Chuck's ADC build #1 Lockheed F-94B Starfire in 1/72 *Fini*
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Chuck's ADC build #1 Lockheed F-94B Starfire in 1/72 *Fini*
For the group build, I plan on building a trio of USAF Cold War interceptors. My first build is the recently released Lockheed F-94B Starfire by Sword in 1/72. The aircraft will be #51-54491952 that was assigned to the 319th FIS (Fighter Interceptor Squadron) at Suwon AB in South Korea. This aircraft was credited with shooting down a North Korean fighter (La-9) on 30 January 1953 during a night interdiction mission north of the bombline.
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It'll be interesting to see how this goes together.
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Nice choice. I've never seen the Sword kit before.
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Old_Tonto wrote:Nice choice. I've never seen the Sword kit before.
It's a Sword kit and not as easy to build as a Hasegawa or Tamiya kit. That said, it comes with pre-painted photoetch, nice decals, and an injection canopy. It shouldn't be any more difficult than the T2V Seastar sitting on my shelf.
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I finished the basic build. Sword was very nice in providing a pre-painted photoetch cockpit set that really brings out the model.
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Added a the last photo-etch to the cockpit and will attach the canopy tomorrow. It's interesting to have the F-94B and F-94C side by side for comparison and see the changes from the 'B' to the 'C'.
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beautiful cockpit in this one. These Sword kits are really rewarding models.
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Very nice, the etch looks great in there.
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shangos70 wrote:Very nice, the etch looks great in there.
Thanks, the etch really improves the cockpit.
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Whenever doing a NMF finish, I first paint the other colors, mask, then coat the aircraft in gloss black before adding the al-clad.
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Another good looking, progressive build. I am starting to envy the willpower to do three of them in one build.
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Almost done. I have run into a problem with my Alclad aluminum paint flaking off in some sections, requiring a quick touch-up. Otherwise, it's on to decals.
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Re: Chuck's ADC build #1 Lockheed F-94B Starfire in 1/72 *Fi
Lockheed F-94B-5-LO flown by Captain Ben Fithian and Lt. Samuel Lyons, 319th FIS, Suwon, South Korea, 1952.
On January 30, 1953, this crew scored the first night victory in a F-94 by shooting down what is believed to be a La-9
On January 30, 1953, this crew scored the first night victory in a F-94 by shooting down what is believed to be a La-9
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Lockheed family photo with the two Starfires and the aircraft they were developed from, Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star.
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Quite a trio! I like what you did with the Sword kit! Splendid build.