F-107A Super Super Sabre, 1/72 Trumpeter, First Album (test)
Not really done yet, need a few lights and such but done enough for some pretty pics. This sideview shows the only major correction the kit needs (unless you want to improve the cockpit), the under-fuselage tank needs the entire top front shaved off in order to sit correctly.
Gun troughs were filled with Bondo 2-part spot putty
Fit was generally good but the airbrakes, and intake area, needed sanding and puttying in
Red was painted first (Alclad II white primer, Mr. Color Shine Red then Tamiya X-7), then 3 hours of masking (Frog tape, but some areas didn't stick well and needed touchup). Then Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 black primer, masked the anti-glare panel, followed by SM201 Super Metallic 2 silver. A little too NMF for what was silver paint, but it looked so sweet I left it. If I had gloss varnished it before decals I may have been able to avoid the film showing on the tail codes, but it doesn't look as bad in person. And the silver and red look better irl too
Decals were generally good but there was some wrinkling. These sealed in with Modelmaster sealer for metalizer lacquer. I had used a Pigma Micron 003 (0.15mm) pen to hand draw some stenciling in (!) and that needed a good sealer. Engine area is gloss black lacquer followed by an Alclad II, with brushed AK True Metal steel
Yes, masking was a chore- but the result is sure showy!
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17 7 July 2021, 02:04
JohnExcellent job on this rare aircraft. I have seen 55118 many times when I have visited Pima Air Museum in Tucson, AZ.
7 July 2021, 02:11
Larry CherniakGuess it worked! Yes, I saw 55119 in Dayton last year also. Half the fun of building the kit was the research into what the designers were up to, and I left mighty impressed. I kept thinking of a 1957 Chevy era of technology, going Mach 2! With variable inlets, all-flying tails, no ailerons, side control stick tested... Too bad about the flaming brakes...
7 July 2021, 02:33
JohnYes and with an ejection seat right in front of the intake, I am sure it made the test pilots nervous. The engineers in the early jet age produced some cool machines. I am working on a F4D-1 Skyray- that's a jet that was difficult to fly but looked very futuristic and advanced.
7 July 2021, 02:45
Michael DroverHas to be either inspired by the Thunderbirds or vice versa. Looks great.
7 July 2021, 05:28
Robert PodkońskiLooking really awesome! I am even more happy that I have one in my stash after seeing that it can be turned into such an impressing piece... 🙂
7 July 2021, 06:24
David R. MeizosoVery neat and precise build, remarkable masking skills, and awesome pictures indeed. Congrats!
7 July 2021, 06:29
Album info
I've managed my stash here and have been a contributor for years but don't do the "social media" side of the site and have yet to add an album. I didn't see how in the FAQ, so here is a test. The F-107A is an early Trumpeter kit but was not their tooling so was better than their other releases at the time. I started this one years ago and put it aside until my finishing skills had improved.
