1/72 scale Century Series Jets - F-104G..................(Completed 29 Mar 2015)

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Drawings have been scaled and printed. Wood selection will be made shortly.

Lou

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Wooden pieces have been selected and templates are glued to cardboard. Carving will start shortly.

Lou

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Fuselage block marked. Carving to start tomorrow. Major snow storm schedules for later tonight and all day Sunday which converts to play time.

Lou

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Moving along.

Lou

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The previous F-104 fuselage(photo above) was discarded as the side view should have been applied 90 degrees to the location I used. That made the piece of wood too narrow to carve out the top view. Another piece was cut and carved. Now for carving the top view.

Lou

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F-104 bringing up the rear. Block cuts. Shaping to begin shortly.

Lou

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Moving along.

Lou

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Rough carved fuselage. Two brown smudges are blood. I like to pour myself into my work.

Lou

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Test fit wings to fuselage.

Lou

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Major components glued and sanded followed by first coat of wet primer.

Lou

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Primer dried. Just a bit of filler and some sanding followed by additional primer. Tip tanks, gun fairing and bottom fin are yet to be done.

Lou

[Boomerang]

  They all look great Lou.

  Cheers

   Gordon

[lastvautour]

Thanks Gordon.

Lou

[Biggles]

Looks great lou,
Is it french?
Its a pity about that first fuselarge
Biggles

[lastvautour]

The F-104 is American but was licence built in several countries including Canada.

Lou