AD-4N Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Help me, please all you F-104 experts. I have the 1/48 Hase kit. It has the MB seats and the bulged main landing gear doors for the German and Italian AF Family Truckster versions. I have the DACO decals for the Belgium version, but when I look at TF-104G photos from this air force it looks like they are fitted with Lockheed seats. Am I screwed? Did the Belgium AF TF-104Gs also have the bulged MLG door. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 (edited) The phots in the Verlinden Lock-on book show BAF F-104s to have bulged MLG doors and the Lockheed seats. Unfortunately, the upcoming F-104DJ release won't be a complete solution either as it has Lockheed seats and the flat MLG doors. You'll just need to swap seats. Edited June 15, 2006 by Dave Williams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AD-4N Posted June 15, 2006 Author Share Posted June 15, 2006 The phots in the Verlinden Lock-on book show BAF F-104s to have bulged MLG doors and the Lockheed seats. Unfortunately, the upcoming F-104DJ release won't be a complete solution either as it has Lockheed seats and the flat MLG doors.You'll just need to swap seats. Darn it. In my haste to get the Family Truckster Starfighter, I got a version that will fit neither the CAF or BAF decals I currently have. Isn't that just great. I wouldn't mind doing the WGAF version that is the kit, (It is a nice scheme) but I am sometimes disappointed with how thick Hasegawa decals are. Thanks for your help with this. I might just do it OOB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dog Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 A side question, if i may? I'm planning on also doing the TF-104G in belgian markings, but anyone could tell me if we had aluminium fuselage/white wings scheme for the dual seaters? Or were all dual seaters all SEA camouflaged? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JEN722 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 AD-4N: You could see if you could find some aftermarket Lockheed seats for the TF-104G. All TF-104Gs had the bulged main gear doors btw. Red Dog: I don't recall seeing a Belgian NM TF-104G. The did received the first three family models in the mid-sixties so they might have had that scheme. Regards, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 I believe both Aires and Cutting Edge make C2 seats in 1/48, perhaps you can go that route. HTH, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JEN722 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Note that the front and aft seats are not identical on the two-seater. I think the difference lies only in the upper area, i.e. head rest/frame. Regards, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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