Mix F-104 and SR-71 (1/48) two engines, a delta wing.

[G.Marcat]

Today was a busy day.
Few moments ago I applied the "engines" at the F-104 DELTA WING.
I used the RB-199's engine exhausts taken from a Tornado ESCI.
The engine nacelles are two center line tanks taken by two Phantom ever from ESCI.




Here's how it comes out the work:

[Taiidantomcat]

Very intriguing 

[G.Marcat]

Very intriguing 

It look ever more similar to a microsized SR-71....

[Cobra]

Very Cool Tell Me that Plane Doesn't look like something from Thunderbirds! Have you Decided on Paint & Decals Yet? Dan

[anthonyp]

This is so awesome its... AWESOME!!!!

Now I know what to do with those F-104's I have no idea what to do with.  And this sooo is gonna be an orbital fighter for me.

[G.Marcat]

Have you Decided on Paint & Decals Yet? Dan

One idea was to complete the model as if it were in use at the Italian Air Force (F-104  and the engines from Tornado: Italy has had both models).

[Cobra]

Have you ever seen the Movie 'Blue Tornado'? the Heroes flew F-104S's!

[G.Marcat]

Have you ever seen the Movie 'Blue Tornado'? the Heroes flew F-104S's!

Not, never heard of this movie.

[tanktastic43]

On hols at present, trying to catch up a little.
This IS going to be good! 

tt43.

[arkon]

i know the drawing dont show it , but hows the under side look?

[G.Marcat]

i know the drawing dont show it , but hows the under side look?

I presume that the bottom of the wing there is the air intake.

I searched in the computer but have not found other drawings to explain something.

Looking with Google I found a Chinese page http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=301461824 where there is the my F-104: it's called XX-201

[G.Marcat]

Something done also today:

Initially I was undecided about where to put the air intakes: over the wings? Under the wings?

Sincerely I liked the idea of placing them above the wing in the area that could be seen but at the end I made the choice , to apply the air intakes under the wings because the risk of to do a bad work in a place where all is visible (over the wing) was not acceptable.

As a basis for the operation  I used the two pieces of halves from the the F-104 Monogram as donor kit.



Adapting  the Monogram  shells to the previously glued pieces took a little of plastic surgery.




This is the result obtained.



Now I have to smooth the connection of the two pieces (the connection is not clean at the 100%) but the hardest part is done.

[G.Marcat]

Another problem:



From the engine exhaust can be seen inside the engine compartment and wing ...

With another piece taken from the donor model Monogram F-104

I solved the problem:


I'm not happy with the result but the space between the engine nozzle and the wing does not allow too much freedom.

[Cobra]

Looking good,So Far! Keep up the Great Work!Dan

[arkon]

it looks good , below the wing is best for the intake, looks smooth.