iggie's F104 Tigermeet ***FINISHED***
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That is fast, I agree. My PC restarts longer than it takes Iggie to complete a phase of building the tiger missile.
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Looking very very nice.
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Decals are now all on bar some red stripes which will go on tomorrow. I've touched in any gaps with some Tamiya black acrylic so undercarriage on tomorrow as well and she'll be nearly done.
Thanks for looking in, more piccies tomorrow!
Thanks for looking in, more piccies tomorrow!
Best wishes
Jim
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"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Only me again!
Progress as of last night; all tiger stripes on, occasional gaps between about six of the stripes filled with Tamiya black, nose cone painted.
Tonight if I get some bench time in, will be another gloss varnish, mask and paint radar/receiver panels in Tan (it says so in the instructions for the tiger-meet decals so it must be right ), paint and assemble undercarriage.
Progress as of last night; all tiger stripes on, occasional gaps between about six of the stripes filled with Tamiya black, nose cone painted.
Tonight if I get some bench time in, will be another gloss varnish, mask and paint radar/receiver panels in Tan (it says so in the instructions for the tiger-meet decals so it must be right ), paint and assemble undercarriage.
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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That turned out splendidly! Scary beast. Did you paint the pitot or use thin decal?
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And that's a wrap!
Finished OOB; Syhart decals and classic Airfix kit = Good Mixture
The stripe on the pitot tube is a thin decal Marek; no way was I painting that
Finished OOB; Syhart decals and classic Airfix kit = Good Mixture
The stripe on the pitot tube is a thin decal Marek; no way was I painting that
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If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: iggie's F104 Tigermeet ***FINISHED***
Blimey that was quick! Those decals sure are Grrreat ( sorry) Certainly given an old clunky kit a new life. Well done.
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Re: iggie's F104 Tigermeet ***FINISHED***
Well done and a great looking 104. Best you do another one
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Re: iggie's F104 Tigermeet ***FINISHED***
Nice, and quick too.
Seems Tiger Stripes are the current fashion then, eh?
Seems Tiger Stripes are the current fashion then, eh?
Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Its not just how good your painting is, its how good the touch-ups are too.
Its not just how good your painting is, its how good the touch-ups are too.
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Re: iggie's F104 Tigermeet ***FINISHED***
well that's rather nice. I can't quite get over how quick this build was, i haven't even put the two halves of the fuselage together yet!
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Thanks for the kind comments; no I'm not doing another one as I have a Spitfire and a Lanc to do!
To be honest, there weren't a lot of parts to this, and it went together reasonably well given the age; being one base colour overall helps!
To be honest, there weren't a lot of parts to this, and it went together reasonably well given the age; being one base colour overall helps!
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Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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I thought the pitot was a black decal, I would not dare to paint it myself either. Really nice outcome and I agree, classic airfix kit with new decals goes a long distance.