Jon Bryon Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Hello all, I finished this last year and I heard yesterday it will be published in the March issue of SAM, which will have plenty of in progress photos (I hope!). In the meantime, here are some images of the finished product. This is Kinetic's first kit which I've modified quite heavily. The tail has been shortened and the large parachute housing replaced with a scratchbuilt keel. The nose was replaced with the more accurate resin QB version and the wingtip lights removed for smaller versions to be added. The nose pitot is brass tubing. The markings are based on decals provided by SuperScale. It's a rough enough kit, but I enjoyed making it and I think it's a superb looking aircraft. Thanks for looking and comments are welcome. Jon 66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred piket Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 wow, fantastic build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Lovely build and a superb finish! This is top notch in every respect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 A very, very good paint job that shows, because it is metallic, an impeccable construction. Congratulations !!! Andrés. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomLover Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Great work and stunning paintjob! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Amazing NMF finish! Looks superb!! Greetings Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyharry2000 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 That's one smart looking F-84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Awesome Thunderstreak! The finish is outstanding - well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 This is absolutely stunning, superb work on what sounds like a fiddly kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwolf Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Nice and clean! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Impressive result. Love the NMF and the choice of markings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Fabulous finish. The end result really captures the look and stance of the real thing. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Very nice looking Thunderstreak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorT Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Looks perfect! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 WOW! What a beautiful Thunderstreak! I love those jets from the fifties with such a very nice aluminium finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Makes me won’t to go out and buy the magazine! You must be dead chuffed with that one, good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 On 2/9/2023 at 9:38 AM, Pantherhawk27263 said: Lovely build and a superb finish! This is top notch in every respect. Absolutely! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bryon Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 Thanks for your comments everyone. Much appreciated Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-104 nut Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Beautiful job done on the Republic Thunderstreak !! That metal finish is just awesome !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred piket Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) Can I ask you a question? I'm currently building a Thunderstreak also and I'm looking at your build. What kind of color have you used for the "split" part in the air intake? I've looked at a lot of pictures and those are mostly black and white, and I can't make out a definitive colour.. I can see that the air intake itself is I think black, but the split is metallic. Steel? Aluminium? Edited February 23, 2023 by Fred piket Adding text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bryon Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, Fred piket said: Can I ask you a question? I'm currently building a Thunderstreak also and I'm looking at your build. What kind of color have you used for the "split" part in the air intake? I've looked at a lot of pictures and those are mostly black and white, and I can't make out a definitive colour.. I can see that the air intake itself is I think black, but the split is metallic. Steel? Aluminium? I have no idea what it should be, but mine is duraluminum. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred piket Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Thank you! I'll get to it😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Brilliant flawless work Jon Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Impressive NMF there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Not, I will readily admit, one of my favourite 1950s era jets but, as always Jon, you have done a superb job with a kit which I believe is not one of Kinetics' best. I look forward to reading the article in SAM Well Done, Sir ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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