This
is my 1/48 Hasegawa CF-104 Starfighter finished with the markings of Turkish Air
Force. Turkey
is one of the very first countries to receive the F-104s
within the MAP program in 1963. Later,
in 70s and 80s TuAF continued to receive different types of Starfighters.
In 1986 44 pcs CF-104G & 6 pcs CF-104D were received from Canada. These
planes were allocated to the 181st and to the 182nd Squadrons. TuAF used
the CF-104 s till 1995 when they are replaced by F-16 C/Ds.
The
base kit is from Hasegawa “CF-104 Starfighter Tiger meet” (# 9712). Construction
started by painting the cockpit
components as usual. They
are painted to FS 36231 (gray) by Gunze Sangyo Acrylic.
The
modifications in the cockpit are:
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For
applying SEA caomuflage I used Gunze Sangyo acrylics.
Upper
surfaces are painted to FS 34102 (H303), FS 34079 (H309) and FS 30219 (H310).
Underside color is FS 36622 (H311).
The
auxiliary (underwing) fuel tanks are not included in the Hasegawa box .
Instead
of waiting for the next century the most accurate set to be produced, I preferred
to use the only option available in the market although
its shape is not exactly right.
This is AIRDOC ADR 48006 –Auxiliary fuel tanks & pylons set.
The
national insignias, numbers and flag are
from Turquoise decals. And the stencils are from the spares box. The last modification is made for the pitot tube. Before
finishing the model, I added Fine molds AC-51 pitot tube to my TuAF Starfighter.
Happy
modelling
Tolga
Istanbul
TURKEY
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