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F-104 with TWO ENGINES (what if) scale 1/48


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Nice progress ... I really like the concept on this one ...

That is really really cool... It has that science fiction look about it. I hope you don't lose interest in it. I'd love to see it when finished.

Alex

You're right, it sort of looks like it might be from a Gerry Anderson show: Thunderbirds, UFO, Captain Scarlett, etc ...

Gregg

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it sort of looks like it might be from a Gerry Anderson show: Thunderbirds, UFO, Captain Scarlett, etc ...

Gregg

The model is looking increasingly to a simplified SR-71

That is really really cool... It has that science fiction look about it. I hope you don't lose interest in it. I'd love to see it when finished.

Alex

to avoid of losing interest on the model I'm working on different models simultaneously.

When a model tires me I start to work on another: yesterday I worked at the same time all three models I am trying to finish so there is no dead time.

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I was undecided about where to put the air intakes.

I liked the idea of placing them above the wing in the area that could be seen but at the end I made the choice , to apply the air intakes under the wings.

As a basis for the operation I used the two pieces of halves from the donor kit, the F-104 Monogram.

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Adapting at the my fairing the Monogram shell took a little of plastic surgery.

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This is the result.

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Now I have to smooth the connection of the two pieces but the hardest part is done.

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Another problem:

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From the engine exhaust can be seen inside the engine compartment and wing ...

With another piece taken from the donor model Monogram F-104 f104-2010-4283.JPG

I solved the problem:

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I'm not happy with the result but the space between the engine nozzle and the wing does not allow too much freedom.

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I like the head on photo ...looks real COOL !!

Nice work.keep it up... :banana:

I'm really proud to see someone that appreciate the my work!

NEWS:

After I gave the primer to the my model, now I can see a little more clearly the shape:

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Photto of today AUGUST 15 : all the three beasts aligned.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Spent the last two afternoons scribing the F-104 surfaces.

These are the upper surfaces:

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I'm gone down very strong with the fantasy adding various panel lines and a lot of inspections panels.

This is because probably I will paint the model with a gray/light gray overall finish and the my purpose of to add at it an effective 3D effect.

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Has come the moment of to paint the F-104 Delta.

After the experiment with the pre-shading done on the Single Emgine Phantom I have decided of to develope this tecnique.

How the kit come out after the application of the pre-shading look promising at the my eyes: I have always hated it before but come always the time of to change idea.

This is the F-104 Delta now after a long session of pre-shading:

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Being unsure of the terminology, and for want of a better term....What is the chord on the LERX's ( if you are calling them that), this looks like something that very will could have been developed in the late 50's to early 60's. The real and original Skunkworks had a lot of projects that never were announced or saw the light of day.

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This build is SO FRIGGIN COOL! I'm searching for the words, but really, this one is just cool. Very unique concept, AWESOME building/scratch building/kit bashing. Very high-speed-low-drag!

CAN'T WAIT to see more.

Cheers

Mark.

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Dear sirs, the futuristic look of the my F-104 is not a my idea: as said in the first message on this thread, the my F-104 Delta have could be the Taiwan current front line fighter.

This is a little drawing found in internet that explain the developement of concepts based on the F-104:

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The my F-104 should be that named XX-301/XX-201

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Update:

Two days ago I was unsatisfied from how the my F-104 look after the first layers of gray. The upper surfaces were too much monotone: I was looking for more.

So taken the airbrush and sprayed a lot of white spots on the fuselage, wings and vertical rudder.

This is the work done.

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A DISASTER???

This is an image that compare how the F-104 look BEFORE and AFETR the white spot application:

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I was a little disappointed after have sprayed the white spots because I have the fear of to have exagerated...

Today sprayed another highly diluted layer of gray and this is the result:

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Now the my F-104 Delta begin to look as I was interested to have it because I was looking to replicate the heavy weathered finish of the US NAVY jets.

It have on it three shades of grays now: the regular gray, the dark gray of the pre shaded areas (panel lines) and now there are some zones in light gray.

I think to spray another hand of gray, this should be sufficient to reach the my goal.

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In this period I feel the need of to complete the old kits abandoned.

The F-104 Delta Two Engimes was ready for the decals. BUT...

I was unable to close the eyes and to ignore the difference of form of the two wing strakes.

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I will try to correct the difference of lenght of the two strakes, the challenge is of to do this surgery without to destroy the complete paintwork applied in the past.

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This build got me thinking what about a star viper f-104 body with f-16 wings and the falcons powerplant

I have done a whatif that could be near what you think:

look this:

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it's a 1/48 F-16 wing and fuselage mated with the front end from a F-104 and an enlarged F-104 style tail.

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:jaw-dropping: that star viper is awsome man wish I had the skill to do that I think an A-4 with f-16 wings would be sweet

P.S. I like your f-4/f-15 project

Aboutt the A-4 the my idea is of to built a twin engine A-4.

But I wish more:

the my A-4 will have all the dimensions enlarged/INFLATED as was done on the real F-18 Hornet when it was PUMPED UP to become the F-18E Super Hornet.

Dimensionally speaking, the my A-4 when completed should to be big as a Phantom 1/48.

I'm doing some drawings to see how is more simple to do this conversion.

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This afternoon I remembered of to have another project on hold, this F-104 Twin Engine.

So, many days after the application I sanded away the Tamiya Two Part Putty.

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Now there is a little amount of fine work to do to smooth all then I will respray the loose paint.

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