Yaks ‘century series’ in 1/48 part 4 - the Lockheed F-104C Starfighter

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SINGLE SEATER OR THE TWIN ? Tony an nat metal great as i think this sets the plane off in the USAF MARKINGS
CHRIS

Its the single seater chris , i have also got the two seat f105g wild weasel in the stash but thats going to be done in the four colour vietnam camo

[Guest]

Cheers jakko , its a hundred percent improvement on the kit offering.

Agreed. I have this same kit, that I built about 30 years ago, and for some reason I can picture the plastic part in my mind even though the model is buried deep in a cupboard in my hobby room. It has nothing on that resin part you added.

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Agreed. I have this same kit, that I built about 30 years ago, and for some reason I can picture the plastic part in my mind even though the model is buried deep in a cupboard in my hobby room. It has nothing on that resin part you added.

The funny thing is that some parts of this kit ( wheels , undercarriage ) are fantastically done but the exhaust is terrible

[Guest]

They let the apprentice design that to get a bit of experience on an easy part?

[Guest]

Looking really nice Tony.

Looking forward to the 105's too.

[JR]

Some interesting effects with the make up Tony, another tip to try and remember.

[Steven000]

I like the effect Tony, looks very nice :thumb2:
Steven

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Got the airbrakes fitted now and painted and fitted the demister rails in the canopy . Ive also fixed the two rear view mirrors to the front part . There were a couple of other parts that needed adding to the cockpit , namely the canopy release lever ( supplied on the etched fret ) and what i assume are a pair of canopy ejection rams which sit just at the front edge in front of the instrument panel. I made these from the spares box and painted them silver and red. The canopy has now been fitted and thats it , im calling it done. Heres a few pics to round off the build thread and ill put a full completed set of pics up tomorrow . Thanks for watching , next up in the series - the f105 D Thunderchief .

[Steven000]

Looks great Tony :thumb2: