Lockheed F-104C Starfighter

Scale:: 1:144
Status:: Completed
Started:: September 6, 2017
Completed:: January 3, 2018

During the Vietnam War, the USAF sent 2 squadrons of F-104C's to Thailand.
although they werent used as effectivly as other more suitable types, they still made a decent contribution.

Kit: Revell F-104G Starfighter with Retrokit F-104C conversion set.

Project inventory

Full kits

F-104 G Starfighter

Revell 1:144

04060 (80-4060) 2008 New parts

Detail and Conversion sets

Detail & Conversion Set

F-104C for Revell F-104G kits

RetroWings 1:144

RW44075

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F-104C

1:144

Project: Lockheed F-104C Starfighter

1:144 F-104 G Starfighter (Revell 04060)

Comments

19 May 2017, 16:24

Nils Steyaert
work on the F-104C has begun, unfortunatly, im off to a bad start as i broke of the resin refueling probe when cutting it out 🙁
luckily i had another set for backup and managed to cut that one out without problems.

6 September 2017, 08:46

Patrick Hagelstein
Can't you cut off the resin nozzle and attach that to an appropriately bent piece of thick copper wire? That should make it sturdier.

6 September 2017, 11:05

Bart Goesaert
looks good, interested in this one. Is the tail conversion a neccessity?

15 September 2017, 07:30

Nils Steyaert
Finished 🙂

@Bart, not entirely, but the C-model has a smaller rudder compared to the -G, but i decided to go with the conversion kit to save worktime and avoid messy mistakes.

3 January 2018, 14:46

playtime 222
OooOOOooh! Never considered these were in service in Vietnam. Not my favourite plane (reason - SR177 and politics) but my girl spotted a Testors 1/48 in the flea market last year. Was going to do Luftwaffe but I rather like your album cover. Thanks for the inspiration 😄

3 January 2018, 17:02