JohnB Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 I'm calling this one done. After all the paint peel off problems I'm fairly happy with the way it finally turned out. After market items are a AMS cockpit and seat plus a exhaust cone. As this kit is a G/S it did not come with any US national markings so I had to scrounge what was needed from my decal stash. Luckily I had all the one's that I needed. I re-primed the model with Testor's gloss white which worked well with the Alclad aluminum, etc after the bad peel off with the Alclad gray primer. THAT nearly sent the model to the SOD! LOL 😄 I'm glad I could "save" the build although there are still a couple of areas where some residuals show through. I just decided to live with it. I hope y'all like the model! 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5ikl Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Looks great John. Thought maybe you might do it in the Alcald polished aluminum. Beautiful finish never the less. Makes me want to drag out my "C" and do it. Cheers, Jerry 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 20 minutes ago, k5ikl said: Looks great John. Thought maybe you might do it in the Alcald polished aluminum. Beautiful finish never the less. Makes me want to drag out my "C" and do it. Cheers, Jerry Thanks Jerry! Saved from the SOD. I'll have to get some Alclad polished aluminum. It would have looked good on this model. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Looks great John. Glad you got it off the SoD, even if it was only there for a few hours. Carl 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 9 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: Looks great John. Glad you got it off the SoD, even if it was only there for a few hours. Carl Thank you Carl. I was so disgusted with all the peel off problems I had intended for it to be a near permanent resident there! LOL But I'm glad I changed my mind as I think it turned out okay. Certainly not a contest worthy model but okay for my shelves. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 John Great save and your 104 looks perfect as always. Super work on the NMF. Â 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 28 minutes ago, Peterpools said: John Great save and your 104 looks perfect as always. Super work on the NMF. Â Thank you Peter. I'm happy with the results even if they aren't 100% on the mark. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Great looking model, John! Seems like just the other day it was on the SOD. Great job! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Glad yours doesn't turn into a lawn dart, John. Your Starfighter looks absolutely beautiful and crisp in it's finish. If I ever build one, it can only be in NMF, which let the plane look so pure. Cheers Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Came out really great! Â For as fantastic as it looks, amazing it sat on the SOD. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 8 hours ago, GazzaS said: Great looking model, John! Seems like just the other day it was on the SOD. Great job! Thank you Gaz! I appreciate the nice comments and I'm pleased you like the 104. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 4 hours ago, DocRob said: Glad yours doesn't turn into a lawn dart, John. Your Starfighter looks absolutely beautiful and crisp in it's finish. If I ever build one, it can only be in NMF, which let the plane look so pure. Cheers Rob Thanks Rob! I think the 104 is just made to be in NMF. Very attractive in my opinion too! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 34 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said: Came out really great!  For as fantastic as it looks, amazing it sat on the SOD. Thank you Mike. I had to take a break from it for a bit but decided to go on and finish it. I'm glad I did as I really like the way it turned out. 😀 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Really nice recovery and way to get back into it. Hate to miss such a nice cockpit and the plane is just iconic. Very cool you have the photograph of the aircraft. NMF is so unforgiving, but your repair job looks terrific. Great job! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 14 minutes ago, CANicoll said: Really nice recovery and way to get back into it. Hate to miss such a nice cockpit and the plane is just iconic. Very cool you have the photograph of the aircraft. NMF is so unforgiving, but your repair job looks terrific. Great job! Thank you, I appreciate that. I'm pleased with the final result but there was a time I didn't think I would get it finished! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Very nice indeed John 👌....harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, harv said: Very nice indeed John 👌....harv Thank you Harv. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Very smooth finish John, somehow I completely missed out on your build. You're too fast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 12 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Very smooth finish John, somehow I completely missed out on your build. You're too fast Thank you Martin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Nice One John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 7 hours ago, KevinM said: Nice One John. Thank you Kevin!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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