FunkyZeit Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) Hey guys! I'm going to join this build as I wait for some F-16 parts from a LSP member. The subject will be a CF-104 built from the new Italeri kit! Build will be OOB. I plan to do a high polish paintjob (which I have no experience with so I'll need your help!), the plane will be done "in-flight" to save on some time. I want to do this one up rather quickly. My main problem is the kit does NOT include a Pilot.. so I may have to modify a tamiya f-16 pilot or a russian pilot.. What do you guys suggest? Stand by for updates! Edited May 1, 2014 by FunkyZeit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick32 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Looking forward to it! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Good choice….. if you need an F-16 pilot …. give me a shout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Nice choice Funky! HÃ¥kan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jessie_C Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 You can't really, truly do a CF-104 straight from Italeri's box, but you can get close. Here's a thread which discusses some of the things you'll want to know. Also Italeri has never yet managed to get RCAF maple leaves correct. Luckily, Canuck Models does an excellent decal sheet with everything you'll need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 You can't really, truly do a CF-104 straight from Italeri's box, but you can get close. Here's a thread which discusses some of the things you'll want to know. Also Italeri has never yet managed to get RCAF maple leaves correct. Luckily, Canuck Models does an excellent decal sheet with everything you'll need. It's very close though, I just got the kit yesterday. Slightly different instrument panel which nobody but the hard core CF-104 fan would notice. They don't offer the proper "fat" spoked wheel rims just fat solid ones or spoked thin ones. That's all I've found so far that's really noticeable. Leading Edge models here in Calgary does a few nice decal sets for the kit. I reviewed one set yesterday which will be in "what's new" in the next few days Leading Edge Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jessie_C Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Yes, very close. Also the early CF-104s from the era Italeri's decals portray didn't have the gun because they were tasked with nuclear strike and who cares about throwing a few 2cm chunks of lead at the Bad Guys when you're tossing around buckets of instant sunshine? It was only in the 1970s that the Canadian Starfighter fleet got their guns installed and by then they were painted green. ScoobyDoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyZeit Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Hey Ron I'm in calgary too! I plan to do the plane in flight so the wheels will be inside and the pit will have a pilot so people would be hard-pressed to see the difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyZeit Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) Lol glad I got this kit and can't make a legitimate 104! That one leading edge decal sheet shows a metal scheme with the gun. What am I missing here? Edited January 12, 2014 by FunkyZeit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jessie_C Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Is your scheme is 417 Sqn in the 1980s? They had bare metal and guns. It was the early RCAF scheme in the 1960s which didn't have the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyZeit Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) 417 Squad - 1962 are the decals supplied with the kit. I'm doing some reading about the early cf-104, indeed had the gun removed for a fuel cell, but I'm having issues finding photos to see if the gun port has also been removed. The leading edge decals that Ron suggested would remedy my problem, would it not? Thanks for your help Jessie Edited January 12, 2014 by FunkyZeit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jessie_C Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 No, the 1962 scheme was very different. When the gun was removed the port was plated over but the bulge stayed. Perhaps this is what the Leadeing Edge decal shows? Otherwise their artist missed drawing in the covered port. Here's the basic 1962 scheme. The gun port fairing is visible under the "RC". The white pod on the centreline pylon is a practise bomb carrier. Here's one from the 1980s The Maple leaves in the roundels, flag on the tail, RCAF vs Armed Forces lettering and many other details were different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Thx Jessie, you're fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jessie_C Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 That's me, the girl with the head full of useless aircraft trivia jgrease and D.B. Andrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyZeit Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Looked a little deeper into the kit... It supplies a gun cover for you to make a 60's CF-104. Crisis averted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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