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F-104G Starfighter x2 minicraft kits in 1/144
Delbert
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Posted: Saturday, August 10, 2013 - 12:59 PM UTC
Hello everyone.

Finished these up in a campaign last month and thought I would post them here for your critiquing pleasure.

These are my 1st 1/144 scale kits and they are tiny, I discovered a few things I could improve myself and I'll admit that next time I'll work on improving a few things.

so since I'm a glutton for punishment, here are the photos.

F-104 Starfighters, in U.S. and Canadian Markings.

the photos were taken using a cloudy sky as the background.













thanks for looking
Delbert
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Posted: Saturday, August 10, 2013 - 02:31 PM UTC
That's quite a nice job given how primitive that kit is. Now that you've triumphed over Minicraft, give yourself a treat and do the Revell -104 to see how a 21st Century kit works
Mcleod
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2013 - 01:48 AM UTC
Well done, Delbert! I've recently completed my first 1/144 project as well. I found that adding a tiny piece of brass tubing to simulate the pitot tube really adds to these kits.
Delbert
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Posted: Sunday, August 11, 2013 - 02:29 AM UTC
Good idea Ben, I'll keep that in mind for my next 1/144 jet build. got a F-104 and a couple of F-4's left. lol

Delbert
Joel_W
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Posted: Monday, August 12, 2013 - 05:53 AM UTC
Amazing, I can't even see 1/72 well enough to model in that scale, and you're building in 1/144 no less. Nicely done double build.
Joel
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