Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I did find this and some of the photos mid way down show exposed soil as being tan. http://www.i-f-s.nl/preserved-f-104s/preserved-in-taiwan/ Hopefully that will help ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Superb job of the camo craig, really looks ace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 Cheers Glynn, it actually looks better than it does in the pics due to the dodgy light. I'm still applying the gloss coats but hope to get on to the decals soon, I have a feeling that I'm going to miss the deadline though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, modelling minion said: miss the deadline though It is your second entry though craig ,so we won't be coming up your street with burning torches and pitchforks, not yet anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Awesome paint job Craig, the SEA scheme does look good on the 104 for sure and the worn fading between the greens looks very good indeed. Also, I hope your son gets fighting fit again ASAP! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Hewy said: It is your second entry though craig ,so we won't be coming up your street with burning torches and pitchforks, not yet anyway Wouldn't say no to some burning torchyness, might actually disperse some of the local mongery! 1 hour ago, mirageiv said: Awesome paint job Craig, the SEA scheme does look good on the 104 for sure and the worn fading between the greens looks very good indeed. Also, I hope your son gets fighting fit again ASAP! 👍 Thanks David, much appreciated on both counts. The gloss is on the last coat so decals start tomorrow! My son is gradually getting better thanks, its going to take a couple of weeks but there is definite progress. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Hi Craig. Hope your son is doing well and getting better every day. And I am very impressed with your paintwork. Hope the decals are going on well or do go on well when you get around to them. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Best wishes and a speedy recovery tp your son! Looking forward to the decals! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Sorry to hear about your son Craig , hopefully he is on the mend. I do think that a camoed F-104 gives it a certain different look as opposed to a natural metal finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 1 hour ago, PlaStix said: Hi Craig. Hope your son is doing well and getting better every day. And I am very impressed with your paintwork. Hope the decals are going on well or do go on well when you get around to them. Kind regards, Stix 1 hour ago, exdraken said: Best wishes and a speedy recovery tp your son! Looking forward to the decals! 27 minutes ago, Jabba said: Sorry to hear about your son Craig , hopefully he is on the mend. I do think that a camoed F-104 gives it a certain different look as opposed to a natural metal finish. A big thank you to all of you for your concern, I am very pleased to be able to tell you that he is indeed getting better by the day, hopefully he will be close to 100% by the end of next week. I agree with you about F-104's looking good in camo and I will definitely be building more of them. I have made a start on the decals and so far so good, the trouble is there are hundreds of stencils and I'm not very patient! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Hi Craig. Hope you are well. I'm just checking to see if you have had chance to do any more on this? Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 Just to prove that your host is still in the game I have some pics of how my F-104 looks at the moment. I have finally finished applying all the stencils (truly a test of anyone's sanity) and have also given a wash to the panel lines and details using some very thin Revell Tar Black, the next step will be to apply the matt coat. The decals from the kit and from Bestfong behaved very well in general but a couple of the Bestfong ones were a little thick and some of the national markings were very slightly out of register with tiny bits of white visible in a few places which was really easy to sort out. Anyway enough waffle here are the pics; Well that's how things stand at the moment, I should manage to get the airframe finished at least by the new deadline (thanks Werner for suggesting it!) so I will concentrate on that rather than any armament. Thanks for looking in and as usual all comments and criticisms are gratefully received. Craig. 8 minutes ago, PlaStix said: Hi Craig. Hope you are well. I'm just checking to see if you have had chance to do any more on this? Kind regards, Stix I was literally in the middle of typing my update when your post came through Stix! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Looking great craig. The stripey pitot tube a great detail too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, Dansk said: Looking great craig. The stripey pitot tube a great detail too. Thanks Paul, very much appreciated. The pitot striping is actually a decal off the Bestfong sheet, I thought I would try it before painting it and it worked quite well and certainly saved some time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 very nice progress! looks like you gonna make it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Damn that looks good Craig, I look forward to it completed! What did you use for the gloss layer? It looks flawless. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 2 hours ago, exdraken said: very nice progress! looks like you gonna make it! Thanks Werner, yes I believe the airframe will be complete in time, not sure about the weapons though. She is actually moving quite quickly now and had had the matt finish added and is also standing on her undercarriage, I will post pics tomorrow. 16 minutes ago, mirageiv said: Damn that looks good Craig, I look forward to it completed! What did you use for the gloss layer? It looks flawless. David Thanks David, I'm still using the last of my Klear, I apply it with a wide flat brush rather than through the airbrush as it gets the results much quicker and doesn't leave any brush marks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 11 hours ago, modelling minion said: Thanks David, I'm still using the last of my Klear, I apply it with a wide flat brush rather than through the airbrush as it gets the results much quicker and doesn't leave any brush marks. Cheers Craig for the info, how heavy a layer do you brush on? Or is it a case of multiple very thin layers to avoid the brush marks? (I'm rubbish at brush painting ) I think I might try this technique over a NMF because spraying Klear/Aqua gloss never works out so well for me and using more 'hot' clear layers might affect the Alclad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, mirageiv said: Cheers Craig for the info, how heavy a layer do you brush on? Or is it a case of multiple very thin layers to avoid the brush marks? (I'm rubbish at brush painting ) I think I might try this technique over a NMF because spraying Klear/Aqua gloss never works out so well for me and using more 'hot' clear layers might affect the Alclad. I usually apply at least 3 coats built up over a day or two (it dries quite quickly) and it gets much better results than spraying it on. I would give it a test on a piece of scrap plastic before committing to the model you are building. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 This is looking really good craig, top job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 11 hours ago, Hewy said: This is looking really good craig, top job Cheers Glynn, I've actually got the airframe finished (woo hoo!) and am now concentrating on the twin missile launcher and the missiles, so even if I don't get them finished I can at least get the Starfighter into the gallery in time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Superb looking Starfighter! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Looking great A different F-104 Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Are you going to make it? Give it a push! (But not too hard... I just let my Mirage fly a bit... ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, exdraken said: Are you going to make it? Give it a push! (But not too hard... I just let my Mirage fly a bit... ) Yes Werner I'm going to make it, with or without the Sidewinders. I'll try to post a pic later of how she looks now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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