Ian Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Absolutely no idea who came-up with 'Gentlemans Scale' but it makes me smile every time I read it !! Started just before Christmas as a 'Mojo Restorer', loved the build and paintwork, gave me a great excuse to drag-out all my Starfighter reference books - yeah, 'books' remember them ?. Built straight from the box with no additives, just glue. Paints are all Tamiya, Xtracolour and Humbrol enamels - remember them too ? - decals are from the kit and a thirty-five year old Microscale sheet. There's really very little else to say, IMHO this is still the best 1:72 F-104 kit available and impressed me so much that I went and brought my (untouched) Hasegawa 1:72 F-14A to the bench, which I'll begin once the weather here cools-off a little, we're getting close to 30c here most days with almost no wind, so the paint is drying on the airbrush needle !! Please feel free to ask any questions, hurl any abuse or make any comments. All the best from NZ. Ian. 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 German starfighters always look dramatic, menacing and colourful. Yours looks very well done indeed Ian- what paint did you use on the tip tanks? I once heard the definition of a gentleman was someone who knows how to play the bagpipes - but doesn't. Colin 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Lovely result, not an aircraft I've ever done but now been tempted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Superb build, Mate! "Gentleman's scale" sounds just right to me! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaks Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Superb build! The coloring is top notch. Also, from what I remember reading a while back - one of the early model manufacturers (Frog or someone) figured 1/72 was a good scale because a 6 foot man would be an inch high in that scale and it was called the gentleman's scale for that. Not sure how true or correct that is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlueDad Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 A very smart looking kit - really nice paint job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bad_Bill Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Ian, I'm normally a denizen of the armour thread so don't normally comment on hairyplanes, but I has to say that is superb. The modulation is spot in. It reminds me of the old joke - if you want to own a Starfighter, buy a field in Germany and wait. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Super looking Starfighter, lovey job SD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 2 hours ago, ColinChipmunkfan said: German starfighters always look dramatic, menacing and colourful. Yours looks very well done indeed Ian- what paint did you use on the tip tanks? Colin, the tip tanks are Xtracolour 'Leuchtorange' X253 over a white base. Ian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Lovely work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Very nice, Ian. 👍 Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Looks good. Really. You wrote bout gent scale? My thoght is, you do not see and have to omitt many details compared with 48 and 32. So you never wrong so much, gent critic too! Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Great kit. I remember seeing German F104's display at the Leicester Air Show back in the '80s Good times and great modelling. B R 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomLover Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Very good looking Starfighter! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 It’s a Starfighter, and it’s in the gentlemen’s scale. What’s not to love about it? Looks great, well done sit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Excellent Starfighter and in the 'right' scale too! Great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Lovely build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Looks very nice indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Thanks folks, such a great response, really appreciate it and not taken for granted. Cheers. Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 God's Own Scale on this side of the pond! That is one outstanding Zipper! I like everything about this build! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat101 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Very nice F-104. I suspect those decals took a while to put on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Tomcat101 said: Very nice F-104. I suspect those decals took a while to put on. All the stencil decals are printed in four or five large 'sheets' for each fuselage side, measured to take into account the curves of the fuselage, brilliant forethought by Hasegawa back in the day. Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Lovely. I have fond memories of Luftwaffe and Bundesmarine F-104s howling around the circuit at Greenham Common and Yeovilton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Looks really good Ian, the paint job is stunning. : 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane39 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Lovely work on the "widowmaker". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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