Radish Photo thread...old and newer models....

[Radish]

A couple more shots of the EF-4S....or F-4(E)S....whatever lol

[Radish]

Argentine F-4S, Italeri 1/72nd.....

[Pablo1965]

Incredible, cool planes but a fascist Mirage is too much even to me. Woahahaha (evil smile) 

[Radish]

German VTOL F-104G, with nice tidy rotating wing.
1/72nd using an Italeri F-104G and a plastic card wing and support. Based on a real project for the USAF.

[Radish]

VTOL F-104C in Washington ANG colours.
Italeri 1/72nd F-104A/C, using kit decals and old "Frog" decals about 40 years old...they worked perfectly!
Additions from plastic card.

[Stargazer]

Wow!!! 

You've done a great job transforming this F-104 to Girard Heliplane mode (that was the name of this Ryan engineer's concept, which the company once proposed on a variety of projects, including this VTOL Starfighter). Do you know there was actually a Unicraft conversion kit on the market at some point?

Allow me to show two other models of the same project, one official and one from another whiffer. I think that guy did an incredible job with the paneling and details, but went much further than the actual design suggested, contrary to yours which keeps it simple and effective.

[Radish]

Brilliant stuff. I've a few ideas for more variants. I knew about the VTOL resin conversion, as Martin Higgs has used it.....but I'm stingy with money!!
That NASA one looks awesome!!

[sotoolslinger]

Brilliant stuff Rad. Thanks for posting those

[John Howling Mouse]

I do believe you must just be the King (Queen?) of Weathering.  Beautiful work.      

[Tophe]

The Spectre and three F-104 are my favourite, congratulations...

[Radish]

Here we go again.....

A Latecoere Late 298 (ex-Japanese Seiren) built in Indo-China for the French, 1946/7.

1/48th Tamiya kit with decals from a French Dauntless
Paints my own mix of Sea Blue Gloss (actually a matt paint) with weathering done with a silver pencil, prior to a gloss coat of Klear Floor Polish and some matt varnish additions.

This really confused the Japanese SIG when it first appeared.

[Radish]

An Israeli Spitfire 26.

Used the Airfix 1/48th Seafire 46/47, with the straight wings from the 46 and the deep chin, etc from the 47. Left off the other sea-going equipment too.
A terrific kit to build....I've built over a dozen, all except two as what ifs?

Tamiya Paints, brush painted, a bit of a wash, some repainting and decals from Ventura Spitfire decals.
The stripes came from the Airfix Spitfire 22/24, but with the while overpainted yellow.

I showed it to Trevor Snowden....it was the first "Nationals" when the Spit/Seafire was available....his comment?  "Bugger, we missed that one!".

[Radish]

A third F-104A(VTOL) which made it onto the huge USAF display at Telford SMW a few years ago.
Italeri 1/72nd, modified.

[AXU]

Nice Spit Radish  like the camo pattern...very much

[Stargazer]

Love the VTOL Starfighter, and that French Seiran is very well done too!