Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Hello Friends ! As a fan of Lockheed F-104 Starfighter and a fan of vintage models, I took the aircraft model from the Academy kit in 1/72 scale. It is a clone of the Hasegawa kit from 1963 and, like the original, has the same simplifications and errors such as the lack of undercarriage hatches, a primitive cockpit and a fatal cabin cover. I decided to slightly modify the model and supplement it with missing elements 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Its great to see another Starfighter underway :). Good luck with it! Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 25 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said: Its great to see another Starfighter underway :). Good luck with it! Martin Totally agree! Latest addition to my 1/72 stash arrived yesterday: Gotta love an F-104! Terry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Now that is great! My preference is always TF- over F- when it comes to Starfighters! They were so full of character :). That's a good find too! Those Hasegawa TFs in 1/72 dont come up often. I have just one stashed away and a beautiful set of Spanish decals for it.... one day! Martin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 I started working on the model from making a completely new cabin cover. The original one from the kit is wrong in every respect, but after grinding and polishing, I thought it would be good for a resin hoof cast in silicone mold. The glazing frames are made of 3M varnish tape. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Measuring and fitting a molded canopy. portal upload 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 The photos show the prototype cabin cover with the places with the frames painted in black. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Inspired by the idea of the qn30jEkPz7 user who modified the original Hasegawa armchair, I also decided to use a similar solution in my cockpit. However, my solution is perhaps a bit more advanced. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 On the side surfaces of the cabin, I installed panels with on-board instruments and a rear wall behind the ejector seat. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 9 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: Wspaniale jest zobaczyć kolejny Starfighter w drodze :). Powodzenia z tym! Jaskółka oknówka It's a great plane, so I'd like to include the model from the Academy kit as well. A weak and very simplified set, but it is a big challenge for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 I started work on the front landing gear arch. A little work and he'll be ready 🙂. serwer do wrzucania dużych plików 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom3r Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/13/2020 at 6:12 AM, Marcin Wojciechowski said: I started working on the model from making a completely new cabin cover. The original one from the kit is wrong in every respect, but after grinding and polishing, I thought it would be good for a resin hoof cast in silicone mold. The glazing frames are made of 3M varnish tape. Could you elobarate on how did you produce the clear parts? I have few ok vintage models that have all the framing on the inner side of the canopy and would love to replace those with the frames on the outer side. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 51 minutes ago, Doom3r said: Czy możesz wyjaśnić, w jaki sposób wyprodukowałeś przezroczyste części? Mam kilka dobrych modeli vintage, które mają całe obramowanie po wewnętrznej stronie czaszy i chciałbym je zastąpić ramkami po zewnętrznej stronie. The original glazing of the model was ground to the correct shape, polished and then glued to the prepared cabin cover with pieces of 3M elastic tape, which formed the frame for me. Then I filled the cabin cover with technical platelets and put it in a plastic box and covered it with casting silicone. Then I took the original cover out of the silicone mold and poured the resin that formed my hoof inside the mold. I grinded the hoof with abrasive paper, polished it, and then pressed new cabin covers onto it using the vacu method. For stamping, I used a colorless Vivak 0.5mm plastic. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Weekend work on the main and front landing gear hatches. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Bradshaw Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Courageous work Marcin! I also bought the same kit a couple of years ago (impulse buy on the strength of the box artwork without actually having seen the kit) and I was very disappointed when I opened the box ands examined the kit closely. my assessment of the kit, which had the same main observations as you noted, was that the amount of work required to bring the kit up to an accurate standard was such that it was really not worth the effort, so I will be using mine as a paint test model only. However, you have done a good job with your model, which looks like it will be a vast improvement over what was offered straight out of the box. Regards Derek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Derek B said: Odważna praca Marcin! Kupiłem również ten sam zestaw kilka lat temu (zakup impulsowy na podstawie grafiki pudełka bez faktycznego oglądania zestawu) i byłem bardzo rozczarowany, gdy otworzyłem pudełko i dokładnie go obejrzałem. moja ocena zestawu, która miała takie same główne obserwacje, jak zauważyłeś, była taka, że ilość pracy potrzebna do doprowadzenia zestawu do dokładnego standardu była taka, że naprawdę nie był wart wysiłku, więc będę używał mojego jako tylko model testowy lakieru. Jednak wykonałeś dobrą robotę ze swoim modelem, który wygląda na to, że będzie to znaczne ulepszenie w stosunku do tego, co było oferowane od razu po wyjęciu z pudełka. pozdrowienia Derek This model requires a lot of work, as you can see, but I decided to build a Statfighter miniature from it, which will not stand out from better and more modern sets. I'm glad that you appreciate my work in this model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 An intermediate partition is made in the curves of the main landing gear 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 From Greenstuff plastic, I made two bumps that were concealed by the enlarged main landing gear tires on a real plane. The photo shows the raw state of the elements which will soon be sanded and smoothed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Excellent work! The Academy is indeed rather, ehm, rough around the edges. A few years ago I got one cheap, slapped it together, painted it gold and we now use it for a christmas peak. 😇 Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Hook said: Wspaniała robota! Akademia jest rzeczywiście, ehm, szorstka na krawędziach. Kilka lat temu kupiłem jeden tani, spoliczkowałem go, pomalowałem na złoto i teraz używamy go na świąteczny szczyt. 😇 Twoje zdrowie, Andre Interesting use of Starfighter from the Academy :). However, I have to make a normal model of this set in NASA or The Starfighters painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Marcin Wojciechowski said: Interesting use of Starfighter from the Academy :). However, I have to make a normal model of this set in NASA or The Starfighters painting. Decals made to fit the new tool Hasegawa may have to be finagled a bit to fit the Academy. What decals are you planning on using? Cheers, Andre PS: I wasn't aware my Polish was that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 7 hours ago, Hook said: Kalkomanie pasujące do nowego narzędzia Hasegawa być może będą musiały zostać nieco wykończone, aby pasowały do Akademii. Jakich naklejek planujesz użyć? Twoje zdrowie, Andre PS: Nie zdawałem sobie sprawy, że mój polski jest taki dobry. Decals from Caracal or Mr.Decal Bogdan Żołnierowicz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Marcin Wojciechowski said: Decals from Caracal or Mr.Decal Bogdan Żołnierowicz. Good choices. I could also donate a set of markings out of this Hase boxing, if these would be of help: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hasegawa-00724-f-104g-starfighter--136745 Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basaez.bruno Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I love seing these basic kits getting improved only by scratch. It will be an outstanding model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin Wojciechowski Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Several modifications of the main landing gear covers and its legs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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