuel line connection. Dave- there is also one good head-on photo of an F-104G that shows the underwing pylon that was perpendicular to the ground, unlike the canted one fitted to the earlier versions. IIRC Superscale did a decal sheet for NASA F-104's, but it's long, long OOP. Enjoy the photos!

Mike

 

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/multimedia/imagegallery/F-104/EC76-5079.html

[Hook]

7 minutes ago, 72modeler said:

 IIRC Superscale did a decal sheet for NASA F-104's, but it's long, long OOP.

 

There's a specific Hasegawa NASA boxing as well, which is well worth hunting down.

 

Great pics, Mike!

 

Cheers,

 

Andre

[RidgeRunner]

There are some nice ones from Rocketeer but sadly they have an aversion to 1/72!

 

Martin

 

http://www.findmodelkit.com/content/f-104a-g-nasa

 

[Hook]

48 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said:

There are some nice ones from Rocketeer but sadly they have an aversion to 1/72!

 

 

Hence the Hase headsup.    Luckily I have about four of those in the stash...

 

Cheers,

 

Andre

[DennisTheBear]

On 6/14/2017 at 8:07 PM, Thud4444 said:

 

 

We call it Engrish here in the States. 

 

Chinese English is Chinglish.

"Engrish" is Japanese English.

 

DennisTheBear

[Thud4444]

3 hours ago, DennisTheBear said:

Chinese English is Chinglish.

"Engrish" is Japanese English.

 

DennisTheBear

 

Actually it's both.

 

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/engrish?full=1

[Rob de Bie]

On 6/15/2017 at 10:21 PM, Rabbit Leader said:

Thanks Giorgio, 

So in your opinion do you think that the longer thin rails as supplied in the Hasegawa kit are suitable for wingtip rails as well? I've tried to look at other Hasegawa box instructions and on at least one example (possibility RCAF) there is a diagram that suggests to apply these rails on the wing tips - then add the wing tanks to these rails? This seemed quite strange to me. Appreciate your thoughts.

 

Dave, in case the length of the wingtip launcher still is a question: it was 113.185" long according to the structural repair manual. That's 39.9 mm in 1/72. As explained by others, they slide over the wingtip. I once measured the stripes indicating that on a RNLAF 104, and it was 120 mm at the leading edge and 125 mm at the trailing edge. Let's round that off to 1.7 mm in 1/72 scale.

 

Rob

[Rabbit Leader]

Rob,

 

That wingtip launcher measurement information is most helpful - and you've also converted this into 1/72 scale to help silly fools like myself.

I am most greatful.

 

Cheers... Dave.