Els Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Hello All, I was able to clear a couple of kits off my work desk over the last couple of days, this is one of them. It is the 1:48 Monogram F-102. I like building the old Monogram kits because they go together nicely and are not to fiddly. It would be nice if they had engraved panel lines but it doesn't bother me enough to try and scribe them myself. I used some SuperScale decals for an aircraft from the 460th FIS. I bought these decals several years ago when I was getting back into aircraft modeling. At that time I was buying anything that I could find that was Tiger Meet related. If you remember back to the early 2000's when these decals came out the pictures on the internet when ordering stuff were pretty small. All I could make out was that this plane had a Tiger on the tail so I ordered a set. I later found out it had nothing to do with Tiger Meet but I still like the markings. These markings were 14 years old but they worked perfectly. I forgot to clean the wash off the raised lettering on the base before I took the pictures, they are yellow now. Now that I have a clean desk I can start something for one of the Group Builds that are going on. Els Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IJ001 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Nice build, always liked that kit. Ian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBP1538 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 (edited) That's a fine looking Deuce! I really like your in-flight display... really captures the jet's sleek lines. Nice work! Edited July 30, 2016 by TBP1538 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GazzaS Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Nice looking Delta Dagger! My father was in Germany during Nam' as an armorer. I've got one of these I've been meaning to build for him. I'd better get cracking! Love the display! Gaz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 I like the tail markings. Nice work on the build and the in flight display is really tastefully done. I too love the old Monogram kits. Well priced, nice detail OOB, fit fairly well. The raised panel lines can be a PITA to work with at times though. Great stuff ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Viper316 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Very cool, nice presentation. Rod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hooter Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 I'm just about to start building this kit, and if it tuirns out as good as yours I'll be more than happy ! Thanks for sharing the pics with us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I'm also a fan of the Monogram classics, but I've never had this kit. Your build looks great! Did you have to wrestle with the kit at all? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Els Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 Thanks everybody, Rkic, If I had built the kit with the gear down I would say that the kit would have went together with no problems. Trying to close up the gear was a serious pain. I do not think that Monogram ever intended this kit to be built wheels up. The fit of the doors was terrible. As far as the bottom of this kit goes, I just don't talk about it and I definitely don't look at it. E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
balls47 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Yessir, You did a great job on your F-102. I think that the yellow "F-102" looks great. The yellow sets off the markings of the model. Like you, I like in-flights and the old Monogram classics. I just wish that they'd come out with a 1/48 scale F-16C that was decent. Those old Monogram models make nice in-flights. Again, great job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 say no more. I have several models with "don't look" sides :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravosierra001 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Nice looking 102!!! Brandon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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