Red Dot Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 hi all, This is the 1/32 Italeri F-104G finished in the markings of JaBoG 33. The kit is very good but not perfect. Fit of parts was excellent in places and poor in others; some details were crisp, others not; the plastic was soft and accepted glue really well, but the nose undercarriage leg is very weak; and some areas were well detailed others not. On the whole it went together well, but i incorporated an Aires cockpit and seat (both superb), a Reskit exhaust and wheels (again superb), a Master pitot (excellent) and Peddinghaus decals (not so good). The decals conformed well and were very strong, but they were about 15% too small and slightly inaccurate. As a consequence, i used some of the decals from an old Revell kit which perfomed well. However their falcon's legs were too big by about 20%! In the end it was a bit of a mix and match plus some help from my friend Richard who provided masks for the black bird outlines, thanks. Hope you like it Andy 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 A very impressive bird of prey, superbly built. Congrats! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I do like the F-104. I like this model too. Well done on the yellow paint job - one of the least friendly colours to work with, I have found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMRL Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I like that colour scheme, makes me want to get my Starfighter going. Excellent finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 Thanks for the comments guys Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorbertBu Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I always admire the many details you put into your model builds! Again another beauty from your workbench! Thank you for the information about the decals. Greetings from Germany, Norbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Very nice clean widow maker, lovely MB bang seat, and excellent yellow paintwork. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 57 minutes ago, NorbertBu said: I always admire the many details you put into your model builds! Again another beauty from your workbench! Thank you for the information about the decals. Greetings from Germany, Norbert I do my best 😉 21 minutes ago, Chrisj2003 said: Very nice clean widow maker, lovely MB bang seat, and excellent yellow paintwork. Chris For me, the seat is the highlight. A lot of work putting it together, but it looks so real. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 What's not to like! A Starfighter, beautifully finished Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Superb work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1199 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Its a stunner Andy, fantastic work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 Thanks for the nice comments Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill.B Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Wow! 😮 Great weathering in the cockpit. 😎 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertTheBear Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Big wow! Pure eye-candy 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 Thanks chaps Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winded Penguin Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 22 hours ago, Red Dot said: All in all, super impressive work: but this shot gets my vote for 'rear of the year'. Just superb modelling 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 🙂 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 The finish on this plane, simply amazing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Nothing if not spectacular. Super scheme & great finish on it. I'm liking it. 👍 Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 Thank you very much. I used sanding sponges to smooth off the Mr Surfacer 1200 primer, then sprayed Hataka yellow and MRP Black. The varnish is Klear and Galleria mixed 50:50 for a semi-gloss finish Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Stunning Starfighter. Others have said this but the paintwork is beautiful and that cockpit looks super realistic. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 Thanks very much Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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