"Century series Jets" GB 2014-2015 * CLOSED *

Started both kits today starting with the cockpits.

Here is the F-104 cockpit. No detail at all.

Painted the pilot for the f-104. I normally dont use aircrew in my builds, but this kit will need some help with the cockpit to liven it up. I still have to weather him to get him to look right.

Here is the pilot for the F-106 all painted up with a basecoat of light gray, painted with the Tamiya transparent orange for the flight suit in layers to build up color and shadows. The rest is done with normal Tamiya acrylics. Just needs to be dullcoated once the paint cures.

NASA, eh? Great idea...nice and different. Love it

I'm almost ready to start the -102.  I received some NASA decals fundekals but I ordered a PE set from Eduard last night, so It will be a little while before it gets to me.

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Thanks Plastic...I've got lots of LT, so, I think I'll take the bite and give enamels a go this weekend on my 106 build.

Rob

I have two Badgers and I spray enamels and acrylics with them. I use lacquer thinner to clean them as LT will dissolve either type dried or not. I have taken a fully dry hand brush I thought was clean after using acrylics and rolled it in my lacquer filled glass jar and I couldn't believe how much paint came off. Works the same with enamels.

ygmodeler4

Did a search on squadron, spruebrothers, and scale hobbyist and I couldn't find anything. Does anybody know if somebody out there makes decals for this beautiful bird?

(Photo taken from Wings Palette website)

Right on B_one!! Will keep an eye out!

Here are my two kits. Most likely will start them this weekend.

I hear you, that F-104 seat sure is nice!

Yeah...that seat is...haha.  I don't think you'll have a problem cleaning it as long as you use the proper stuff. I like acrylics for that reason and I've only used enamels out of my airbrush once though, so maybe I'm not the person to ask

Thanks mach71, LOL, but, would you put that ole grey mess in the cockpit

Rob,

A minor point. The F-104 and F-106 used different ejection seats.

The -104 was a Stanly seat and the -106 was a WAC seat.

Another thing, need some advice. My LHS only has one bottle of FS 16473, and it`s an Enamel. Now, I`ve been babying my Iwata all these years with only Acrylics...am I going to have issues cleaning it after using MM enamels? Thanks!

Ok, started looking at the 106 tonight. I know I'm opening myself up to getting flamed by you guys, but, as you can see, I CANNOT in good conscience put this blob of grey plastic in the 'pit of this 'not so great in the first place kit, LOL'. Anyway, have this Verlinden ejec seat from a 104 to substitute. So, whattaya'll think??

So, as I said earlier, the 106 arrived today. Here it is in all it's Hasegawa'ness:

So, there it is. Low part count, so, it'll probably go together quite quickly. Problem though is I have no FS 16473 Aircraft Grey, so, looks like I might have to head to Montreal on Saturday to get some MM. She's uni-coloured, so, that'll mean an even quicker construction time. I've read some reviews on it that say it goes together very will with very low need for any filling. My only issue is the raised panel lines. difficult to sand near without fear of damaging them. Anyway, if I can get some paint, I'll try to get this on the go this weekend. 

That`s gorgeous, eh? Hasegawa makes that exact kit, but, getting the decals alone, hard to say.

Did a search on squadron, spruebrothers, and scale hobbyist and I couldn't find anything. Does anybody know if somebody out there makes decals for this beautiful bird?

(Photo taken from Wings Palette website)

Just "beat it into submition"!

I am sure you will make a good model out of it :-)

Theuns

Ok, so, I just picked up my Hasegawa 106 at the Post Office. First impression, `Not Great`. Oh well, I guess you get what you paid for. Didn`t realize it was such an old mold. Raised panel lines and really nothing in the pitty. The biggest disappointment is the canopy. You have to hold it up in a certain light to see the demarcation lines, so, that`ll be a bit of a masking mess. The decal sheet is quite good though. All decals are on register and look as though they were done within the this or the last decade.

I shouldn`t complain so much as it`s just a privilege these days to get a 106. Wish MENG did both 106 and 102. Gonna muscle through it and see how she ends up.

I will indeed be using pollished allu over gloss black for the 104  :-)

I started on the bangseat and it is a surprizingly fiddly thing to assemble!

Theuns

Right on, keep us updated!!

Thanks very much!

That's just what I need.

Mark....I found instructions for you...may be a bit hard to see, but, it may get you started:

www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php

Does anyone have the Meng F-102 kit?

I still have not heard back from Meng, can anyone help

with a copied set?

Thanks

Mark

Theuns

I recommend  Alclad Chrome and polished aluminum for a highly polished look. I love the lines of the 104 which looks fast even when parked.

Interesting to see the delta layout of the 102 and the 106.....very much in the lines of the Dassault Mirage 3 series.

Theuns

Box art of the 102

Here's a shot at the box art - this is the Revell-Monogram plasting with some nice resin parts by Squadron.  Test fit of the fuselage and wings seems pretty good, not too much flash. 

Steve

Theuns, looks like it's gonna be epic. Good choice on going with a metal finish. I think my 106 arrived in the mail Friday. Can't pick it up until Wednesday due to Canada Day, but, it has to be the kit I got from Ebay. Surprised because I was expecting it to take many weeks as it's coming from Hong Kong. Nice surprise. I will kick it off right away in conjunction with my Sci Fi build in progress.