Northrop N-102 Fang

[NARSES2]

The Danes could always be guaranteed to come up with almost impossible schemes to, model! 

Not on purpose. Just by negligence. Or, as they would put it: "why do this when there's a beer waiting in the fridge.. " 

Now't wrong with that 

[Pellson]

The Danes could always be guaranteed to come up with almost impossible schemes to, model! 

Not on purpose. Just by negligence. Or, as they would put it: "why do this when there's a beer waiting in the fridge.. " 

Now't wrong with that 

..which is why I'm quite fond of Mrs P's Danish relatives.. 

[kerick]

Recreating that weathering would be quite a challenge. Some of it looks like the overall paint faded then someone came along with a spray gun and touched up the panel lines with original color paint. Lots of Army helicopters look like that and some Navy aircraft after a long time at sea. The underside must stay more original as the landing gear door looks new. Better be a large scale model!

[PR19_Kit]

I thought they must have pre-shaded them all........................ 

[Wardukw]

I love the look of that 104 ..I have a Hasegawa F-104 
Man I would need a heap of pics of that 

[NARSES2]

I thought they must have pre-shaded them all........................ 

And then got bored and went for a pint 

[kerick]

I love the look of that 104 ..I have a Hasegawa F-104 
Man I would need a heap of pics of that 

I found more pics but they wouldn't copy over. This would be quite a challenge!
I always thought this paint weathering looked like it had just rained and was not quite dried up.

[kerick]

Now for this one you could paint the purple grey and then touch up the panel lines with a tiny bit of green. Even the formerly black code on the side has faded to grey.



Here's a site with bunches of pics, even one in the rain. That's all, I promise.

https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/search?type=Lockheed+F-104&operator=Royal+Danish+Air+Force&country=Denmark&date_taken=&information=&tag_fields=%5B%22type%22%5D

[Wardukw]

Ken mate I'm pretty sure they did use waster based paint...it's like they just been abandoned and been sitting for decades..not in active service 

[Pellson]

Ken mate I'm pretty sure they did use waster based paint...it's like they just been abandoned and been sitting for decades..not in active service 

Well, in fact, while not water based, the paint used was bad quality, and it didn't get any better as the Danes kept (and still keep) all fighters outside all year round, i.e no hangars. However, later on, they replaced the fading matt paint with a gloss version that aged much better - and that is very well matched with Humbrol 116 plus a layer of Klear.. 

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[PR19_Kit]

Oh, that's VERY smart! 

[Wardukw]

Oh, that's VERY smart! 

Damn near took the words out of my mouth Kit..man that is very very nice 🙂
The complete opposite to how I like my aircraft   

[kerick]

That's air show pretty!
That's worth searching for some decals.........

[Rick Lowe]

The Danes could always be guaranteed to come up with almost impossible schemes to, model! 

Not on purpose. Just by negligence. Or, as they would put it: "why do this when there's a beer waiting in the fridge.. " 

That... sounds very Antipodean to my ears... 

[Pellson]

The Danes could always be guaranteed to come up with almost impossible schemes to, model! 

Not on purpose. Just by negligence. Or, as they would put it: "why do this when there's a beer waiting in the fridge.. " 

That... sounds very Antipodean to my ears... 

Great minds think alike, and all that..