Danstream Posted March 8 Author Share #61 Posted March 8 (edited) Hi there, few progress and a small problem. The problem first: some of the chemicals of the coatings seeped below the masking tapes and crazed the transparent plastic. There is also a mysterious whitish halo close to the yellow spine which probably was caused by the flat agent of the clear coating. I addressed the transparent by wet sanding with fine grits followed by polishing with Tamiya polishing compound. The halo was cured by spraying over it another bit of clear paint. The underside was completed with the landing gear doors. Finally, the Starfighter got its stings, the Sidewinder on the port side: And a Sparrow on the starboard side: This asymmetric configuration was commonly used by the Italian interceptors. Finally, two overall views taken under natural light to show how the real colors of the camouflage turned out: Here the blemishes reported before were already cured: That is all for now, best regards, Dan Edited March 8 by Danstream yvesvidal, CDW, mtaylor and 12 others 14 1 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted March 14 Author Share #62 Posted March 14 (edited) Hi there, this time I concentrated on finishing the cockpit. I sourced the Eduard ejection seat M.B. mk7 to replace the one of the kit, which was overall correct, but very simplified. The Eduard resin is very nice (I wonder how they produce these things) and broken down in few pieces. As usual, to drape the photoetched harness made of steel was a serious test of my mental sanity. The finished product, painted and coated with a flat clear was nevertheless quite nice: This is the seat tested inside the cockpit: Finally, this is how it appears under the finished canopy: That is all for today, best regards, Dan Edited March 14 by Danstream Canute, Landlubber Mike, Egilman and 13 others 14 2 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted March 14 Share #63 Posted March 14 That is a very tidy looking bang seat Dan! mtaylor, CDW, Egilman and 5 others 8 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Cutter Trial - Vanguard models (1/64), HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64), Hawker-Typhoon-1b-"Car-Door" - Airfix (1/24) Completed (Ship):- "Nisha" - Vanguard Models (1/64), HMS Orestes (Mars) - Caldercraft (1/64), HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft (1/64), TSS Earnslaw - Paper Shipwright (1/250), Puffer "Starlight" - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Completed (Non-Ship):-Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C - Airfix (1/48), Bristol Beaufort - Airfix (1/72), Mosquito B.XVI - Airfix (1/72), , Sea-Harrier-FRS1 - Airfix (1/72), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - Airfix (1/24), De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - Airfix (1/48), Flamborough Head Lighthouse - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted March 14 Author Share #64 Posted March 14 4 minutes ago, AJohnson said: That is a very tidy looking bang seat Dan! Thanks Andrew 😃! The Eduard kit was of top quality. Beside the photoetched things that are always a bit tedious to me, it was enjoyable to finish it. Cheers, Dan AJohnson, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted March 14 Share #65 Posted March 14 Lovely cockpit Dan. Great work Alan Old Collingwood, AJohnson, Egilman and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted March 15 Share #66 Posted March 15 Outstanding Dan! 👍😀 Egilman, AJohnson, Danstream and 4 others 7 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted March 15 Share #67 Posted March 15 Very nice looking M.B. seat. 👍 mtaylor, Old Collingwood, AJohnson and 4 others 7 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted March 16 Author Share #68 Posted March 16 (edited) Hi there, the last bits being assembled. The angle of attack sensor vanes glued in place with white glue; The huge tip tanks that ruin the sleek shape of the plane: The stabilizer/elevator surface of the 'T' tail: And finally the nose cone with the long pitot which I managed to knock off only a couple of times: Next installment will be the last one and will contain the final pictures. Being the plane very long, it won't be trivial to take good pictures with all of it in focus. Best regards, Dan Edited March 16 by Danstream ccoyle, Haliburton, Canute and 9 others 8 4 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted March 18 Author Share #69 Posted March 18 (edited) LOCKHEED F-104 S STARFIGHTER Kit Hasegawa 1:48 scale These are some of the final pictures of my finished model which depicts a Starfighter in Italian service. My F-104 carries the insignias of one of the interceptors of the 51st Stormo, based at Istrana, North of Italy as it appeared in 1981. This version started to be built by Aeritalia in Turin (former FIAT) in the late '60. It was powered by a more powerful J79-GE-19 and was armed with the version B or L of the Sidewinder missiles and with Sparrow missiles (from which the letter 'S' in the designation). The kit is the old 1:48 Hasegawa of the F-104 S which is by now outdated by the newer 'state-of-the-art' Kinetic one. Nevertheless, I found that the plastic is still very nice with crisp and finely engraved surface details, thin and clear transparent parts and it well reproduces the distinctive forms of this aircraft. The build log can be found in the previous pages. To improve the model, I sourced the following after market items: - Aires resin jet exhaust; - Master brass pitot probe; - Eduard resin ejection seat MB Mk7 and harness; - Eduard resin Sidewinder; - Aires resin Sparrow; - Skymodels decals. The colors that I used for the Italian NATO camouflage were Gunze H-69 (dark sea grey), Gunze H-309 (dark green) and Vallejo Metallic 'white aluminum' for the underside. Beside the positive points, I am also listing what are, in my view, its few negative points: - Overstated rivets on the wings which shouldn't be there; - Incomplete range of details for the 'S' version; - Absence of external loads and pylons; - Decals with yellow/cream color in place of white for codes. I replaced them with after market decals. The grey paint of the camouflage was slightly post-shaded to reproduce the typical discoloration of this paint. The final finish was obtained by a coat of Tamiya flat clear XF-86 with some clear added to obtain a satin finish. Little rivet trails and discolorations on the undersurface were obtained by oil colors. I hope you like my model, thanks for the provided feedback and comments and suggestions are as always welcome. Best regards, Dan Edited March 18 by Danstream Old Collingwood, yvesvidal, Roger Pellett and 17 others 11 9 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted March 19 Share #70 Posted March 19 13 hours ago, Danstream said: I hope you like my model I think it's safe to say we do! Jack12477, Canute, Old Collingwood and 8 others 6 5 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted March 20 Share #71 Posted March 20 Nicely done with this older kit. She's a beauty.👍 mtaylor, Danstream, AJohnson and 3 others 5 1 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted March 20 Share #72 Posted March 20 A beautiful model. Well done Dan Alan Egilman, Canute, Danstream and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted March 20 Author Share #73 Posted March 20 @ccoyle, @Canute, @king derelict, thank you so much for your kind feedback which I truly appreciate. Thanks also to the various 'like's. To the next build, Dan Dave_E, AJohnson, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted March 21 Share #74 Posted March 21 Looking forward to seeing it Jack12477, Egilman, AJohnson and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted March 21 Share #75 Posted March 21 Wonderful build Dan, think your presentation pictures at the end are really good. Jack12477, Danstream, Canute and 5 others 7 1 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Cutter Trial - Vanguard models (1/64), HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64), Hawker-Typhoon-1b-"Car-Door" - Airfix (1/24) Completed (Ship):- "Nisha" - Vanguard Models (1/64), HMS Orestes (Mars) - Caldercraft (1/64), HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft (1/64), TSS Earnslaw - Paper Shipwright (1/250), Puffer "Starlight" - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Completed (Non-Ship):-Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C - Airfix (1/48), Bristol Beaufort - Airfix (1/72), Mosquito B.XVI - Airfix (1/72), , Sea-Harrier-FRS1 - Airfix (1/72), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - Airfix (1/24), De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - Airfix (1/48), Flamborough Head Lighthouse - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted March 25 Share #76 Posted March 25 Outstanding build Dan, top shelf! 👍😀 mtaylor, king derelict, Danstream and 5 others 7 1 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted March 27 Author Share #77 Posted March 27 On 3/25/2024 at 6:57 AM, Dave_E said: Outstanding build Dan, top shelf! Thank you Dave! Thanks for your support. Dan Old Collingwood, Canute, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted March 28 Author Share #78 Posted March 28 On 3/21/2024 at 8:02 AM, AJohnson said: Wonderful build Dan, think your presentation pictures at the end are really good. Thank you Andrew! Glad that you liked also my pictures. Cheers, Dan Egilman, AJohnson, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted April 5 Share #79 Posted April 5 Dan, somehow I missed that you completed this one. Another stellar build! Well done! Canute, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted April 6 Author Share #80 Posted April 6 12 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: Dan, somehow I missed that you completed this one. Another stellar build! Well done! Thanks for your assessment, Mike. I am glad that you like it. I am thinking to the next build which will be a De Havilland Mosquito. Cheers, Dan Egilman, mtaylor, Landlubber Mike and 4 others 7 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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