LUCIANO007 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I will be waiting for the Greek one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichG Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 On 5/16/2020 at 8:46 PM, ABeck said: From minute 24:30  Zim zala bim! Love it!  Watching this I was suddenly transpoted right back to 1972 when I was living at RAF Gatow, Berlin. Happy days   Anyway on more serious matters... Not normally my area of interest but I have now watched a couple of video builds of this kit and I was undecided on buying a Kinetic F-104, but watching that clip just sold it to me. And I know exactly what I want to make - a Bundesluftwaffe TF-104G of Jagdgeschwader 71 (JG 71) Richthofen from Wittmundhafen; that Staffelkapitän / Oberstleutnant was one cool looking dude in his leather jacket!  Now where's the best deal to be had...?  Rich   1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 On 5/16/2020 at 8:46 PM, ABeck said: From minute 24:30     Great 104 footage. The rest of the program was of its time!   Thanks for posting.  James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 2 hours ago, franky boy said: Great 104 footage. The rest of the program was of its time!   Thanks for posting.  James These four machines flying over in a diamond formation gave me goosebumps. I can't remember the year or place but I attended an airshow with my parents and we had just watched four green painted Canadian Starfighters taking off in pairs for their German base. And suddenly I was thunder struck. They had just passed over the crowd in the same close formation, completely unannounced and coming from our 7 o'clock at no more than 150 feet high. The blast was so huge that a stroller behind me was turned over .... with a child in. Poor baby, completely unscathed.. thank goodness, but he surely still remembers his first airshow.  Safety rules, you'll ask ... well we were not yet in our brave new 21 st century.  Thanks Franky boy for bringing such a great old memory back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ABeck Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 sorry, forgot the source: LMÂ homepage: Â https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=KI-K48089 Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 In box review in your favourite forum - ref. K48089 - Lockheed F-104G/TF-104G Starfighter https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235080100-tf-104gf-104g-starfighter-luftwaffe-trainer-k48089-148/  V.P.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 in box review in your favourite forum - ref. K48092 - Lockheed F-104J/F-104DJ [2in1] Starfighter "JASDF" https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235081000-f-104jf-104dj-2in1 starfighter-jasdf-k48092-148-kinetic-model-via-lucky-model/  V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) New Black Dog model (link) dedicated resin detailing sets. Source: https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/11/twenty-20-new-products-in-four-scales.html - ref. A48104 - Lockheed F-104 - Spine - ref. A48105 - Lockheed F-104 - Engine - ref. A48106 - Lockheed F-104 - Radar + Tail - ref. A48107 - Lockheed F-104 - Electronics + Canon - ref. A48108 - Lockheed F-104 - Big set   V.P. Edited November 14, 2020 by Homebee 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) Heller boxings. Glow2B is the new Heller owner and the Kinetic importer in Germany. - ref. 30520 - Lockheed F-104G Starfighter - ref. 35520 - Lockheed F-104G Starfighter - starter kit (with paints, glue & brush) Sources: https://www.glow2b.de/view.php?sku=1010355200 https://www.glow2b.de/view.php?sku=1010305200      Yes, the 63-13269 is definitely a F-104G despite the - vintage - Paul Lengellé (link) artwork displaying a F-104C with the initial Starfighter small vertical fin.  Source: http://www.916-starfighter.de/Gallery/gallery_luke001.htm  Source: https://www.airhistory.net/photo/309735/63-13269/13269  V.P. Edited March 11, 2021 by Homebee 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Really nice Heller box with classic-looking artwork as well... best, M. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Nice boxing! Decals look promising too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 But why so expensive? ( 49,90€ ) I got mine original from Kinetic for 33,00€. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 6 hours ago, Harry Callahan said: But why so expensive? ( 49,90€ ) I got mine original from Kinetic for 33,00€. The decal sheet looks more extensive, a metal pitot tube and an RBF thingy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021  The AmmoMig boxing is also more expensive in Europe than at LM.... But metal pitot is a good Bonus!  Than add import tax and shipping on your LM order.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHWinter Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 12 hours ago, cmatthewbacon said: Really nice Heller box with classic-looking artwork as well... best, M. Yes, great classic box-art! Glow2b seem to know what an asset real art is, especially when compared to the usual (to me: cheap looking) CAD box-designs of most of the other model companies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 1 hour ago, RHWinter said: Yes, great classic box-art! Glow2b seem to know what an asset real art is, especially when compared to the usual (to me: cheap looking) CAD box-designs of most of the other model companies. The box art looks like an old one painted by Lengellé. Nice tribute but I can't help being puzzled by the short chord fin. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 12 hours ago, Harry Callahan said: But why so expensive? ( 49,90€ ) I got mine original from Kinetic for 33,00€. Where? The Kinetic kits are much more expensive than that in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.sin Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 8 hours ago, RHWinter said: Yes, great classic box-art! Glow2b seem to know what an asset real art is, especially when compared to the usual (to me: cheap looking) CAD box-designs of most of the other model companies. Word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad-4N Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 9 hours ago, Laurent said: but I can't help being puzzled by the short chord fin.   Indeed.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 14 hours ago, Work In Progress said: Where? The Kinetic kits are much more expensive than that in the UK. At ebay by michaello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 New boxing F-104S Starfighter Italian Air Force  https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=KI-K48093 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) Yessss. Thanks Stephen - ref. K48093 - Lockheed/Fiat F-104S Starfighter https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=KI-K48093  I don't wanna be unpleasant but the currently proposed box art (see herebelow) clearly displays a 132° Gruppo /3° Stormo aircraft, a tactical reconnaissance unit that never operated the F-104S variant but the RF-104G. See also in this artwork the R/F-104G single aft fuselage strake. So why the Sparrow missiles that only equipped the F-104S from the interception units? By the way the F-104S "Spilone" in its pure interceptor sub-variant - or CI for Caccia Intercettore - had not only a distinctive double aft fuselage strake but also no cannon muzzle as the gun was removed to make room for the Sparrow avionics. Also to be noted the F-104S had larger air intakes inspection doors and a different engine nozzle. Even with the best will in the world you don't transform a top F-104G kit into a F-104S one just providing a pair of Sparrow missiles. So I don't expect a genuine F-104S kit but instead just a rebox from the G variant with AMI decals.      V.P. Edited March 11, 2021 by Homebee 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Excellent!  I hope it’s a genuine S and not a re packaged G as done by Hasegawa.  Great box art too. Any idea of a release date yet anyone?  James   2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asgardiano Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) On 5/29/2019 at 2:39 PM, Homebee said:  Also my wish. As they did it with the Aviation Art Su-33 V.1.0. We can also imagine the taken over from the FreMs 1/48th Aermacchi MB-339 kit to fit with the Falklands/Malvinas war a/c serie. Wait and see.  V.P.  correct this is an G version not an S hope kinetic will correct this Edited March 3, 2021 by asgardiano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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