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    Starfighter!

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    Another wee project moving closer to the finish line. Revell's kit of the Lockheed F104-G Starfighter. It's been a long time since I tried an aircraft kit. This one was a bit different to the (mainly Airfix) ones I remember, the fuselage is in 4 bits not 2, and getting them to join neatly wasn't easy. Would like to blame Revell, but its probably me...
     
    This will be painted up as an F104-G of the Italian Aeronautica Militare. Italy was an enthusiastic user of the F104, only retiring the last of their S variants in 2002. 
     
    An old aircraft that still manages to look futuristic, at least in my eyes. 

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    Starfighter! (2)

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    F104
    So a wee update on the F104. Paint and transfers now mostly done. This took a lot longer than expected, but hopefully looks a bit better than the Airfix kits I used to knock together in a couple of hours. 
    Italian airforce markings have proved difficult to get hold of, the first set from ebay were old stock which fell apart when I tried to apply them. The second set have got lost in the post apparently... 
    Thanks for all the feedback on my previous post, I was surprised by the level of interest in what for many people must be an old jet with an iffy safety record that retired from frontline service a couple of decades ago. 


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    Starfighter! (3)

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    F104
    So the f104G is finally finished. Not the easiest kit, or maybe I'm just a bit rusty with aircraft. Anyhow it's off to brighten up my home office; I've been working from home since March (as I'm sure lots of other RM webber's will have been). 
    Italian airforce markings were really difficult to source, but eventually got a set designed for the earlier f86 from FantasyPrintShop.co.uk . Not the cheapest, but excellent product and service. 
    I now have the final f104S-asa on my to do list for 2021.
    Thanks for looking, and all the best for Christmas and New Year.
    Ken

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    Wagons...

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    Across the channel
    So having more or less finished CC70001, I realised it's in need of some wagons to shunt in it's upcoming boxfile layout home. A locotracteur would be a much better choice for a boxfile, but hey....
     
    Being short of cash for modelling projects, I borrowed an idea from another RM webber (sorry I have forgotten your username) and bought one of those cheap plastic trainsets from Ebay. £9 got me three roughly ho-scale wagons and a battery-powered loco (not sure what I'll do with it yet).
     
    Wagon one is now more or less complete, having been re-branded from a petrol tanker (really) to a grain hopper. I went with Coopagri Bretagne because I like their logo. First attempt at weathering with watercolours, and quite happy with how it turned out. 
     
    Thanks 
     
    Ken

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