Yaks 'Century Series' in 1/48 part 3 - The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger Completed pics

[yak face]

Heres part three of the ongoing century series builds , the F-102A Delta Dagger . Revell Kit with a few select parts of the Eduard etched fret added . This is the modified Monogram tooling with a new Case X wing ( the older tooling was a Case XX ) Build log here https:tongue-out3:/www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/yaks-‘century-series’-in-1-48-part-3-convair-f-102a-delta-dagger.35772/ Ive added a few pics of them all together at the end . Thanks for looking comments criticisms welcome. If you want to see the first two builds ,links here - https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threa...r-sabre.26226/ ,

https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/yaks-century-series-in-1-48-part-2-f101b-voodoo.28377/

Next up is the F-104 Starfighter .

[scottie3158]

Lovely looking trio.

[boatman]

OH a star fighter brilliant i hope its done in the lovely silver an with the big wing tip tanks Tony an can you put on a link to the vodoo build an super saber ?
chris

[yak face]

OH a star fighter brilliant i hope its done in the lovely silver an with the big wing tip tanks Tony an can you put on a link to the vodoo build an super saber ?
chris

Cheers chris , there should be links to the two previous builds at the end of the opening post above , theyre not build logs but just the completed pics , cheers tony

[yak face]

OH a star fighter brilliant i hope its done in the lovely silver an with the big wing tip tanks Tony an can you put on a link to the vodoo build an super saber ?
chris

Its got to be a natural metal one chris , i think im going to go for the sidewinders on the wingtips though as i want it to be one of the early versions ( before they realised the range was terrible and fitted the wingtip tanks as standard!). I reckon without the tanks it emphasises the fact it was virtually an engine with a man on top ! :smiling5:

[Gern]

Beautiful - again!

Where's the F-103 though?

[spanner570]

Lovely job, Tony.
I'm not into 'modern' jets, but I know a neat and tidy model when I see one. How you cope with all those diddy decals I can only imagine. - Even in 1/48. I'd loose the will to live after the first half a dozen!

[yak face]

Beautiful - again!

Where's the F-103 though?

There was a F -103 Dave but it never got past the mock up stage . It was a proposal for a mach 3 jet/ ramjet interceptor , designed to combat Russian supersonic bombers . Problems with the engines and the Russian switch to ICBMs as a means of delivering nukes killed off the project In the late fifties . The other two missing numbers in the sequence ( f-107 , f-108 ) were also proposals / prototypes . The F 107 Ultra Sabre reaching flight testing and giving very promising results but not pursued , and the f108 Rapier went the same way as the f103 - cancelled due to the proposed mission ( intercepting supersonic bombers) becoming obsolete . Cheers tony

[Ian M]

Three nice looking birds those Tony.

[Jim R]

Hi Tony
A very nice, colourful model. You have certainly mastered those decals.
Jim

[papa 695]

Cracking work Tony, and like the rest have said, 3 brilliant builds.

[Guest]

I'm in awe. Fantastic job, Tony. I've got a long way to go to get anywhere near that, but I'll keep trying ...

[minitnkr]

Top marks sir. Early 104 will be very cool. PaulE

[Fernando N]

Lovely clean and colourful finish Tony:thumb2::thumb2:

Great pic of the trio, looking forward to which version of the Starfighter you’ll build:smiling:

[Gern]

There was a F -103 Dave but it never got past the mock up stage . It was a proposal for a mach 3 jet/ ramjet interceptor , designed to combat Russian supersonic bombers . Problems with the engines and the Russian switch to ICBMs as a means of delivering nukes killed off the project In the late fifties . The other two missing numbers in the sequence ( f-107 , f-108 ) were also proposals / prototypes . The F 107 Ultra Sabre reaching flight testing and giving very promising results but not pursued , and the f108 Rapier went the same way as the f103 - cancelled due to the proposed mission ( intercepting supersonic bombers) becoming obsolete . Cheers tony

Pity 'cos it looks really cool!