F-104 Nuclear Strike

[flanker76]

Hello to all of you!!!!to the link below

http://s1342.beta.photobucket.com/user/starfighters/library/F-104%20nuclear%20strike

You can have a look to mine F-104 in an asimmetrical nuclear strike,of the Italian Air force,of the early 60..it's a G model,and represent the faboulous 4-5 ,based at Grosseto Air base,in 1964.

The plane non need presentation,everybody of you,more or less know the plane,for having built it,or simply because being aeronautical addict...YOU HAD TO KNOW the ONE-O_FOUR ;)/>/>

This in particular was the first and only one,who entered service,and immatriculated,with this particular asimmetrical camo scheme.

Nobody still know,why FIAT,who built under license the plane in Italy,painted it such way,many says it was a misunderstood of the nato guideline.

In fact the rest of the planes,wich entered service later,were in natural metal fuselage,with white semi gloss upper wings.

The first 5, 104 of italy were painted this way,but only the 4-5 was effectively immatriculated and entered a operationally wings,painted this way.

Later it was repainted,adopting the nato grey-green camo,for strike bomber.

The model is Hasegawa 1/32,tauro decal,aires Exaust nozzle,CMK cockpit...CMK cockpit was a real nightmer...lot of sanding and sanding and sanding...to let it enter the plane....

Color are Gunze sangyo for the white,natural metal is alclad,and nose cone are lifecolor.

Ciao to all of you from Milano-Italy!!!

Edited January 31, 2013 by flanker76

[Quailane]

Ciao! Mi piace la pitura strano di queste aereo! Ma perche il nome "nuclear strike?" Good job with the plane, high quality work.

Edited February 14, 2013 by Quailane

[Karl Sander]

Nice work! (and hey, I've been to Milano!)