1/48 Hasegawa F-104C Starfighter "Snoopy Sniper" 1966
The 1/48 Hasegawa 1/48 F-104C is finished. It was detailed with the Eduard photo etch set. For the scheme I am built it as a Viet Nam aircraft. The Caracal decals set (#CD48102) was used to complete the scheme with the tri-camouflage version of the “Nancy J / Snoopy Sniper” (Aircraft 56-0891) that was stationed at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand in 1966. The scheme was painted using Mission Models paints.
You can see all the build photos and details in the build log at 1/48 F-104C Starfighter “Snoopy Sniper” 1966
Nice looking kit David, @davids_models. Well done. I'm of the mind to add one of these to my collection in the future. Toying between a Hasegawa or a Kinetic offering. Any thoughts between these two?
David, nice Starfighter. I have always liked the Starfighter in the camo livery, gives it a more menacing look. I built the same kit, but went with a natural metal finish, but that was because I wanted a colorful scheme.
Cheers,
Scott
That's a great Starfighter, David. Beautifully executed SEA camo, one of my favorites, since we flew SEA F-104Gs in Greece, a beloved and much missed picture.
Nicely done, looks great in the camo. scheme!
Nice Missile! I always thought the 104 seemed ill-fitted to the SEA scheme - I just couldn't figure out what value the 104 brought to that conflict, but guess it was what we had at the time to provide some CAP.
This is a very nice build David.
My interest in planes started with these 104's.
Seen many of them passing over my house.