Lockheed CF-104D Starfighter - RDAF

[Mig88]

Here is the first of three two-seater Starfighters I have been working on the past month-and-a-half.
It's a CF-104D from Mark I's reboxing of the Revell kit. It represents RT-657 (104657, ex-CAF 5327) of Esk 726, Royal Danish AF, at Alborg AB, Denmark, in 1983-85.

 

Apart from sanding down the main undercarriage door bulges as indicated in the instructions, I made some more modifications. I found photos of this machine and it was one of the later Canadian-built Starfighters equipped with RWR blisters under the nose and on both sides of the tail. I also added some aerials, one behind the cockpit (clearly shown on Mark I's colour profile!) and two below the nose as well as a position light on the spine closer to the tailfin.

 

The kit was fully painted and varnished with brush. I made the scheme with the paint starting to fade. Photos showed that it had a certain sheen with the nose section being more matt. Due to a mistake of mine, the kit came out with more sheen than I intended but I'm living with it. As a comment, checking photos of worn machines the effect is reversed with the nose maintaining colour and sheen and the paint faded to a matt finish. The decals were slightly out of register but otherwise went on very well.

 

I'm very pleased with the result. This one finished ahead of the other two due to the simpler scheme. Now to get the other two finished before year's end!

 

Thanks for looking and comments are, as always, welcome

Miguel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SAT69]

I really like that! I can't build in that scale so I truly admire the work of those who can.  

[binbrook87]

Very nice indeed Miguel. You've captured the worn finish of the Danish machines superbly. It could certainly pass for a larger scale. Your talent in this scale amazes me! 👍

[djos]

Those color modulations would be a very demanding job for bigger scale, for this scale, you done extremely good work.

Effect you achieved is superb.

Regards

Djordje

[RMCS]

Excellent 

[swralph]

Lovely build Miguel.😀

[Mig88]

20 hours ago, SAT69 said:

I really like that! I can't build in that scale so I truly admire the work of those who can.  

 

20 hours ago, binbrook87 said:

Very nice indeed Miguel. You've captured the worn finish of the Danish machines superbly. It could certainly pass for a larger scale. Your talent in this scale amazes me! 👍

 

20 hours ago, djos said:

Those color modulations would be a very demanding job for bigger scale, for this scale, you done extremely good work.

Effect you achieved is superb.

Regards

Djordje

 

19 hours ago, RMCS said:

Excellent 

 

5 hours ago, swralph said:

Lovely build Miguel.😀

 

Thank you very much for your kind comments!

 

Miguel