reini Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I love all of the century series fighters - but If I had to choose only one, it would be Starfighter. I recently built three different models of the Starfighter - not only different versions, but also different model brands. The models are as follow: Italeri 1/72 F-104C Starfighter (No. 1359) [Based on old Esci F-104 from early '80s] Revell 1/72 F-104G Starfighter (No. 03904) [Revell new tool 1995] Hasegawa 1/72 F-104S Starfighter (No. 00447) [Hasegawa new tool 1989] I can't really say about model accuracy but ALL are good models to build with different strengths & weaknesses - and honestly they are pretty even. For example Revell has the most details (by a small margin) - but the details are also bit soft compared to Hasegawa. Panel lines are crispiest in Italeri and it has the most detailed wings - but it has no details in the wheel wells and generally is the least detailed overall. Hasegawa cockpit can be opened and is the most versatile kit with general good quality feel to it all around. They are all in the same ball park - but if I had to choose one - it would be Hasegawa. All painted with Vallejo paints (except silver with Tamiya spray can). Dirtying up using oil paints (panel line wash) & Vallejo weathering effects. Comments & constructive criticism welcomed. Hope you like 'em! From left to right: Italeri F-104C, Revell F-104G and Hasegawa F-104S. 55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I'm not an expert either, but they all look great to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Cool x three! 😎😎😎 That's great work in any scale reini! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 They are fantastic! A wonderful collection. As I'm saying: Not the kit but the modeller is the source of a great model... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Very nice work! One small point, if I may - what colour of green did you use on the Italian one? It looks a tad on the olive side. Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 11 minutes ago, Hook said: Very nice work! One small point, if I may - what colour of green did you use on the Italian one? It looks a tad on the olive side. Cheers, Andre Vallejo Air 71.092 Medium Olive. Got any suggestions? Ive been trying to figure out good cold war 'NATO' paints in general - been testing something but you never know how they truly look until they are on a model. Seems each country has their own variations of grey & green which makea this even more tricky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Hello. This is a very nice trio. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 1 hour ago, reini said: Vallejo Air 71.092 Medium Olive. Got any suggestions? I tend to use either RAF Dark Green BS641 or FS34079. Both are a bit darker and less olive-y than Vallejo 71.092 (which I incidentally used last Sunday on a Soviet Mi-24P). Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Starfighter!? It would be wrong not to comment! These are great, mate. Very, very nice Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Gorgeous trio of Starfighters - well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 First rate! Superb trio of Cold Warriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Hook said: I tend to use either RAF Dark Green BS641 or FS34079. Both are a bit darker and less olive-y than Vallejo 71.092 (which I incidentally used last Sunday on a Soviet Mi-24P). Cheers, Andre Thank you. I have Vallejo US Forest Green - I will give it a try. Thank you all for comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Cool collection of lawn darts or widow makers! Your models all look great, but my favorite paint scheme is the Marineflieger F-104. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Fantastic trio of 104's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamiltonian Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Damn. Now you've made me want to buy a Starfighter kit. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Amazing, beautiful, gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Nice Zippers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Lovely collection of Starfighters in my scale as well! Very inspiring. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 They all look like Starfighters, and that’s a beautiful thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 10 hours ago, reini said: Thank you. I have Vallejo US Forest Green - I will give it a try. Thank you all for comments! Thank you for posting them! Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 What those lot up there ⬆️ said. Superb work and the trio together look pretty cool. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Very nice set of Century series sleekest machines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Suberbly done trio!! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdauben Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 My favorite fighter, too! When choosing kits, I tend to get hung up on picking the one, best kit. I think you've shown with a little work they all produce excellent finished models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Great collection, three super-impressive paint schemes! Hard to say which one I like best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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