TF-104G Marineflieger
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project inventory (so far)
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starting with the Brassin seats
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direct comparison Italeri vs. Edurad MB GQ-7A
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seat rails dry fitted to the tub; lightening holes drilled open
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comparison of the rear cockpit rear wall to the real thing
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Eduard vs. Italeri ejection seat handles - I guess scratch building it is
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Italeri vs. Quickoost sticks; unfortunately the F-104G stick (Quickboost) wasn't used in the TF-104G
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transplanted the Quickboost grip onto the Italeri stick (left)
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Italeri's instrument panel coaming - merely a joke in 1/32 compared to the original
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project inventory pt.2
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added various bits to the HUD
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compass added
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test fit for the new coaming
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prepping the cockpit for the Anyz knobs
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scratched a cockpit light (right side compared to the kit part on the left)
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rear sidewall detailed
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test fit - succesful!
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calling the sidewalls done
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not going to touch the rear wall of the aft cockpit
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extra stuff for the electronic bays from eduard - expect huge loads of wire, too!
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brassin nozzle
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black base
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AK real colours FS36231 sprayed on
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scratch build ejection loop thingys
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T-handles added from scratch
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first Anyz toggle switch added
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decals on the brassin seat
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Anyz decals on
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added wiring to the electronic bay
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a start with the computer bay: drilling holes into the eduard PE
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piano hinge added to the electronic bay door
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detailing the inside of the front computer hatch
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test fit with the new coaming from lead foil
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all Airscale decals applied to the IPs
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more refinement done on the computer bay hatch (Archer rivets and some scratching)
the light bulb will be put in place after painting
the light bulb will be put in place after painting
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electronic bay all painted - waiting for a wash
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PE installed on the computer bay
repainted the yellow-zinc-chromate
repainted the yellow-zinc-chromate
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cockpit is finishe minus the instrument glasses
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Anyz knobs in place
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after lots of wrestling the seatbelts went on
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second ejection seat finally finished
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all in place
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fuselage dry fit
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it's tight, but it fits!
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main landing gear with tow rings and brake line
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first coat of Alclad alu on the brassin rims
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wheel bay in place and painted
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fuselage ready for glue - finally!
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electronic bay installed
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brassin nozzle painted (alclad jet exhaust and pale burnt metal over steel - using a splatter template)
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washing with dark brown
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added some more brown to the cone behind the flameholder
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some new marvellous stuff arrived from italy
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Italeri on the right vs the correct videoaviation part in the middle.
Shortened one on the left to fit (the incorrect) Italeri wing
Shortened one on the left to fit (the incorrect) Italeri wing
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corrected the too short wing
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shim added to fill the void between fuselage and aileron/flap
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tedious work: masking in and out
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one step closer to paint
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black base (alclad) is on!
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markings drawn and ready for cutting
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white marble for the markings
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close up
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blended in with a 50/50 mixture off-white/white
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masks applied to the port side
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close up
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base coat for the dayglo orange. White on the underside and white + yellow marble for the faded uppers
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sprayed some MRP yellow - marvellous stuff!
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redid the wingtip tanks: upper side lightly faded vompared to the underside
much more even colourcoat
much more even colourcoat
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black applied to codes and insignia - almost ready for camo!
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close up
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marble coat for th underside - done with AK real color RAL9006.
Didn't spray as smoohly as I'd liked
Didn't spray as smoohly as I'd liked
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blended in with multiple coats.
All in all maybe a tad too dark
All in all maybe a tad too dark
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Check for th upperside colour: RAL7012.
Pure MRP on the upper patch. Way too light and imho not lacking any bluish hue.
Added one third marking blue for the lower patch. Still a little bit too light compared to the underside colour.
Now what?
Pure MRP on the upper patch. Way too light and imho not lacking any bluish hue.
Added one third marking blue for the lower patch. Still a little bit too light compared to the underside colour.
Now what?
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Upper camo base
mixed from: 70% MRP basalt grey, 20% MRP marking blue and 10% Tamiya black
mixed from: 70% MRP basalt grey, 20% MRP marking blue and 10% Tamiya black
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up close
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blended in
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comparison between finished surface and basecoat
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Some genius spilled paint onto the finished wing. Sanded and repainted black
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repaired
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and up close
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patch ups in place
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port side with patch ups
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tail up close, I tried to keep the contrast between touch up and original paint low
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and some more stuff on the mid fuselage
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little teaser with the wingtip tanks and the radome painted
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necessary repairs where I spilled paint
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Although not perfect -the insignia and letters look okayish
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mask on for the ancor
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overall look without masks
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one more
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anchor painted - well 99% since the top wasn't cut properly
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almost forgot those tan panels
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gloss coat (tamiya X-22 with levelling thinner) is on
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decal example #1: silvering out of nowhere
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decal example #2: no silvering but slight melting (wth?)
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decal example #3: perfectly laid down
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underside completed and port side with 90% of the stencils
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more Tamiya gloss added to avoid more decal problems
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decals finally all on
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ready for another gloss
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almost forgot something
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paint and missing decals applied
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wash applied - neutral grey for the lowers
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dark blue grey for the uppers
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just a subtle shadow - no dark trenches eh panel lines
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subtle wash as well
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salty zipper
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close up - maybe a tad too heavy with the fading
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adding the tiptanks for contrast, seems much more okay
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overall look befor the filter
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(grey) filter applied to the port side
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disaster
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disaster!
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quick shot after the flat coat
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wheels painted and weathered
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boarding ladders
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electronic bay
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extra flat dayglo
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new windshield masked
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black base
sadly the rivets are badly moulded
sadly the rivets are badly moulded
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rivets reworked
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new windscreen installed
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almost finished!
Коментари
41 13 March 2020, 21:18
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Sehr ambitioniert und vielversprechend. Lieber spät ein Sitz ganz hinten als den Film gar nicht sehen🙂: bin dabei.
6 September 2020, 16:37
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Wow, great job on the structure of the surfaces and a fabulous orange! Respect, this is a work of art 👍
24 January 2021, 14:50