1/75 Revell F-102 retro build

[slaterat]

I finished this kit a while ago and finally getting around to posting it. This was one of my favortie kits as ayoungster and I was happy to find one on line in this condition and complete.

 

[slaterat]

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[slaterat]

I like how you get 1/2 of a pilot

 

[slaterat]

A little warpage but not too bad to fix

 

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some more shots

 

[fubar57]

Nifty looking little kit

 

[slaterat]

The assembly and paint is done. Keeping to the retro build theme, painting is by brush and masking only, and kept to a minimum by preserving the air superiority grey the model is cast in. I used testor's glue and gaps were filled in with lepage's clear wood glue. One concession I made to modern builds was using tamiya acrylic paints.

 

[slaterat]

Final shots of the build with decals and three coats of brushed on future. One decal broke up due to micro cracking but I did scan the originals so I can try to print off a replacement. I like the Air National Guard decal on the tail. Overall it was a lot of fun to build and I hope you enjoy results as much as I do.

 

[fubar57]

Well done.

 

[Crimea_River]

I agree.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Nice one.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[MIflyer]

Nice work!

When I built that kit back in the late 60's I made two improvements. The nose did not look right so I took a .50 cal bullet and pushed it through a hot piece of Mattel Vac-U-Form plastic to make a new one. And I wanted the tall tail version of the airplane so I used the spare wing from an IMC Mig-21 kit to make a new tail.

We had 102's about 15 miles from our house so we occasionally git to see them come over. And that ANG base hosted a bunch of boy scouts one Sunday and we got a ride in their C-54 and to see F-102's really close up.

 

[jmcalli2]

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Now THERE are some memories! Do I get two candy bars or a LEM model?