F-104G "Nasa" Starfighter [1/48 Hasegawa]

[Rémi]

This time I witch to build a iconic aircraft : the F-104 Starfighter

 

We no longer present the F-104 : the "missile with a pilot"

 

A while ago I bought a hasegawa kit

Why the hasegawa kit ?

Initially I bought a box to make a second F-104J of the Eduard box because I love several plane of this box. I finded a "Nasa" F-104G
But finally I choosed to build the "Nasa" Starfighter of this box

 

 

I started with the wheels bay. It need only aluminium paint and some add paint for little pieces.

 

After I started the cockpit.
The hasegawa cockpit is very nice with fine and crips details.

 

I scanned the dashboard and make a mask with the silhouette printer. It help the paint of the no all black dashboard.

 

 

 

 

Next step the cockpit

I painted the console in black and use the dry brush technic to raise the details.

Some red spot later, you have a crisp cockpit

 

 

 

[gingerbob]

Looks amazing so far, and I thoroughly approve your choice of scheme!

[shortCummins]

I have an Eduard version in my stash along with some Caracal? decals for a NASA scheme so I'll be following with interest

 

rgds

John(shortCummins)

[Rémi]

Next step : the exhaust

 

I painted the exhaust with Gunze MC212 paint
I used too the Tamiya XF-68 Nato Brown and XF57 Buff the a heavy dillution

 

 

Now I can close the fuselage

 

 

 

There is a gap behind the wheels bay

 

 

 

But it can easely fixed

 

I can start the paint

I prefere the pre shadowing technic

 

 

 

 

After this step I can paint the "white". I use the Gunze H1 paint

But during this process, the front canopy unstick him

I need to fill the front of this part again

 

 

[Rémi]

I painted the gold/blue "Nasa" stripes.

I painted too the Nasa and Serial. For the yellow i used Tamiya XF-3 (8 parts) and Gunze H24 (1 part)

 

I still have to paint the air intake in black

 

 

 

 

[shortCummins]

Hi Remi

 

good work so far, what did you use for the blue?

 

rgds

John(shortCummins)

[Rob K.]

Really like that minimal subtle panel line, barely visible (but just enough) on the NASA   livery. Sometimes these and demo schemes can be a little bland if just glossed over to my eye. This looks just right. Like it 😎 

[_alfisti_]

Nice work so far, especially the paint job with the subtle preshading.

[2lefthands]

yep, verrrry nice paint job!