nimrod54 Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 This was the second Mark 1 boxing of the Starfighter discovered in my stash search and contains single and two seat variants. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Yet another fine choice John. There are some very nice options on the decal sheet, I would struggle to choose which to pick though option C would be a certainty, the other choice for the other kit would be a bit more tricky though. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share Posted June 5, 2022 1 hour ago, modelling minion said: I would struggle to choose which to pick though option C would be a certainty Option C would be my choice for the single seater too, Craig. I am going to go with option E for the two seater. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Thumbs up from me! :). I remember getting the Koku Fan book in the late 1970s which showed all of these Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 supercool schemes John. I love the wraparound (dayglo?) bands on F. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 A nice little kit from the stash dude. I wonder what will replace it? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted August 29, 2022 Author Share Posted August 29, 2022 I made a start on the F-104J earlier last week assembling the front and rear fuselage sections pretty quickly. I then had a look for photos of JASDF 104's and came across this photo of a preserved gate guardian and thought that would be a great way to display a model. F-104J Gate Guardian I had not inserted the main wheel bay at this point so I decided to leave the undercarriage out and close up the doors and see if I could knock up a display stand. Here is what I have cobbled together, the sizes are guesstimates based on the photo, but the angle of dangle and position on the base look about right, so whilst it may be over scale in some places, it should look OK once the wings and tanks are on. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr John 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Thats some nice work John. She is going together nicely and I really like your idea of replicating the stand and the way the real aircraft is displayed, certainly different and should be very effective. 🇺🇦 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Nice! Great idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 great. wheres the original ref photo? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Dansk said: great. wheres the original ref photo? Between the paragraphs of my previous post Paul. Where it says F-104J Gate Guardian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 21 minutes ago, nimrod54 said: Between the paragraphs of my previous post Paul. Where it says F-104J Gate Guardian. oh yes there it is 🤪😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 I have pushed on with the single seater over the past few days, when I finished the bulk of the painting. I then completed the decals over a couple of sessions and made some eyelets for the anchor cables. These were added to the base and the relevant locations on the airframe. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr The scratchbuilt stand for my fictitious gate guardian was fixed to a base that had been covered with some 2mm Spring Mix static grass. by John L, on Flickr Today I finished painting the final few details, then fixed the model to the base and completed the rigging a short while ago. I have no evidence that this airframe actually achieved gate guardian status, but having seen a photo of a single seater displayed in this manner I decided to challenge myself to try something different with this 1/144th scale build. Whilst the added details may not be to scale (the eyelets in particular) I am happy with the outcome. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr Time to make a start on the second item in this boxing - a twin seater. Hope that I can get it finished by next weekend. That's all for now. John 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 What a cracking result John, you really have done an excellent job on this mate. A really nice job on the painting and decals and the way you have displayed it on the wonderful plinth sets it off a treat. Thanks for building it in the GB, I am really looking forward to seeing the two seater if you get time to build it. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 That base and the idea of using it, lift this model out of the ordinary. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 On 14/09/2022 at 20:09, modelling minion said: What a cracking result John, you really have done an excellent job on this mate. A really nice job on the painting and decals and the way you have displayed it on the wonderful plinth sets it off a treat. Thanks for building it in the GB, I am really looking forward to seeing the two seater if you get time to build it. 🇺🇦 On 14/09/2022 at 20:13, Bertie McBoatface said: That base and the idea of using it, lift this model out of the ordinary. Well done. Thanks for your comments chaps. After spraying the cockpit parts with a pale grey I pushed on with some assembly of the two seater today. Decals were added to the instrument panels and side consoles before glueing them in place followed by the control columns and the seats. The finished assembly was then glued into one half of the nose and some weight was glued into the gaps before the nose section was glued together to close in the cockpit tub. by John L, on Flickr I had assembled the tail section earlier and when the nose assembly had set up I glued the two sections together. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr With the major assembly work done, I am going to leave things to harden up before I tidy it up, then I can start on the paint. John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 I know its in 1/144 but that is till fast work John. The cockpit looks very good for the scale and it also looks like the main assembly has gone very well with no nasty gaps. Nice work mate. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 Thanks a lot Craig. There were only a couple of slight gaps that needed attention, one at the base of the fin and the other along the strake on the underside, both run along the join line and were easily sealed with some Microscale Kristal Klear. I'll see how things look when get some primer on. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 On 9/15/2022 at 6:48 AM, nimrod54 said: I am happy with the outcome. I would be too, that has come up really well & look very effective posed in this way. 👍 Bring on the next one. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 4 hours ago, modelling minion said: I know its in 1/144 but that is till fast work John. I didn’t. I thought it was 1/72. Take that as a compliment John. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 That’s Brilliant! You should be really proud of that, it’s a proper show stopper dude. Im definitely copying your homework Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 14 hours ago, stevehnz said: I would be too, that has come up really well & look very effective posed in this way. 👍 Bring on the next one. Steve. Thanks Steve, glad that you like the first one. The second is well on the way but will be displayed in a more conventional way. 12 hours ago, Bertie McBoatface said: I didn’t. I thought it was 1/72. Take that as a compliment John. 🙂 Cheers Bertie. The compliment is well recieved - for reference the small squares on my cutting mat are 0.5 ins. 1 hour ago, Hockeyboy76 said: That’s Brilliant! You should be really proud of that, it’s a proper show stopper dude. Im definitely copying your homework Thanks good buddy. Copy away sir. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 great to see a two-seater in the gb. hope you can pull it off in time. looks great so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 20 hours ago, Dansk said: great to see a two-seater in the gb. hope you can pull it off in time. looks great so far. Thanks Paul. I have almost finished the painting, last job being the masking of the nose for the dark green that runs over the top of the nose and just under the canopy along the sides, a second coat of that colour along with the painting of the canopy, and some tiny areas of touch up, should see it done. I will have it finished before the deadline now. John by John L, on Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Very smart John, she's going to look great. 🇺🇦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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