New Project: F-16 with parts from the ususal F-104 (ever 1/48)

[G.Marcat]

Completed the F-404 now it's time for another F-104 variant.

The center part will be taken from the F-16, the front and the tail from the F-104.
For the wings I'm considering some options.

This is a my concept:



The donor kit is the F-16A from ESCI: it's horrible but for the my purposes it's ok.
The F-104 could be ESCI.

[Sauragnmon]

Hmmm the profile's certainly suggestive, looking forward to seeing what you pull out of this one.

[JP Vieira]

I feel good vibes from this project: let's us see what you do with it 

[ysi_maniac]

Hmmm the profile's certainly suggestive, looking forward to seeing what you pull out of this one.

Agreed! looks promising indeed!

[G.Marcat]

Yesterday done a lot of work, for now all the work is on the tail zone:




The tail zone from Esci F-104 fit without any problem at the tail of the F-16: even better, the outline of the lower zone of the glued tail is perfectly curved!



The empennage group is a source of problems.
Foresee a lot of work to obtain a decent look.




Two Pieces of plasticard added to the rear part of F-16 wings to replicate the shape of the F-104 wings.
The rear part of the F-104's fuselage is now glued to the F-16.

[ChernayaAkula]

Nice going! The wing planform looks really good now!

[G.Marcat]

Nice going! The wing planform looks really good now!

To enlarge in some way the wings of the F-16 is mandatory!!!!
The original wings of the F-16 are no more greater than the F-104's wings.

Today afternoon finished the vertical empennage:

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Kelly Johnson would have been proud......

.....or scared !

Ian

[Weaver]

Excellent project and looking really good..... Good work on the fin! 

It's amazing how putting the Starfighter canopy on the F-16 changes the whole look of it, isn't it? I guess the F-16's frameless canopy is a real "signature" item.

[Tophe]

This may be my very favorite Starfighter... Congratulations (to be renewed after progress)...

[ElectrikBlue]

To enlarge in some way the wings of the F-16 is mandatory!!!!
The original wings of the F-16 are no more greater than the F-104's wings.

Today afternoon finished the vertical empennage:

Nice blend of two generations of Lockheed products! 

[G.Marcat]

Another bad surprise on old F-104s from ESCI: as found in another box, also this time the CANOPY has a SERIES of  SIGNS MOULDED on the inside:



I'm involved in the process to smooth down the signs with a cutter and sandpaper but if the operation will be not successful I can to use the F-16's canopy adapting it to the F-104 fuselage.
(Or I could to  purchase another cheap ESCI F-104 hoping to have luck and find inside the box a "clean" canopy not ruined?)
(Or I could to use the front fuselage from a more decent F-104 from Monogram?)

[sandiego89]

Great concept.  I vote monogram. I've seen both and the monogram in better than the esci. 

[B777LR]

I vote for the F-16 canopy If possible, an F-16B canopy, with the rear cockpit faired over

[G.Marcat]

Great concept.  I vote monogram. I've seen both and the monogram in better than the esci. 

Oh Yes, the F-104 from Monogram is not a Hasegawa but it look like a F-104. The Esci is a Nightmare. It's all wrong and the parts do not fit well.

Between yesterday night and today I did completed a cleaning work on the ESCI ruined canopy without broke it.
Tomorrow, when the Future is dry I will see how is combined the canopy.