Die Luft über der See gehört dem MFG! F-104G

berni
Hi Holger, looks for the beginning very good. 👍

Holger Kranich
Thanks Berni!
Actually its pure fun to build!

Choppa Nutta
nice ejector seat thus far 🙂

Christian Meyerhoff
Na denn man los! Da schaue ich doch gerne zu!

Holger Kranich
Thanks Mates! This is since a long time a kit that motivates me a lot! The surfaces look superbly only the pe´s are more than made of steel!LOL

Holger Kranich
Guido, you have the kit yourself, dont you?

Philip De Keyser
Looking forward to this build, nice start Holger 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
Ah! I will follow this with great interest Holger!
Looks good so far!

Holger Kranich
Thanks Mates!😄
I got the kit as a bargain at my plastic-dealer. So i needed to buy it! And i´m really happy with it!

Aghis Barberopoulos
This is a really cool subject, I am watching. 😉

Holger Kranich
Hi Aghis, i was full of hope that you find this thread😢

Aghis Barberopoulos
Took me a little while...it's the summer you know 🙂

Holger Kranich
Oh you where quick enough, i added it today!😢

Vorya hidaryan
Amazing job Holger i really like the eject sit and panel 👍

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
Aye wie, des wird was schees! 👍

Holger Kranich
Thank you, Vorya and Jonns!
The decals on the instrument panel have settled under liters of Set and Sol. Now a little drybrushing and a small wash will be applied. Maybe tonight or tomorrow. But i like to do it this evening, i´m eager to get to the bench!

Bernhard Schrock
Die neue grosse Vitrine eingetroffen? 🙂 bin seeeehr neugierig! Auf dem Radar.

Holger Kranich
Moin Bernhard, nein keine neue Vitrine, es war ein Sonderangebot beim König, dass mich hat zuschlagen lassen! Wohin mit dem Ding kläre ich wenns fertig ist!😢

Bernhard Schrock
Sag mal... Was haben die denn unter dat Ding drangehängt, Sidewinder? Wenn ja, ich hab noch irgendwo zwei frühe von CE liegen in 32. Willst die haben?

Ingmar Stöhr
Cool! Looks very interesting. I'm watching.

Mathias Carl
Marineflieger kommt immer gut.
Da bleib ich mal mit dran.

Mike Kryza
Holger, wie viele Baustellen hast Du zur Zeit??😉 - Ist nur 'ne Frage 🙂

Holger Kranich
Thank you very very much, Chaps!🙂

@ Berhard: Jupp, AIM 9 kam da dran, Sollte ich mit denen im Kit unzufrieden sein, werde ich mich gerne bei Dir melden!😄

@ Mike: ...man hört irgendwann auf zu zählen... Aber hier muß und werde ich bis zum letzten Pinselstrich durchhalten! Ich habe aufgeräumt und meine Motivation wieder unterm Sessel hervorgeholt! LOL
Ohne scheiß, in den letzten Monaten habe ich irgendwie nix fertigbekommen aber mit dem Bausatz ist dieses Gefühl von: "Mist, ich will nicht auf der Arbeit sein, ich will auch nicht essen, ich will nach Hause und endlich wieder voller Freude ran an das Cockpit!", wieder zurück gekommen! Die Gier nach Plastik und Kleber! Und das will ich gnadenlos ausnutzen und auskosten! Und das kommt mir dieser "Bausatz-Herzenwunsch" gerade recht! Ich habe damals schon den 32ér von Revell gehabt und habe damit gespielt, noch und nöcher! Es ist wie früher, nur mit nem guten und neuen Bausatz!😄

Christian Meyerhoff
Einmal süchtig, immer süchtig... 🙂
Hau rein Alter!

Holger Kranich
Da hast Du vollkommen Recht, Christian!

Holger Kranich
I just added some drybrushing pics...

Choppa Nutta
wow Holger !! you really are cracking on with this one 🙂

Holger Kranich
Hey Choppy, this is really a seducing kit! I love it!🙂

Es-haq Khosravi
Nice job Holger!

Holger Kranich
Hey Essi, thank you!😢

Choppa Nutta
Yeah it really does look like a very good kit !! I've always liked the look of the Star Fighter.
I particularly like the fact it comes with photo ref (this should be standard for all kits I reckon 🙂 )
expensive though but quality !! no Yanky markings which seems strange given how many other countries are catered for in this kit, I wonder if they have a rebox of this kit with other versions ?
Anyhow, one does look forward to your progress 🙂

Youtube Video

Holger Kranich
Very kind, Choppy!;)
This kit was even reboxed by Tamiya! This is the second release/Rebox:
F-104 A/C Starfighter (Italeri 2504, 1:32)

Choppa Nutta
cool. does that boxing come with PE I wonder ?
What a difference PE makes !!
I've used it for the first time on my latest Neglected Kit Resurrection, a 1:48 Airfix Spitfire, just seatbelts but even that little bit has made such a difference to the cockpit, I am now convinced of its value, fiddly though it maybe 🙂

Christian Lehmann
Hallo Holger,
sieht ja vielversprechend aus. Diesen Klassiker der modernen Luftfahrt muß ich auch noch mal im kleinen Maßstab bauen. Hatte als 12 jähriger mal das Airfixmodell gebaut. Das wurde dann mal an Silvester geopfert. 😄

Holger Kranich
Yes Choppy, pe´s enchancing this kit indeed and they are included in this kit. But enjoy them with care!
I never saw a pe-fret which was so thick like this! Its nearly thick a tenth of a centimeter pure brass! The small part are only to bend when you have a "Hold ´n Fold" because you cant bend them with your fingers or you risk a cut!!
You maybe noticed that i didnt used the Cockpit pe´s. The kitparts are more dimensional and 3D. The pe´s are flat like a female religion teacher!LOL😢

Christian, the longer i build this kit and the more i learn about its history and capabilitys, the more growes the fascination in me about this spectacular aircraft!
And a lot of my old builds ended up with a firecracker in its butt, not only at new years firework!😢😄

Choppa Nutta
"flat like a female religion teacher"
hahahahahhahahahhhahahahhhaaaahhaa !!!
I actually spat out my cream puff for laughing !!

Now if there is one thing that will rot your brain it's religion !
I like Dr House's analogy of it being like a virus, it's communicable and it kills a lot of people lol 😄

Christian Meyerhoff
Nice cockpit and dash board! This will be a beauty for sure!

Es-haq Khosravi
Nice Job Holger! Nice Kit as well!

Holger Kranich
The pit actually recieves the last toughes, i want it a bit more used... I applyed oil and enamel washes after a good load of future! and some buttons get painted although the F 104 didnt had a lot of colour in the pit when electricity was switched off!

Thank you, Christian and Essi!👍

Clifford Keesler
Looking great. Love the 104.

Holger Kranich
Thank you very much, Cliffy!🙂

I proudly announce: The pit is finished, so far!😄

B
Freakin' awesome Holger!!

Christian Ristits
Wow, I saw this giant box yesterday in the store...what a great model! Looks very promising Holger, I am in!

Es-haq Khosravi
Nice job!

Holger Kranich
Brandon, Christian, Essi... Thanks for your kind words and encouragement!👍 I appreciate that very much!

Actually i´m cleaning the main landinggear. There is a annoying seam of small flash all around it... The molds have seen better days although the kit is not old...

Choppa Nutta
Yeah Holger !! you are definitely getting the hang of this modelling lark 😄

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
ich bin entzückt! 👍 👍 🙂

Holger Kranich
Ha, yeah Choppy, i´m "crossing the t"!😢 (just kidding)
Feels good you echance my motivation!

Holger Kranich
Danke, Jonns! Macht Spaß, die Mühle! Wenn Du die F-104 magst dann hau rein!😄

Choppa Nutta
"crossing the t"!
ah but are you dotting the " i "'s ? 😄

Holger Kranich
You got it, Choppy!😢

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
nee, ich baue gerade am M4 tractor, der fliecht nicht😉

Holger Kranich
@ Jonns; Dat watt nich fliecht, dat kriecht!😉

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
jepp, der dutt datt

Christian Meyerhoff
Klar, deswegen heißt ne Fliege ohne Flügel ja auch "Gehe" 🙂

Ingmar Stöhr
Holger, das sieht doch super aus! Da bekomme ich so richtig Lust meine gerade erstandene F-14 "last flight" anzufangen.

B
Does this kit come with nose weights?😉 for the price,it must.

Holger Kranich
Brandon you can srape the rest of the pe fret, it weights more than enough! Fortunately a F-104 dont need any noseweight...😢

Holger Kranich
Ingmar, Du baust auch Dinge die fliegen? In welchem Maßstab ist denn deine F-14?👍

Ingmar Stöhr
Ja, Schiffe, Flugzeuge, Panzer, Raumschiffe, ... in letzter Zeit lag der Fokus sehr stark auf Fahrzeugen in 1:35. Aber wenn ich ein gut gebautes Schiff oder Flugzeug sehe, dann kribbelt es immer in den Fingern. Aber man kann nicht alles gleichzeitig und irgendwie muss man auch erst etwas üben. Gerade im Moment verspüre ich einen gewissen Drang einen modernen Jet zu bauen 😉 Was ich irgendwann unbedingt mal bauen muss: A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair, A-10, F-16, F-14, F-15, Apache, AH-1 Cobra ...
Die Tomcat ist in 1:72 (F-14D Super Tomcat "Last Flight" (Revell 04195, 1:72)). Ich glaube, du hast die schon gebaut? 1:48 finde ich ja eigentlich die beste Kombination aus Details / Aufwand / Kosten / Platz... aber nach meinem Rettungshubschrauber in 1:72 von vor ein paar Wochen wollte ich nochmal einen Jet in 1:72 probieren. Der erste seit meinen Kindheitstagen... jetzt mit Airbrush, mehr Wissen und mehr Erfahrung 🙂

Calvin Gifford
Very cool! I will be following with interest, as I want to pick up the USAF version!

Holger Kranich
Hi Ingmar!
Damit hast Du Dir einen dankbaren Kit ausgesucht! Der Bau geht straight forward und die Decals sind ein Traum! Die Panellines sind etwas breit, halten aber ein Washing sehr schön. Ausserdem sind die Canopy´s der Tomcats von Revell in meinen Augen auch die einzig wahren, was das Shape angeht. Ich hab hier ne 72ér Cat von Hasegawa und die bekommt ganz klar ne Canopy von einer Revell-Tomcat!

Deine Liste von: A-6, A-7, A-10 etc. kann ich übrigens voll übernehmen!
das sind einfach Klassiker und Jets die in den 60-70érn designt wurden, sind für mich einfach DIE "Pin Up Ladys" unter den Jets! Schlank oder kurvig, aber immer sexy!😢

Und bezugnehmend auf deine Komination (Details,Aufwand, Kosten; Platz) kann ich nur sagen, dass eine 1:48 Tomcat, was den Platz angeht, eigentlich nicht dazu gehört. Ich weis nicht ob Du schonmal eine auf dem Tisch hattest aber ich finde die in 48 echt schon beeindruckent, von de Maßen her... Ich hatte auch damals die 32 Tomcat von Revell, die konnte ich fast garnicht tragen!😢😄

Christian Meyerhoff
Hallo Ingmar!
Das kann ich verstehen! Es gibt nichts schöneres als einen Bausatz mit vielen alten Erinnerungen mit den Mitteln von heute zu bauen. 1:35 kann auch richtig Spaß machen, aber so ein kleines buntes Projekt zwischen durch hat was!

Holger Kranich
@Calvin: As far as my progress is, i can tell you, this is a hell of a nice kit!Just some small but ever present flash is annoying me a bit... But i can solve that with work and ellbow grease and dont need witchcraft!😢

Choppa Nutta
all this German ! I feel so excluded from the conversation😉

Holger Kranich
Oh Choppy, you are still most welcome! If you like to join, i recommend the google-translator! (Just kidding😢)

But maybe you know, some particular questions can only be answered in your mother tongue, porperly...😄

Christian Meyerhoff
Well Choppa, we were just discussing the pros and cons about building Jets from the 60th and 70th compared to AFV`s in 1:35. My statement: No cons 🙂 Build them all! So fell wellcome to join the discussion!

Holger Kranich
Moin Christian, Dich sehe ich ja jetzt erst!😉 Tach!
Hi Christian, i just spotted you here!😉 Have a good day!

LOL
Choppy, maybe you wonder about the translation of : "Tach"
Yes some sentences in english just require only a word in flat-german language!😢

Christian Meyerhoff
Wieso das denn nun wieder ? 🙂
Bin von Anfang an dabei! Ne F-104 in dem Maßstab als Marineflieger ist doch wohl ein Kracher! Das lass ich mir doch wohl nicht entgehen...

Choppa Nutta
shame I can't remember how swear in German, or least how to spell it out 🙂
Anyhow,
Ich bin kenst (I think) vertstehe du mich ?
and that was without a translator 😄
I did try and learn just so you know I made an effort 😄

Holger Kranich
Christian, ich meinte jetzt gerade in der Unterhaltung, nicht im Thread!😢

Aber schön das Du gerne zuschauen magst!🙂

Holger Kranich
Choppy, i dont use a translator, too. And i fear its recognizeable...LOL😢😄

Christian Meyerhoff
Jo, Holger... manche sagen auch Moin!
@ Choppa ( Only because people in northern Germany are too lazy to talk anyway) Tach, Moin... Howdy... all the same 🙂

Ingmar Stöhr
Sorry Choppa. I knew it was going to be a lengthy comment, so I wrote in German to be bit faster. Holger, you are absolutely right about the Tomcat in 1:48. As a boy I did build one from ESCI??? and it was huge! And I think I like these planes, because I build most of them as a child and have some nice memories 🙂 Like Christian said: Build them again with the knowledge and skill of today. I guess I have to increase my building pace 😉 and I have to add the F-111 and the B-1 Lancer to the list.

Choppa Nutta
Honestly guys, no worries, I am cheeky git who likes to stir things up a little bit, a lot 😄
I totally get it, sometimes it is just easier to speak without having to think about the spelling of every word 🙂
And yes Holger, ya bum does look big in that lol 😄😉

Anyhow, the Matchbox 1:32 Me 109 is one from childhood memory 🙂

Clifford Keesler
Looks great Holger. I am going to try the Hase 1/32 104 as the Iterali is a little to rich for my budget.

Augie
Ok, who has the pop corn?

Holger Kranich
Sweet or salty, Augie?
I have seen that Choppy is hiding some under his seat😢!

Choppa Nutta
haha nope, thats just empty chocolate bar wrappers 😄
Green and Blacks milk chocolate !! mmmm, das ist lecker !! 😄

Hunter Cummins
Awesome awesome awesome !!!!!

Holger Kranich
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Hunter!😢

Augie
gimme the sweetstuff 🙂

Choppa Nutta
I'd be more than happy to share my chocolate 🙂

Hunter Cummins
Welcome holger😉

Aghis Barberopoulos
Nice going on the cockpit, keep it up!

John Thomas
Nice cockpit

Acki
Da ist man mal 2 Wochen weg und schon baust Du diese Rakete! Sieht gut aus.

Holger Kranich
Oh thank you all! You are all most welcome!

Holger Kranich
If time allowes, i´ll put the fuselage halves together, this evening. But i´m not sure what to take for this task... Extra Thin or Contacta...

Soeren R.
Nice project. Looks really good.

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
das was das Zeugs zusammen hält, würde ich nehmen😉 Contacta ist einfacher aufzutragen, der er nicht so schnell verdampft. Ein paar Punkte setzen, dann wenn zusammen, fein den Thin reinlaufen lassen... allerdings baue ich fast nur Schwermetall und seltener fliegende Dinge😉

Holger Kranich
Thanks, Sören!🙂
I had a similar idea, Jonns. Ansonsten hätte ich mich wohl von einem zum anderen Ende gekämpft...😄

Choppa Nutta
just to reiterate Jonns, you think Contacta is easier to use than Extra Thin because it doesn't dry as quick ? 🙂
I have yet to try this but I saw someone dry fit the fuselage and the run extra thin along the seem line presumably allowing capillary action to get between the seem. Though I am guessing a good fit would be needed, I liked it though, simpler, I will try it on my next model 🙂

Are Extra Thin and Mr Cement cellulose based ?
Just thinking of clean up

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
Choppa, that's exact what I had explained 👍

Holger Kranich
Hey Choppa,
i dont know if its cellulose based. And i actually did no dryfit at all. But when the fit is similar to the other parts, it will be more than a good fit!

My problem is that Thin dry´s so fast and i always use too much of contacta! LOL My fingers stick more than the fuselage halves, when i use contacta! 😄😄

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
have you das with the Nadel? Da kommen doch ganz kleine Tropfen raus, wenn man aufpasst

Holger Kranich
No Jonns, I nicht have that with die Nadel aber ich weis was Du meinst! LOL🙂

Choppa Nutta
awesome ! thank the magic teapot for Google translator 😄
though I couldn't quite get what Holger said, something about the end of a good fight ???
I had never pictured Holger as the quarrelsome type ! 😄

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
Choppa, Holger is a special type of north Germany. They're all a bit strange! 😉 😄

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
Holger, but then I would just take the extra-thin

Holger Kranich
I am not strange!😢
I am crazy and lunatic! And I insist to be insane! ROFL😉😄

Choppa Nutta
Crazeeey, over the rainbow...... 🙂

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
Sorry Holger you're not crazy, you're a Wangerooger, die sind so 😛

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
I am a Swabian, which are also different😉

Soeren R.
Hier ist ja was los 🙂 I can see crazy people 😛

Gary
Nice job!! The F-104 is one of my favorites. Gary

antonio coral
nice job! greetings from Colombia!

Holger Kranich
@Guido: Surely a good way to glue this long beast... I´ll give it a try and figure out what works best.🙂 Tomorrow you all know more!

Garry, Antonio: You make me courage!😄 Thank you!

Christian Lehmann
Hi Holger,
das funktioniert so wie Guido es beschriben hat. Habe das letztens auch so gemacht.

Gary
While the glue is still soft use clear tape cross ways to hold the halves together. It will streatch some also. I call it convincer tape. Gary

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
Hat es geklappt Holgi? Mit dem Kleben? Has it worked Holgi? The bonding? 🙂

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
beim Holger sieht es immer aus, als wäre eben die Putzfrau durch! Respekt! 😄

Holger Kranich
Oh, da darfst Du nicht den rRest des Raumes sehen...😢

Holger Kranich
And again, many thanks for the glueing hints! I decided myself to make it with Thin😢

Augie
dude... looking good... dont tell me your a fellow smoker?

Holger Kranich
Hi Augie,

no build without rolling tobacco!😢 Great to calm down or to make a break and have a look at your work!

Choppa Nutta
yeah having a gentle toot while you work, it helps to expand the thinking time 😄

Heico van der Heide
That's one big ass mofo!! Like what you did with the cockpit panel😉

Stephan Ryll
Very nice! 🙂

Holger Kranich
Thank you very much guys! 🙂

Augie
Lol, 🙂 nice going either way holly

Christian Ristits
Monster!

Choppa Nutta
thats gonna be over 450mm long, it will have some good presence ! 🙂

Holger Kranich
Yep, its a big one her! And the tail isnt already attached!😢

Choppa Nutta
I watched a documentary on this plane and was surprised how low to the ground the early versions were watching the ground crew attending to it. Anyhow Holly how is ti progressing ? 🙂

Holger Kranich
There is progress but not much... I first have to recover from this weekend... A long and hard party... But it was great!😢

Choppa Nutta
sounds awesome ! may your hangover be brief 😄

Holger Kranich
My hangover is actually brutal and i´m working... I´m glad that its quiet here!😢😄

Choppa Nutta
more water, more aspirin and no heavy metal music for at least 24 hours as recommended by Doctor Chop 😄

Aghis Barberopoulos
Holger, I see you have fun in many scales! 🙂

Holger Kranich
Hey Aghis, scale doesnt matters to me as long i am having fun!😢

Holger Kranich
And i had the old revell one, this is some kinda nostalgia build!

Holger Kranich
Yihaaaww, the fuselage halves are together!

Christian Meyerhoff
Well done Mate! Looks like an excellent fit of the parts!

Holger Kranich
Thanks Chris!
Up to now my sandingsticks are mostly unemployed!😢

Choppa Nutta
and didn't go together very neatly indeed !
a good fit by the judging of things 🙂

Christian Meyerhoff
Hest moi makt!

Holger Kranich
Yeah, Choppy the fit is not remarable but intermediate good! I have nothing to complain exept the flash on some parts!

Joseph Johnson
nice job on the cockpit.

Holger Kranich
Thx! Chris and Joseph!

Choppa Nutta
the fit on the spine portion looks pretty good though or have you tidied that up already ?
as for flash a little bit you can cope with but the amount of flash on my Airfix Catalina is driving me nuts as is the poor fit, so much for a rapid build, it's almost like a vac formed kit.. lol 🙂
Anyhow, nice to see some progress on the beast ! 😄

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
👍 👍

Holger Kranich
Good morning guys!🙂
No, nothing is cleaned up on that pix of the spine. Afterwards i just took a sandingstick and slightly rushed over the glue joints. There is only one spot that maybe needs some filler but thats nothing serious. (But i sometimes have the tendency to screw up things, i thought they are not serious!😢)

@ Guido: Sit back, enjoy and have a smoketime, you know why!😢

Joseph Johnson
your very welcome.

Clifford Keesler
Looking very nice Holger. I love 104s so I will be following this one.

Holger Kranich
Thanks, Joseph and Clifford! Very kind words!🙂

Edgars Bizūns
HUGE!!!!!

Choppa Nutta
trouble is with watching builds like this is that it makes me want to go out and buy one 😄

Mike Kryza
Take a "Valium"...😉

Choppa Nutta
haha I'd rather spend the money on 1:32nd scale F104 😄

Holger Kranich
Good idea, Choppy!

Clifford Keesler
The Hasegawa one is cheaper than the new Itarelia one, but has raised panel lines, which isn't bad if you feel like rescribing the whole model. But the new one is out of my price range for the time being.

Holger Kranich
Cliffy, i only bought it cuz it was a discounted bargain😢

Clifford Keesler
I would of done the same thing. It sure is looking nice.

Joseph Johnson
yea it is an expensive kit but it may go down in price eventually. but it is looking really good Holger.

Choppa Nutta
just waiting for that bargain price to pop up 😄

Phil Marchese
Oh this promises to be one to watch!

Christian Ristits
I am really excited how it will look like!

Holger Kranich
Oh thank you guys, you make me blush!😄

Edgars Bizūns
Haha! Better you make the model, not blush! 😄

Wim van der Luijt
Count me in Holger!

Pascal GARAT
Cool! Great start! 👍

Mike Kryza
Hi Holly - W'ooge 2015 - baust Du dann immer noch, oder...??? -😉 👍

sdzsdtintinsqdqsd
its not really that expensive... one stop at the local gas station for my car is equally priced...so... lets buy this beautifull "sargnagel" 😄

Joseph Johnson
Hobby town has one right now for 107.00 dollars to me that is expensive.

Holger Kranich
Got it at Modellbau König for 65€, so i didnt thought, i just buyed it! + a new pitotube and the exteriorset from eduard...

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
Hier wird ja nur geredet, gibt es dann auch mal wieder neue Bilder oder was? 😛

Kerry COX
There is not much to them but don't they turn out beautifully with the extra little pieces and care. It will be beautiful, as all your other one's have. :-0 :-0

Holger Kranich
And please convince my boss that i dont have to work so much!😢😢

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
Holger it is autumn, because no tourists will come, so you have time without end to work at the station desk on your model

Kerry COX
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, the bosses blessing...........GOLD !!!!!🙂

Holger Kranich
Due to Jonns "motivation" i am actually working on my babe😢 And i added some new pics!

Choppa Nutta
👍

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
thank you Holgi, thank you!!

Holger Kranich
Guys, i can not believe that the frontgear can tackle the weight of the finished model... But i cant also believe that i can change it to a scale aircraft conversions metal gear... It seems to be VERY fragile...

Bill Spargo
Love this machine, you are doing a great job Holly, cockpit looks great. Very impressive.

Kerry COX
Cartograph would have to be the better of all the decals on the market, good choice mate. 🙂

Holger Kranich
3 Aussies since my last post! 😄 Cool!
Thx for your nice comments, Dudes! I appreciate it!🙂

Holger Kranich
Some major work has been done, this evening!🙂

Kerry COX
So you are no longer worried about the nose wheel strut now ?

Christian Meyerhoff
Holger dat ward wat!!

Martien Lourens
That will certainly become a beauty.

Holger Kranich
Kerry, the fkn strut has got to hold! If not, Italerie will become a very bad letter from me😢😢

Christian, dat mutt wat warden!🙂 Ick bin schon janz bregenklöterig vom Tamiya Thin!

Thanks for your confidence, Martien! I invest blood, sweat and tears!😄

Kerry COX
Obviously, we all knew you could do it. Take a bow mate, it's looking grand.

Holger Kranich
A fat THX, Kerry!😄

Kerry COX
Right back atcha' 🙂

Edgars Bizūns
That is looking cracking! Love it!

Martien Lourens
Schade das es eine marinevlieger wird.....🙂 Ich mag eure lizzard camo so gerne sehen. ( ich glaube 2 grün und schwartz) Aber Marine ist auch oke....Bin gespannt Holger.

Holger Kranich
Thanks, Edgars!
I need to add a certain amount of lead in the nose! Actually it is a tailsitter!😢 But its already a hevy weight model...Let alone the tanks on the hardpoints, they weight more than a 1:72 Bf-109! LOL😉

Kerry COX
Your "Missile with wings" is certainly a brute Holger and I am wondering. Does anyone make a metal set of wheel struts for the 'Starfighter', because in the 1/32 kit by Hasegawa, I had metal as standard issue. !

Holger Kranich
Martien, you are right! The "Norm 38" camo looks very good and i love this scheme! But this time some naval stuff needs to be done! Its my personal hommage to our navy crews!

Edgars Bizūns
I suppose that you can find some metal structures for it. I'd simply heat up some lead and make the nose cone out of it overall. Just take the nose, put it in some fine grain plaster and make a form of it, then take in out when dried and put it the hot lead or tin in it. After it has gone cold, take it out and glue on the fuselage.

Holger Kranich
Edgars, i have to be very careful with adding weight! The front gear is kinda fragile...

Kerry COX
It's all wobbly at the knees eh ? 🙂

Dirk Heyer
She looks very nice so far!
Keep on and have fun!

Choppa Nutta
The front wheel is less of a worry than you might think with regard to weight bearing strength etc.
It is the main wheels that will be taking almost all the load because the centre of gravity will be very much closer, all the nose weight does is move the CG forward of the rear wheels and it only needs to be 1mm in front and it will sit properly and thus the nose might only be supporting a few grams of weight....

Anyhow, butt-on mushroom 😄

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Holger Kranich
Wobbly is the right word, Kerry!

Thanks Dirk!!! 🙂

I know Choppy, but study the breakdown of the frontgear and calculate down to 1:32, this 104 is "Wobbly" on its frontgear... But i´m convinced that the gear will tackle it!

Kerry COX
The only one who has the answer to the question about the Fungi in the img1 is a caterpillar that smokes a hookah!

Holger Kranich
"A caterpillar who smokes a Hooker!" LOLOL ROFL! 😄

Holger Kranich
Thanks Mikey! Yesterday i LISTENED TO sO fAR sO gOOD sO wHAT1And i was thinking of ya!😉

Holger Kranich
Fkn keyboard...😄

Holger Kranich
Sounds like a great idea, Mike!😄
And no, not a pussy!😢

Steve Wilson
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The big one is a BUTTon mushroom, the smaller one is a Funguy who doesn't need mushroom to put himself!!!

Kerry COX
hookah, hookah not hook ER, rat bag LOL

Kerry COX
Like your play on words Steve, lol.🙂

Kerry COX
Holger has one of those English keyboards that has the keys in the right place, but he still cant figure out what 'caps lock' is in German LOL Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Waiting ha ha. 🙂

Bill Spargo
Hows the hangar construction coming along Holger? Seeing how far you gone in your building , it is nearly time to house it in the hangar. Love the instrument panel. Cockpit really looks good, well done.

Clifford Keesler
Looks fantastic. Good job.

Kerry COX
Yeah, his modelling skills are something to be admired, but occasionally, his typing sucks !!! LMAO 🙂

Holger Kranich
My typing is exemplary!LOL😢

Thanks for your kind comments, dudes! I appreciate it a lot!

Kerry COX
And everything else you put your hand to is exemplary, as everyone has duly noted here too mate ! 🙂

Steve Wilson
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Hi Holly!!! it's taking shape nicely mate... 👍 doing a great job!!!
Your desk at work, looks very busy with more important things, than the daily running of a business🙂
Is that the Bottle Nose F-104G by the way???

Holger Kranich
Yep, this is the famous Lokkheath ANG/PQ 0815 F-104 G/CCV Floorfighter!😢

Thanks guys, you are too kind!😄

Es-haq Khosravi
Great job!

soheil moghisi
perfect.

Holger Kranich
Thx, Essi and Soheil! You are cool dudes!

Kerry COX
Go take a look in a mirror, and there you will see who's cool. 🙂

Edgars Bizūns
He looks in mirror and sees Kerry behind him!!! *dramatic music*

Es-haq Khosravi
DA DA DA DAAAA... 😄

Vorya hidaryan
Nice clean build Holger 👍

Kerry COX
LOL, It is obvious that all of us went to "How to slap you mate on the back" classes at one time, but I missed the "How to accept compliments" one !!!! LMAO 🙂

Kerry COX
Holger, your build is developing nicely mate, BUT, it seems to be lacking something, I think it is called. "finished" Ha ha 🙂

Edgars Bizūns
Kerry you killed me!! 😄 😄 😄 😄 😄

Holger Kranich
LOL!
Thanks guy´s!🙂

Holger Kranich
I added some pe airbrakes but i´m not sure to leave them or change to the styrene airbrakes... The pe´s fit well but lie very deep and the styrene brakes make a smooth surface but dont fit very good... I dont know what i should do... But i think i switch to the styrene ones...

By the way, i used the Uschi van der Rosten "Ca-ndle" yesterday for the ca application. Works really fine!👍
CA-NDLE glue applicator (Uschi van der Rosten CA-NDLE, No)

Kerry COX
Holger, The PE air brakes sit deep you say, well, would it be possible to glue in some really really thin strips of plastic sheet just inside the recess where the brakes come to rest, so that the strips are like a "lip" or 'ledge' so that the PE brakes don't go any deeper than the lip lets them, keeping the PE "flush" with the fuselage when closed. Wow, that sounds as clear as mud, but I reckon you get my drift yes ?

Kerry COX
Do the styrene ab's look "To Scale" or are they too 'thick' ?

Holger Kranich
Yes, i got ya! The styrene looks good to scale but the rivets on the pe look better... I´ll try to let them "come up" to let it look more smooth!

Kerry COX
Cool mate, I was not too sure if I made sense there, but thanks for letting me know Holger. And by the way, our Summer is just around the corner and we have bush fires roaring across the land all ready, ! and I do believe this will be our hottest Summer ever. Gaaaaaaaaah !!! More BEER ha ha. 🙂

Holger Kranich
You have it hot and dry and i have it wet and a bit cold. And the first stormflood was last week

But you are really living in a funny country. Weather is extreme and flora and fauna is toxic and poisenous like hell. And if its not toxic, it will bite you!
Yes, state this too, more beer!😄

Steve Wilson
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And if the bush fires don't gettcha, there's a particular nasty little eight legged Arachnid, with a red mark on his abdomen, just waiting to gettcha instead, just wanted to cheer you up!!!😄:
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Kerry COX
LOL, Thank God were alive.......................Just !!! 🙂

Kerry COX
Ahhhhhhhhh, the famous Red Back under the dunny seat. Lmao

Steve Wilson
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Don'tcha mean INFAMOUS!!!😮

Kerry COX
Wow, I just watched the excavation of the Me-262 !!

Kerry COX
NOW YOU TELL ME .................................!!!!!!!!

Kerry COX
Here on the Gold Coast, we are having a plague of Eastern Brown's, most are on the Spit near SeaWorld and !!!! on the beach !!

Kerry COX
G'day Mike. ! 🙂

Steve Wilson
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Was told there was a nasty predator to be found on most Ozzy beaches called the:
Bronzed Golden Haired Surfer!!! 🤔

Kerry COX
What !!!!!!!, the Paul Hogan look alike lives ? STRUTH !!!!

Steve Wilson
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Nah mate!!! That'sa Knife... Classic Dundee Line. Lol (((😄 )))

Kerry COX
Paul Hogan was originally a painter on the Sydney Harbour bridge and began his "life" in entertainment as a stand up comedian on TV, ironically called, "The Paul Hogan Show. and he played the part of the Aussie Gobbo, or the "Typical" Aussie with the heavy "Strine" accent, talking through the nose type of accent and he wore a sleevless shirt and had Zinc cream all over his nose with a Terry towling hat, and strangely enough, all of Australia just love him.

Steve Wilson
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And I watched it every week😄 What happened to his mate though from the Hoggy Show???

Kerry COX
Who, "Stropp" ?, well he moved to Byron Bay and bought a pub, or rather, turned the old railway station into a pub and married Delvene Delaney, the dumb blond who was also on the show. !!!! "keep a dancin' Maria" LOL

Steve Wilson
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As you know so much about him🙂!!!
Does he really have a twisted mouth or did he put it on for the show???

Kerry COX
All for show, in fact, he was hogans manager and promoter, a smart business man

Steve Wilson
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I guessed it, but wasn't sure!!! Didn't know the other stuff you mentioned...

Hey! Holly stop copping the stropp, you can have your thread back when we've finished😢

Kerry COX
Good fun and great memories. Thanks 🙂

Holger Kranich
Guido, have a look at the last three pics, there is an update!😢

Kerry COX
It seems to be not quite 'flush' just yet Holger. Am I right. ? And sorry about the 'off topic' I will use PM to do that in future. 🙁

Holger Kranich
Hi Guido, no i wont build them open. It destroys the silhouette, i think! But the eduard set provides the speedbrakes. And they are a kit in the kit!🙂

Kerry, no worries, but PM is the better way😄

Kerry COX
Post some shots of the AB from Eduard too mate, you have my attention. 🙂

Holger Kranich
I´m still undecided... The pe´s look mighty fine but will take me 8 hours for sure! And no one will see it on the model... But now i´ve got an idea! I just sand the styrene parts a little bit down and glue the pe on it! Ha! Heureka!🙂

Kerry COX
Exactly, and that idea seems to me, to be a logical one. It's all in getting the 'Look' right, and the remedy is not all that hard. Just make better use of what is at hand yes?.

Kerry COX
worldwarphotos.info/ Just thought I would pass this on mate.

Aghis Barberopoulos
That's a great link, nice reference photos! Thanks!

Wim van der Luijt
Very nice link....thanks!

Edgars Bizūns
Thanks for link Kerry!

Kerry COX
You are all welcome gents, I'm just looking for some ideas on my diorama for the StuG III, so I thought, oooooooooooooooooh, I wonder if someone would like this find as much as me 🙂

Holger Kranich
Cool link, Kerry!

Soeren R.
Yeah really great link for research etc. Thx for that Kerry!

Holger Kranich
Some new pix are online...

Es-haq Khosravi
Nice job Holger!!!

Soeren R.
Looks really great 🙂 Hopefully I will be on this level someday... right now Im to afraid of starting because I know it will be bad....

Aghis Barberopoulos
It is my opinion that the panel lines on the fuselage top are too wide and too deep. I would rather fill them up, smooth them down, then retouch them lightly with a pencil prior to painting. Using different paint tones and dirt would show well, even if there is no scribing. I say this because re-scribing over filled panel lines is not easy.

Aghis Barberopoulos
Just to add an alternative idea, the entire fuselage top can be covered by thin metal sheet panels: note close ups of the real thing, all the panels are two-dimensional - hence easy to make and detail. OK, I know I can be a perfectionist at times...

Holger Kranich
Aghis, you perhaps think like the guys from eduard! The exterior set provides pe for this problem!
And i will not overdo it, in this case... The molds are obviously mature enough to get changed!😢

Aghis Barberopoulos
OK, I didn't know that, but glad that I hear it! 🙂

Christian Meyerhoff
Holger! This will become an excellent model! Like your work on the PE`s. Very clean build so far! Good luck and happy modelling!

Bill Spargo
Very impressive Holger, looks a pleasure to build.

Kerry COX
Holger, How sweet it's looking now mate, but I didn't realise how deep the panel lines were until the close up of the spine. But delightful all the same mate. 🙂

Holger Kranich
Thank you very much guys! I appreciate your comments very much!
I really have to admit that masking the clears in this scale is such a joy! Much better than in 48 & 72! LOL

Yesterday it was so boring in the office that i took the 9(!) parts of the starboard wing tip tank with me, to assemble them whilst work. Nearly no clean up was necessary and just minor sanding was required!

Edgars Bizūns
Nicely nice masked canopay! 😄 🙂

Martien Lourens
So far ...so good....👍

Kerry COX
Holger, Have you ever used Parrafilm to mask off your clear parts before ? 🙂

Holger Kranich
Edgars, Martien: Thanks guys, you are cool!

Kerry, no i never had this stuff in my hands, i just heard rumors about it!😢

Guido, yes this is really big, bigger than i expected and i had a 1:32 F-104 in my youth! I assume it will be longer than my ...
cuttingmat😄, once the nosecone and the spear-like pitotube is installed!😢

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
It takes off Holger, stop it! otherwise all the work was for nothing...😉 👍

Manfred Knoll
Ah der Holger baut einen "Witwenmacher" der Marineflieger ;o)
Gruß Manne

Christian Meyerhoff
Holger dat ward wat!
Aber wo genau kommt denn der Turm des Königstigers hin ? 😛

Clifford Keesler
Still looking good.

Matthias Weiss
Looking good Holger! I don't like the "Flying Coffin Nail" at all but your build looks good!

Kerry COX
Holger, you obviously overcame the air brake situation mate ? 🙂

Holger Kranich
Jonns, no way, i put in Diesel!😉

Moin Manne, das ist der erste seid, warte mal...? Verdammt! 25 Jahren!😄

Christian, das ist die 1963 eingefuhrte Zusatzabwehrwaffe!LOL

Guido, yep A4 is not huge enough...

Clifford, thank you very much!👍

Moin Matthias, dankeschön! Ja, dass Ding ist nicht jedermanns sache!😢

Yes Kerry, its not the way i dreamed about but it will work!🙂

Matthias Weiss
Hehe... Zusatzwaffe ist gut Holger. Passt in etwa zum aktuellen Ausrüstungsstand der Bundeswehr soweit ich das mitbekommen habe.😉
Wie ist das nun mit der Ersatzteilversorgung für die KöTi-Türme? "Aus 2 mach 1" wie beim Eurocopter oder wird da noch nachproduziert? 🙂 🙂

Holger Kranich
ROFL! Tja, wer weis das schon, Matthias!😢

Holger Kranich
Yesterday, some progress was made... I taped a tiptank, painted some tubes in the canopyframe and added pe to the fuselage spine...

Kerry COX
Well Holger, this build is keeping everyone interested mate, and the progress is good too, the PE stuff looks superb. 🙂

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
schön das es weiter geht 👍 👍

Holger Kranich
Thanks guy´s! 😄
Yesterday evening my girlfriend wanted to watch "Greys Anatomy"... That was my chance to sneak away and entered my modeling realm! After two hours i heard my name from downstairs... Damn it! 🙂😢

Edgars Bizūns
😄 😄

Kerry COX
Holger, your lucky that's ALL you heard He He. 🙂

Jonns Pfeiffenberger
I am always very happy when she calls me from above - there is the bedroom 😄

Edgars Bizūns
Lol John 😄 I suppose I am the only free modeller here, oh well, at least my Zero calls me 😄

Kerry COX
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, "a love in" LOL

Matthias Weiss
So.... you still haven't mounted the KöTi turret?
🙂 🙂

Kerry COX
Holger, you just saw my 'bang handles' and it would be a perfect fit for your F-104 mate.

Holger Kranich
I already got myself some yellow and black thread. On the next big bird i´ll give it a try! There is an F-14B from HB waiting to get some resin seats.😢

Clifford Keesler
A beauty Holger. It is on my wish list.

Holger Kranich
Thanks Cliffy, i can recommend this kit but if you can, take a peak in the box and make sure that the panellines on both fuselagehalves are molded in the same quality!

Christian Meyerhoff
Excellent so far. Love the work on the pe`s

Roberto Rocat
Nice work. I've got one in "stand by", must return to it 🙂

Holger Kranich
Same here, Roberto! The preshading is partially on but i have to return to it! maybe in winter😢

Dieter Bihlmaier
In which winter Holger?😉

Roberto Rocat
Winter is coming 😉 We'll have a go to this nice kit!

Holger Kranich
Always good to have mates like you, dudes... hmpfgrmblwithmateslikeyou,idontneedenemys😄😢8)😛 LOL

Dieter Bihlmaier
Konntest du auch nicht mehr schlafen Holger?!

Holger Kranich
Nö, ich sitz im Büro und mache einen auf Pirat! Trinke Kaffee und kassiere Kurbeitrag!🙂

Dieter Bihlmaier
🙂

Kerry COX
🙂

Clifford Keesler
Looking very nice Holger! I have one now also. I am trying to decide which version I will do, but am leaning toward the German one, I like the color scheme, and I saw many of them while stationed in Germany.

Holger Kranich
Oh, you´ve been stationed in germany? Where have you been here?
I go with the Marine version as i love the scheme😢

Clifford Keesler
I was stationed at Wiesbaden, Just outside of Frankfort. I was in a Chinook company (CH-47) so I was all over the country. Plus I traveled a lot in my car on weekends.

Holger Kranich
Cool Cliffy, was that in the 80´s?

Clifford Keesler
No, late 70's 1975-1979.

Lauri Maalismaa
My favorite jet of all time!

Holger Kranich
Yeah, ist time to put it on the bench again... But some other Projects have to be finished first!

Lauri Maalismaa
I gotta get me one of these, too! Looks fantastic. Did the photoetches come with the kit?

Choppa Nutta
Been wondering how this project was coming along 🙂

Gareth Windsor
Yours is bigger than mine 🙁

Choppa Nutta
Luckily Gareth for you this is the kind of thing that can resolved by simply purchasing a bigger one even if they are a touch pricey😉 😄

Gareth Windsor
Even is I got one the same size Choppa, Holger's would still be nicer.

Choppa Nutta
lol for a moment there I thought you said "even if I got one the same size Holly's would still be bigger!" haha 🙂

Anyhow, awesome as Holly is don't sell yourself short, you do some great work too !!
Your Tomcat was bloody lovely mate 🙂

This one --> "Grumman F-14A Tomcat" Revell | Album by Windz (1:32)

Holger Kranich
Lauri, the pe´s that come with the kit are bloody bad and feel like chunks of steel... The rest is the fine stuff from eduard.

Gareth, Choppy: None of you will be bigger than mine... 😄😄😢 And Garteth´s Tomcat is phucking cool, just like your stuff, Choppy!

Choppa Nutta
haha I was thinking what might be the most appropriate song for this moment ...
obviously I dismissed "Anything you can do I can do better" as it's too narcissistic 😉

So I settled for this one instead 😄 haha 😄

Youtube Video

Clifford Keesler
This kit is next on my to do list. Finally got all my goodies, PE resin seat resin wheels etc.

Dierk W. Dreier
Sehr schön. Da bleibe ich mal dran... 😉

Christian Meyerhoff
Well Kerry, ACDC did a lot of great songs... BUT my all time favourite Band is Rose Tattoo (:
Did You ever listen to "The Butcher and Fast Eddie" ?

Youtube Video

Cheers Mate

Kerry COX
I am a bit of a head banger from some time ago, and saw many concerts here in Oz, and Rose Tattoo was one, and, I actually had long hair, to my pants belt actually. LOL. A real 'chick magnet' hahahaha 🙂

Choppa Nutta
haha god dam hippy lol 😄
I used to have waist length hair too, rock and roll !! 😄

Kerry COX
Well, I am 69 this April mate, and still kicking on, hehehehe 🙂 👍

Choppa Nutta
🙂 👍

Holger Kranich
I had long hair, too! Long to my belly😄

Kerry COX
Well I still have all my hair, short now but a very distinguished silver. LOL Most handsome. 🙂 👍

Choppa Nutta
We are all a bunch of god dam hippies !!
As Eric Cartman once put it !! 😄

Youtube Video

Kerry COX
Perfect. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Calvin Gifford
Very nice Starfighter coming along!

Christian Bruer
I second Calvins comment-🙂

Clifford Keesler
I third it. LOL.

Kerry COX
Your getting some wonderful results here Holger, and the MB escape pac looks awesome. 🙂 👍

Holger Kranich
4'thermore, i love your comments mates! 🙂
😢

Bill Spargo
Excellent build for an great aircraft

Ed Froix
Nice, if i want to build this kit i first have to move away and get me a bigger place to stay 🙂

Clifford Keesler
Someday I will build mine. LOL.

Holger Kranich
Thanks for your nice comments! Preshading is already done. Its masking time for the paintjob and that scares the sh*t out of me...

Clifford Keesler
Which scheme are you doing? I am going to do the German one.

Holger Kranich
Me too Cliffy. I´ll make it a navy "Marineflieger". So i have to create a clear and straight Demarkation line between gray and White. And believe me or not - this is the first time i try that. 😄

Clifford Keesler
you will get it.

Es-haq Khosravi
I know you will do your best! 👍