Lockheed F-104G Starfighter

[Supah]

A while back I may or may not have posted some WIP shots on this bird before the HDD died. Anyway here has been some work done on it so here goes

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-104g/starfighter300506-3.jpg

A bit closer look at the nose area

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-104g/starfighter300506-2.jpg

Also something that I shall soon be hanging from it

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-104g/orpheus3-small.jpg

BTW I am still looking for good prints or other refference on the seat and wheels :) IF you have them, feel free to let me know!

[kevjon]

Most impressive. I think the stencilling adds a lot to the detail and something that is usually missing from most profiles although I can understand why as it is not always easy to find information about the stencil data.

[Supah]

You wouldn't believe how annoying a part of it is but it is the thing most overlooked on modern aircraft profiles, these machines have half their maintenance manuals painted on them ;) You need really good refferences though to get this right which is a real pain in the pants at times :) For the Orpheus pod alone I drove 200 km and took 23 pictures!

[Cirric]

Supah - That's really awesome!

What pics are you looking for? I've got >250 MB of pictures/references - mostly G and S. I defiantely have have wheels and cockpit shots.

I also have the Italari 1/12 F-104 G cockpit model.

If you PM me with your email address and details, I'll start sending them.

[krazycolin]

as soon as i finish the JSF and the Super horny (oops.. can i say that here? ), this is the plane i'll be working on.... so cool.....

[krazycolin]

oops... nice work.... looks great Supah....

[Supah]

Thanks for the kind words, KC and Cirirc you have PM's ;)

[Spinner]

Most impressive. I think the stencilling adds a lot to the detail and something that is usually missing from most profiles although I can understand why as it is not always easy to find information about the stencil data.

Thats a thought! A copy of Thorpe's book was just added to my bookshelf. Do you have all the 'NO STEP' etc informational Kana n Kanji the factory put on your Zero?

[Gray]

Excellent detail Supah. The stencilling looks awesome.

[Supah]

Hi guys ! The stencelling is on all my planes :) Thats the main reason why I haven't converted into either a F-4E (USAF etc.) Or F-4EJ, I havent been able to find or make enough pictures to have the stencelling complete :)

[Larsen]

Sweet work man! Have you considdered bying the Squadron Signal books... "walk around" I think they're called... they make them for alot of aircraft...

Again... awsome work man.

[Supah]

More work done. Did some work on the nosewheel which is 90% complete :)

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-104g/starfighter040606.jpg

On the plane, and a close up view

http://supah.chaotic.nl/profiles/f-104g/nosewheel4.jpg

Just needs various instruction plates and the valve

[Meshfan]

Sexy plane design. F-22 Raptor and Rafale designs pwn all in beauty though.

Great details and nice paint job.