Happy Easter/Ressurection Sunday everyone. Witbh tht cockpit done, next to work on the exhaust nozzle assy.
The interior is painted with a mix of Vallejo metallics. Before assembling. I left the exhaust nozzle off. I will paint and install towards the end of the build.
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1. Vallejo Exhaust and Burnt metal
Next is to work on the nose gear well bay. This is differs from the Hase kit which has this moulded into the lower section of the nose insert. Eduards/Kinetic has more details involved as separate side walls, roof and front and rear walls. And a bit deeper.
All the interior of the nose gear bay is Aluminum lacquer.
An Eduard's PE panel is attached to the LH side wall of nose bay.
The rest of the parts are ready to start to assemble.
The RH side wall is attached to the roof panel, then one of the acuator arms is also attached. These are moulded into the nose bay on the Hase F-104.
Next the rear wall is attached.
Next the other actuator is installed, the LH side wall and forward wall.
Next the wheel bay assembly is installed into the front lower fuselage insert.
Like the Hase F-104, the nose cone is in upper and lower halves.
The nose cone is assembled and put aside.
Next up assemble the main gear bay...
More to follow...