Jb65rams Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) My entry will be Emhar's 1/72 F-94C Starfire. From Wikipeadia. "The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a first-generation jet aircraft of the United States Air Force. It was developed from the twin-seat Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star in the late 1940s as an all-weather, day/night interceptor. The aircraft reached operational service in May 1950 with Air Defense Command, replacing the piston-engined North American F-82 Twin Mustang in the all-weather interceptor role. The F-94 was the first operational USAF fighter equipped with an afterburner and was the first jet-powered all-weather fighter to enter combat during the Korean War in January 1953. It had a relatively brief operational life, being replaced in the mid-1950s by the Northrop F-89 Scorpion and North American F-86D Sabre." The kit Not a lot of plastic. Plan is to through a bit of aftermarket at it including a replacement cockpit tub. Edited June 15, 2019 by Jb65rams 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phat trev Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Enjoyed this model when I made it, lots of scope for detail!! Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Between waiting for decals to set and paint to dry on my other ongoing groupbuild entries I have made a small start on the Starfire. Carried out some surgery on the fuselage to allow the resin cockpit tub to fit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Spent the day watching the cycling on tele and painting up the cockpit. A big improvement over the kit cockpit. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 Cockpit fitted. I fitted this after joining the fuselage halves and then used some spare sprue to hold the cockpit in place. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 Coming together nicely, a touch of filler required. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Very nice work on the resin cockpit. You mentioned some minor surgery; what did you have to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Lovely work so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Very interesting subject you got there lad!!! Keep up the good work!! Cheers Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 Thanks for the kind words. @SoftScience the minor surgery was to removed the molded on bulkhead from the fuselage halves to allow the bulkhead on the resin cockpit tub to fit. Spent some time cleaning the seams. Now primed and given a coat of Vallejo Metal Colour Aluminium. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 Anti-glare olive drab applied to nose & tip tanks. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Looking great now. Much faster progress than the Goshawk! Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted June 4, 2019 Author Share Posted June 4, 2019 On 31/05/2019 at 12:03, Colin W said: Looking great now. Much faster progress than the Goshawk! Colin Yep. A lot less parts. A bit of a big update. Mask to spray leading edges. Masking removed. I'm pleased with the way it it looking. Looking back I think my airbrushing and masking are slowly improving. Undercarriage on with resin after-market wheels. The main issue was the nose leg, this appeared just to be a butt joint. As it is a tail sitter and needs a lot of nose weight, I was concerned that it would not hold up. To overcome this I used a small scrap of 1mm thick plastic card cut to fit the wheel well and drilled a hole to except the nose leg. I then glued this into place. Start made on decaling. I had to replace the kit supplied 'stars and bars' as the stars were odd shapes. The remaining kit decals behaved very well, just needed to trim the excess carrier film. Cockpit uncovered and seats installed. The after-market cockpit tubs / seats definitely improves the final look. Final thing to add was the canopy, in the raised position, and Flightpath's etch access ladder. Calling this one finished. I really enjoyed building this kit, relatively simple but rewards the effort you put in. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Cracking job there. Looks great. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Very nice! Like that a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 Thanks. Finally had time to take some photos for the gallery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 tasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 This looks great JB. Lots of visual interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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