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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: Jicehem on April 23, 2009, 11:05:07 AM

Title: In my kit museum.
Post by: Jicehem on April 23, 2009, 11:05:07 AM

Hi all,  :-salut

Here is something that is not current : a metal plated kit.
This is a hasegawa model. I had got also the F-100D Super Sabre and the Mc Donnell F-4J Phantom II, but they have been built.

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_LockheedF-104JStarfighter_Haseg7-1.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=LockheedF-104JStarfighter_Haseg7-1.jpg)

(http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/th_LockheedF-104JStarfighter_Haseg72_c.jpg) (http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j215/jicehem/?action=view&current=LockheedF-104JStarfighter_Haseg72_c.jpg)

It's not so easy to build... because of the metal avoiding cement to work. All cementing surfaces must be scrapped and the joints are very difficult to sand...

Cheers,  :-wave :-wave
Jicehem

Title: Re: In my kit museum.
Post by: No.1 on April 23, 2009, 11:16:13 AM

So it is better to keep it as museum sample :) Look very interesting!

Title: Re: In my kit museum.
Post by: Profa on April 23, 2009, 11:45:01 PM

But if you're careful enough you'd get an amazing finished model - there's no better way to get metal effect than to use real metal :)
On the other hand, it's really an artefact and I agree with our No.1 - I'd prefer to leave it as a museum sample...

Title: Re: In my kit museum.
Post by: Jicehem on April 24, 2009, 07:06:08 AM

HiPprofa,  :-salut

You're totally right. For the F-100D, thanks to the Abt system (a varnish which was polished with a metallic powder) I've been able to obtain good joints...
I can't show you this kit, because I gave it a young modeler years ago...

Cheers,  :-wave
Jicehem

Title: Re: In my kit museum.
Post by: Letipapa on May 01, 2009, 11:46:51 AM

 :-eek :-clap :-clap :-clap :-wave