Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
The F-104 Database at iModeler
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1/48 TF-104G
This is the well known Hasegawa kit. I originally bought it with the intention of doing a camouflaged German example using the excellent Victory Models German Starfighter decal set. When I realized that the kit’s “Boelcke Special” [...]
1/48 Hasegawa F-104G FG-325 TuAF
This is 1/48 Hasegawa F-104G with TuAF markings (Ex-USAF) during Best Hit Weapons Meet 1972 in Larissa- Greece.
Best Hit was a NATO competition in which the air forces of Italy, Greece and Turkey took part
Best Hit was held three times: [...]
Germann Squadron 71 "Richthofen"
Tactical Luftwaffe Squadron 71 "Richthofen" 1963-1973: Starfighters
On April 9, 1963, the first F-104 Starfighters landed in Wittmund: Registration number KH+112 by Oberleutnant Manfred Fischer and HK+114 by Oberleutnant Diether [...]
1/48 Hasegawa F-104 J
Another LHS find acquired cheap. The kit came with Japanese markings but I decided to use mid-sixties USAF decals on it...probably not accurate but I'll lose no sleep over it.
An easy, very well fitting kit to assemble I did it OOB which [...]
Fighter Bomber Squadron 34 "Allgäu" October 1, 1958 – June 30, 2003
Starfighter Kit: Revell 1:32
The Jagdbombergeschwader 34 was set up in Nörvenich on November 29, 1958 and relocated to Faßberg in the same year, where it received the first Republic F-84F "Thunderstreak" aircraft. In April 1959 [...]
Hasegawa 1/32 F-104C Starfighter
Hi everyone!
This is my Hasegawa 1/32 F-104C Starfighter, #60886 "Fannie", as she (more or less...) stood in Vietnam, 1965.The story of the Starfighter is well known: created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the Century [...]
Academy 1/72 F-104G Marineflieger
Hi everyone!
This is my Academy 1/72 F-104G Starfighter, finished as a stand model.
Germany received 916 “G” (for Germany) all-weather ground attack Starfighters in total. They were 2,000 pounds heavier than the original F-104, [...]
Starfighter F-104 Evaluation Swiss Air Force
As one of the first European countries, the Swiss Air Force was able to test various aircraft in the USA, including the Chance Vought F-8U-1 CRUSADER,
Grumman F-11F-1F SUPERTIGER, Douglas A-4D-2 SKYHAWK
and finally the Lockheed F-104A [...]
Chuck Yeager died today
Just saw the news that Chuck Yeager died today at age 97. Given how deep he was in Alzheimers over the past several years, my personal take is it was a release.
He was my childhood hero, and then the first movie job I had (junior assistant [...]
