Model Aircraft – August 2019

T

he recent Revell the F-104G is an

update of their 1995 ofering with

new decals and featuring two aircraft

in the green and black scheme. The

F-104 - wow what a great name,

‘Starighter’ a supersonic missile shaped

interceptor designed without frills, and one

known for many things over its lifetime, some

good, some not so good! The Starighter saw

service with the USAF, Germany, Japan and

Turkey, and although its speed eared it the

names ‘Zipper’ and ‘Missile with a Man in It’, the

Starighter also bore the name ‘Windowmaker’.

That’s enough of the facts and igures,

time to get onto the build, which started of

as you would expect with the cockpit. Here I

assembled and painted the tub and ejector seat

and added the decals for the instrument panels.

The cockpit was then glued to the top of the

front wheel well, and this in turn was installed

Supersonic

Starfighter

Jezz Coleman builds the 1:72 Revell F-104G

Manufacturer: Revell

Scale: 1:72

K i t Ty p e: Plastic injection moulded

Kit Number: 03904

Lockheed F-104G Starfighter

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