GB-44 1/48 CF-104D - Military A/C of post-war time

[fubar57]

Username: fubar57
First name: George
Category: Advanced
Manufacturer: Hasegawa #09955
Model: Lockheed CF-104D
Scale: 1:48

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CF-104D, Lockheed model 583-04-15, Lockheed construction number 583A-5303, RCAF serial number 12633, Mk.1 (Dual Training Aircraft), built by Lockheed. Taken on service March 23, 1962; it served the 448 Test Squadron "Central Experimental and Proving Establishment" (CEPE) at Cold Lake for many years; withdrawn from use May 23, 1973

CF104D 12633 NATO Public Relations Photo (via Eric Tammer)​

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[fubar57]

The innards. About 1/4 of the parts won't be used as they are for the single seat version. The innards...........

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The side consoles and I.P. come as decals. I'll see if I can avoid this.

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[fubar57]

....more innards and deecals......

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[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Good stuff Geo. For reference: **** DONE: 1/48 CF-104 Starfighter - The Jet Age.

 

[rochie]

Love it, would like one to do in Luftwaffe colours at some stage

 

[Crimea_River]

Geo, I also crawled all over CF-104 846 at the local museum and took some pics. Let me know if you need any reference shots.

 

[vandee]

NICE!!! The man in a missile and a two seater at that!- John

 

[Airframes]

Good one Geo - and it's reminded me to finish my RCAF example !

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys and will do Andy. Added pics to Posts #2 & #3

 

[fubar57]

Started looking at what can be attached before painting. Hasegawa makes this easy by have the innards spread over four different sprue trees. Going over Andy's build shows that the bang seats aren't that great but will be okay under the canopies. Shown are the seat rails with some nonsense that needs to be removed and cockpit detail.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Not a very positive fit for the seat rails...

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I spread some tube glue on the rails where they touch the back wall. Once the started to set up I poked and prodded until the rails were an equal distance from the cockpit side walls. I then added Tamiya to the joins to add strength.

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The back of the seat and framework that will attach to the rails

 

[rochie]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far George!

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys. Started throwing paint around. For the innards Hasegawa recommend FS36231 - Dk. Gull Grey. paint4models.com equates this to Tamiya XF-54 Dk. Sea Grey or Gunze 68 RLM 74. I don't have the Tamiya colour and RLM looks too dark compared to the real cockpit so I used Gunze RLM 75. All are probably off any ways as the RCAF used their own colors and I haven't found it yet.

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Detail painting next

 

[Wurger]

 

[T Bolt]

Great start George.

 

[Jock Tamson]

Good beginning George, the Hase kit looks really nice detail wise.