(The previous episodes of the antique table saga can be read here..http://gregers.7.forumer.com/viewtopic. ... sc&start=0)
Last on the old thread was the Heller F-86F Sabre for the group build, here with the drop tanks added...
I had a few days holiday, and decided to drag out a Matchbox F-104G which I had started a few months back, which unfortunately had an argument with a vicious rattle can of silver paint and lost!
Gently sanded off the offending gunk,
and hand painted with my now famous wood primer!
The wings and stab went on easily, and I was looking forward to the decaling, as they were looking good despite the age and had not yellowed, what fun was in store!
As soon as they were in the water, the adhesive turned into a whitish goo, and came off in strings, like chewing gum
Had to wash each decal clean in the water dish, and after placing, slap on a coat of 'Wet Look' which is the local equivalent of Klear. The big decals were pretty simple, but for some reason Matchbox had decided to include all kinds of tiny stencils in this kit, and boy were they good fun! The 'No Step' stencils nearly had me bust a blood vessel!
But after the theatrics, they looked pretty good...
And now the 'Manned Missile' is facing off it's Russian counterpart! (The Mig was built about 30 years ago, when I was in school)
Even the nose cone didn't have anything to align it.
