I've never made a model of a F104. So here is my attempt of the Italeri kit. The kit is a G but I've turned it into an Italian S version. The only real external differences I can see are the cannon port fared over and the addition of two ventral strakes.
Well lots actually. I've strayed away from 1/48 everything. Got my first Iwata airbrush, and I still can't use lifecolour paints.
Well I've got the F16 out of the box. I got this for a good price from a friend who had started putting bits together. This is where the problem starts. The parts that have been put together are not shall we say , hmm good. So cue me taking all the bits I could back apart. I've had a few choices taken away from me such as, the gun now has to be closed up. The lower half has had been plastered in filler so I've had to sand that all away, and the intake has been fitted so I've got to try and somehow fill the seams down the sides whilst its already fitted.
I've really been looking forward to building this one . I don't have a clue where I'm going to put it when It's finished. Researching the F-16 has thrown up lots of questions, some that I still don't have the answers for. The one thing I do know is that I'm going to put a pilot in this one. I also have some resin goodies for it.
I picked this up for a tenner in the second hand section at Hannants London shop. I've loved every second of it .
