RalphSarc Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 A friend of mine has asked me to build a F-106 Delta Dart that he was a crew chief on while serving in the USAF. 2
One-Oh-Four Posted September 22, 2014 Posted September 22, 2014 Cool project. It's a very nicely detailed kit, although with some soft details here and there. Fit can also be challenging if you want to keep the raised surface detailing!
RalphSarc Posted September 22, 2014 Author Posted September 22, 2014 Cool project. It's a very nicely detailed kit, although with some soft details here and there. Fit can also be challenging if you want to keep the raised surface detailing! Thanks for the heads up Erik. I'm looking forward to the build.
RalphSarc Posted September 25, 2014 Author Posted September 25, 2014 Well of we go to F-106 Delta Dart land, lol!! For an older kit the plastic seems pretty clear of flash and ejector pins marks. The plastic however is a bit thin and soft! For a 1/48 kit the cockpit has some wonderful detail. The ejector seat detailed nicely but will be hard to see in the narrow cockpit! Pretty narrow but at least the chair shows! Fuselage is a good fit but the wings look tricky!! 2
RalphSarc Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 Did a little dry fitting today before starting to mask the fuselage and inner wing section to be painted Tamiya zinc chromate. This model has great detail in the wheel wells and weopons bay however the plastic is reallt soft!! 2
wemattson Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 Ralph, Looking good! I love seeing these old kits come alive. Cheers, Wayne 1
RalphSarc Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 Ralph, Looking good! I love seeing these old kits come alive. Cheers, Wayne Yea me too Wayne. They're always fun!!
crazypoet Posted October 1, 2014 Posted October 1, 2014 I've always had a soft spot for the F-106. I look forward to watching your progress 1
JonathanReed Posted October 2, 2014 Posted October 2, 2014 Nice Ralph! You are one busy man! Keep on building! 1
RalphSarc Posted October 4, 2014 Author Posted October 4, 2014 Revell 1/48 F-106 Update.So far so good but a bit fidgety! Lots of great gear and weapons bay parts with nice detail for sure. 1
RalphSarc Posted October 5, 2014 Author Posted October 5, 2014 The paint shop crew sprayed all the newly install parts with a coat of white primer followed by a coat of zinc chromate. Hopefully the engine shop will finish up the afterburner section for installation today allowing for the fuselage sections to be joined! 1
RalphSarc Posted October 11, 2014 Author Posted October 11, 2014 Rainy day in Georgia just perfect for gluing up the F-106 fuselage! 1
RalphSarc Posted October 11, 2014 Author Posted October 11, 2014 It's a Bird?? It's a plane?? No its a yard dart, lol!!! 1
RalphSarc Posted October 12, 2014 Author Posted October 12, 2014 Started seam work yesterday!!! Did I say I hate seam work!!! 2
RalphSarc Posted October 12, 2014 Author Posted October 12, 2014 More seam work and installed the inlets today! 1
RalphSarc Posted October 19, 2014 Author Posted October 19, 2014 Well it's true what all the forums were saying about the intake fit being so bad but a few days of seam and gap work has solved that problem! A few touch ups, some sanding and I'll send it down to the paint shop guys, lol!! 1
RalphSarc Posted November 11, 2014 Author Posted November 11, 2014 Been a bit behind schedule on the F-106 due to the group tank build on "The Basement Air Force". We've been having great fun!! Finally got the primer down and the panel lines highlighted. 1
RalphSarc Posted November 18, 2014 Author Posted November 18, 2014 Sprayed base coat of Tamiya light gray today. 1
F-104nut Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 Sweet looking F-106. Love the paint job on the ejection seat. I have the new Trumpeter 106 in the works. I always loved the century series a/c. Keep the awesome work up Cheers Brian 1
RalphSarc Posted November 20, 2014 Author Posted November 20, 2014 Sweet looking F-106. Love the paint job on the ejection seat. I have the new Trumpeter 106 in the works. I always loved the century series a/c. Keep the awesome work up Cheers Brian Thanks Brian. So far this has been a great build although a bit cappy around the inlets and sides below the cockpit! I'm building this for a friend who was a crew cheif on the aircraft.
crazypoet Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Nice work on filling/correcting those intakes! I look forward to seeing this come together
RalphSarc Posted November 26, 2014 Author Posted November 26, 2014 Nice work on filling/correcting those intakes! I look forward to seeing this come together Yea the seams on this Revell kit were challenging to say the least!!
RalphSarc Posted December 12, 2014 Author Posted December 12, 2014 Did a bit more work on the F-106 today! Installed the belly fuel tanks and weapon bay doors, Install the main and nose gear assembly and doors. Ready for primer! Primed and sitting on it's own gear! Well let the primer coat dry/cure for a few days then spray the Gloss Light Grey base coat!!
RalphSarc Posted December 15, 2014 Author Posted December 15, 2014 Big weekend for the F-106!! Semi-gloss gray base coat! Repainted the weapon and gear bays! Maked and painted the nose and started decaling! Installing the weapons! Dry fitting the weapons.
RalphSarc Posted December 15, 2014 Author Posted December 15, 2014 Unmasked the cockpit canopy this morning!! Check out the finished model by following this link!
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