1:72 Hasegawa F-105D

[JMac]

Now that my Revell 1:144 Cf-188 is complete, I wanted to start something new (in addition to the self-queens I'm trying to finish). The F-105 is one of my favourite USAF fighters (I have kits of the "Thud" in 1:72 all the way to 1:32).

The Hasegawa kit is older with raised panel lines and a very spartan cockpit. I'm just going to build it OOB, as a low key fun build, no AMS'ing, no plumbing. Just build and paint hopefully...

I'll be working on this along side my ever present CC-130 build (which actually got worked on also today).

Jason

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

MMMmmm, like me some Thunderchief!!!

 

[Quaralane]

Should be a nice Thud when she's done

 

[JMac]

MMMmmm, like me some Thunderchief!!!

Me too. It's too bad that this is a kit from the mid 1960's or early '70's. Expensive too - I got my kit fairly cheap ($9.00 CAD) off a show table, but online I've read that some guys mistakenly paid pretty high prices for it.

I'm not sure why so many modelers have such a burning love for Hasegawa, their policy of releasing kits produced out of archaic tooling and charging the same price as a Tamiya or Eduard new tool kit. Lately I've been lucky enough to purchase a couple hasegawa kits re-boxed and sold under the Revell label at half the price. I hope that practice continues.

Should be a nice Thud when she's done

I'm not to concerned with the raised panel lines, or the other older features - I totally agree Q, I just hope the paint turns out nice also.

I started cleaning up parts, and got some initial priming done on this and some CC-130 parts tonight. Hope to post some pictures in the next couple days.

Jason

 

[CallSignOWL]

whoo, THUD!

 

[JMac]

I've got the fuselage together, and now I'm working on the seams. The pilot and cockpit were just quickly painted. After I get the seams and a few small gaps worked out, I'll restore the raised panel lines that were sanded away to get at the seams. The panel lines are very fine, so I might have to try something different than the stretched sprue I've used in the past.

Thanks for taking a look, comments are always welcome.
Jason

 

[Mr.Max]

Off to a nice start!

 

[Quaralane]

Looks to be coming along very nicely
How are the seams at the wing roots?

 

[JMac]

How are the seams at the wing roots?

Not as bad as I thought they would be. The wings fit into "pockets" and when glued the top wing root only has a gap at the trialling edge of the wing. The underside is the same. Another area that needs filling is up by the intakes. I'm trying to fill those areas with Mr.Surfacer right now, my local store is out of Mr.Dissolved Putty, so I'll have to make due.

I'll post a picture once I get the seams and wing roots done.

Jason

 

[Quaralane]

Thanks for the info

 

[JMac]

No problem Q.

Just a quick update, I've been working on this at my usual pace - slowly... ;D Here's where I'm at;

I've begun to clean up some heavy seams and edges on the drop tanks. I plan to have the two wing tanks, the centerline tank, and two Bullpups on the model.

Masking to restore raised panel line that I sanded away. I'm only fixing the panel lines on the top surfaces...

Mr. Surfacer applied to the masked areas.

Air-brake with the petals cut-out and installed .

It's difficult to see but, here's the new Mr. Surfacer panel lines.

The one piece canopy has ejector pin marks on the inside - I've begun the process of sanding them away.

Thanks for taking a look. I'm hoping to have some paint on this soon. Comments are always welcome.

Jason

 

[Quaralane]

--shakes head at the canopy--
That's not going to be fun.

Panel lines work is looking good, though

 

[JMac]

Well I'm back from a nice week long camping trip with the family to southern Alberta. Time to paint (sort of)

--shakes head at the canopy--
That's not going to be fun.

Panel lines work is looking good, though

Thanks Q. The canopy wasn't fun... Here's the canopy with the two ejector marks sanded out, polished and dipped in Future. Not perfect, but good enough...

I've begun the first steps into painting. Here the model has had some localized priming and I've started the green zinc chromate. I'm not totally sure if this is the correct colour, but that is what my 1:32 Hobbycraft (re-popped Trumpeter) kit instructions call for.

Vallejo ModelAir Green Zinc Chromate for the gear bays. The front bay still has a seam, but I'm pretending like it doesn't exist.

Canopy glued to the fuselage. I'll start masking it up later tonight, when I'm sure everything is dry.

Still lots of seam work and sanding to go on the drop tanks and the bullpups.
Thanks for taking a look. Comments are always welcome.

Jason

 

[greyphantom1000]

looks good! im a sucker for the century series jets

 

[RM20886]

Hi JMac

I really like the way you repaired the panel lines. I haven't seen that method before.

The 105 is one of my favorite aircraft. Looking forward to seeing more.

 

[Quaralane]

Glad you were able to fix that canopy.

She'll look good under paint

 

[JMac]

looks good! im a sucker for the century series jets

Thanks a bunch. Me too. I really should build a F-100 sometime in the near future...

I really like the way you repaired the panel lines. I haven't seen that method before.

Thanks. It's a pretty easy way to restore the panel lines. Now that everything's primed however I found a couple spots where I should have gone and added a second coat of Mr. Surfacer.

Glad you were able to fix that canopy.

She'll look good under paint

Off to a nice start!

Thanks for the positive comments Q & Mr. Max.

Besides putting in a new laminate floor and getting ready for a portion of the back wall of our house being deconstructed, I got this done today.

All the masking done (ok really that was done last night).

Primed!

Jason.

 

[CDA 455]

Nice build!


Any reason for using a dark primer vs. a light one?

I've always used a flat light grey or flat off white as a primer.

 

[JMac]

Any reason for using a dark primer vs. a light one?

I've always used a flat light grey or flat off white as a primer.

I used to use the Tamiya gray spray primer (and I thought it was great). But I switched to the Vallejo primers a few years ago. A couple reasons for that switch is that the Vallejo primers come in different colours, and they are basically low to no odour.

Currently I have a white, two grays and a black. I use the black mostly for a few reasons;
1. Coverage is very good with black, and it airbrushes really nice.
2. It's easier for me to see where I've already painted - some of the gray primers don't stand out enough against the gray plastic.
3. I often use an all over black (or dark gray) primer base coat as a part of my pre-shade.
4. On this aircraft there are black areas on the airframe. It saves me from having to paint another colour.

Hope this helps.

Jason

I did use the light gray primer however, in the landing gear bays and cockpit areas. This was done because I find that Vallejos Green Chromate does not cover black very well, and the cockpit is a light gray color.

 

[CDA 455]

Any reason for using a dark primer vs. a light one?

I've always used a flat light grey or flat off white as a primer.

I used to use the Tamiya gray spray primer (and I thought it was great). But I switched to the Vallejo primers a few years ago. A couple reasons for that switch is that the Vallejo primers come in different colours, and they are basically low to no odour.

Currently I have a white, two grays and a black. I use the black mostly for a few reasons;
1. Coverage is very good with black, and it airbrushes really nice.
2. It's easier for me to see where I've already painted - some of the gray primers don't stand out enough against the gray plastic.
3. I often use an all over black (or dark gray) primer base coat as a part of my pre-shade.
4. On this aircraft there are black areas on the airframe. It saves me from having to paint another colour.

Hope this helps.

Ah; Good points there.


I'll admit the biggest reason I use light light grey is because I've always used it; Tradition in essence.


Thanks for the response.