Janissary Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) My next build will hopefully be Kinetic's F-104G. I am thinking Turkish AF in SEA colors, something along these lines: I've been fiddling with this kit for the last couple months. I've found it to be a very enjoyable kit thus far. This is AMMO's boxing which contains a great set of instructions and decals. Working on part cleaning, surface prep and minor assemblies. I am deepening all rivets and panel lines, which will take a lot of time. For the rivets, I am trying to mimic rivets that fade in and out, so in several places I am creating discontinuous rivet lines. Edited December 23, 2022 by Janissary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) Using a paper pattern to create radially even holes on drop tank caps. Since these pictures, I am toying around with the idea of increasing the number of rivets, so this may change. I am also trying a trick I found on YT. The pull handles using a single wire. Painting each half in yellow and black. Then twisting. Works alright. I have found a few extra tricks that helps, but I can detail them if there is interest. Edited July 19 by Janissary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BastianD Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Nice progress on the Staf! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Interesting approach for the pull handles. Gonna give that a try. Great progress so far. Look forward to your build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a4s4eva Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Nice work so far Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 Thank you all. In my earlier post above about the ejection seat pull handles: I have made small modifications since then, and have settled on 24 gauge nickel wire, painted both black and yellow with Testors enamel paint, then brush painted with diluted clear Elmer's glue to guard against chipping. Also working on surface prep. Just wanted to share that things get quite ugly with all the carving and deepening. I tend to do this type of deepening in all my models to make sure surface details look consistent. I use a red marker to indicate lines I have already deepened. Blue is for boo-boos that need fixing. Next step is Bondo for the repairs and more detailing. Lines and rivets being deepened: I have used only these two tools on this model so far. The razor saw is from Tamiya and is excellent for straight lines: All the protruding plastic sanded smooth with Micromesh 1500 under thinly running water: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 More work on the zipper: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Solo Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Great F-104. What can you say about fitting of that kit? I am thinking about build of that model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 It's hard to describe but: - Better than any hasegawa model I have built. - Being in the Gold series, significantly better than Kinetic's old kits. - It's a simple kit, not many parts to count, builds up quickly - Surface details and much finer than Kinetic's old kits. But I still deepened all rivets and panel lines to make them sharper and more consistent. - A notch below Tamiya F-16's fit. So definitely not as good as Tamiya F-14, F-4, F-35, which I rate to be to better than Tamiya F-16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 I like how the cockpit came out - the seat is amazing. But I love the exhaust. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Solo Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 18 hours ago, Janissary said: It's hard to describe but: - Better than any hasegawa model I have built. - Being in the Gold series, significantly better than Kinetic's old kits. - It's a simple kit, not many parts to count, builds up quickly - Surface details and much finer than Kinetic's old kits. But I still deepened all rivets and panel lines to make them sharper and more consistent. - A notch below Tamiya F-16's fit. So definitely not as good as Tamiya F-14, F-4, F-35, which I rate to be to better than Tamiya F-16 Thank you. So I suppose it is not so bad idea to buy and build that kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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