Meng 1/72 F-102A Delta Dagger - Vietnam War

Meng's F-102 is a really nice and beautifully engineered kit 

All things inside the fuselage installed 

Masking the inside of the intakes that fit very well 

Weapons bay, I will close it up but everything is provided to show it open. Needed shims at the wing root to fill a gap. 

Had some fit issues installing the wing, spreader to the rescue... 

... and a nasty seam on the starboard side wing to fuselage join. Putting some tension on it. 

Masking the windscreen 

Primed and pre-shaded 

First coat on, used AK Interactive acrylic, nice paint except it clogs my airbrush in no-time 

Mid-green coat on... 

... and more masking for the dark green 

Dark green done... 

...and looking good after de-masking 

Gloss coat and first decals applied 

Decals behaved well, didn't notice the slight white edge of the turbine warning strip until applying... But something else is off as well. Hmmm. 

After a while I realized Meng fouled up with the national insignia. They are way too large.. What are these things called again? Right, references. Check check check. Darn things refused to come off, had to sand them off...  

Respraying the damaged areas after quite some filling and sanding to repair the damage... 

Back on track with insignia from the spares box 

Matt coat on, light weathering done 

More de-masking. Aaaand oops, pulled too hard on the masking tape in the intakes. Sigh... 

intake back on with minimal damage and installing gear 

Wing tanks etc on, almost there 

And done! Pitot tube was damaged beyond repair in the box, so replaced by a pin.