Jeaton (noticed we’ve got multiple Johns over here too!) Looks cool! And with a modern Tamiya kit should be pretty trouble-free.
Add or readd me to the list with the Monogram F-80. For some reason I have been locked out of the forums since early last month and it just got resolved last night. I’ll post some pics of the kit in the box this weekend.
Are you gonna be making your own decals then? 
Welcome back, freem; and welcome to the GB![:D] The kit is 1/48, right?
I paint a lot of markings using stencils, but for stars and bars and such decals are my usual. Decals often frustrate me, even though I do make them myself. I really hate silvered decals!
I have never made my own decals, but that would be a nice skill to learn!
Here’s a few parts of the F-84G. The canopy reinforcements are white decal strip, that was about 2 hours work. Still one more to put on, the circle on the right rear. I made that decal a little too large so I’ll have to make another one tomorrow. I have the CMK detail set, looks like all I will use is a resin part that fits up in the back of the canopy, and I used the film and PE part for the instrument panel. I painted up the wheels after ginding down a flat spot on the main wheel tires, this ones’ likely to have a heavy loadout!
Wow, your F84G is gonna look super nice. I built the PM version and it was nice, but I think your Tamiya will be far better. Looking forward to seeing it.
BK
Nice cockpit panel piece!
Jeaton: That looks fantastic! The canopy parts look perfect!
Thanks, all. I decided the makings to be used, by going through my file of decals I found a Cutting Edge set that has markings for Lt. Jacob Kratt. Unusually, he had three kills, two of which were Mig 15’s, the other a Yak 3 according to Air Force records as related by Cutting Edge’s instructions. I was going for a less remarkable example, but since I have the decals…and at least the markings are just squadron generic with none of that George Lavin stuff.
John
That F-80 is indeed 1/48. Glad to be back!!! Evidently had an issue with my email linking correctly after I changed it. Kudos to the support staff.
The thing I liked about the AFV Club version was the inclusion of a metal barrel, Tamiya sells one with some turned aluminum shells as an upgrade kit. I probably should have just poached it from the partially built AFV Club iteration on my shelf of doom and saved the cash…
More progress on the Tamiya 1/48 F-84G. Cockpit, gun mount, and tail pipe put together, and installed. Fuselage join glue is drying, used the really hot glue for that.
Another great Tamiya kit.
F-84 is looking great John. To bad F-84F to late for Korea. Been looking for excuse to build one.
That’s a nice yellow, jeaton; and those seatbelts/straps that you put in the cockpit are a nice detail!
Thanks, John and CB. The belts are just the Eduard PE. I used white glue to secure them, one called Formula 560 that I use to put on canopies. I have been using CA but I think the white glue works better for me.
I put the Alclad on today. It took about two hours, putting on very fry thin coats and sanding with about 2500 grit sandpaper when I found the need between coats. Where the dust and fiber particles come from I don’t know, they must lay in wait for natural metal finishes. Alclad 101 was the overall paint, then I did the panels on each side of the cockpit and tip of the fin were done in dark aluminum. I’m going to try and hit some spots tomorrow with aluminuim powder to get a random worn finish. Wish me luck! Never tried that before, just whole panels with masking.
She looks good to me, nice work!
A few more steps, painting on the USAF in insignia blue.
That is impressive work! I love metal finishes, but I hate making them. [:D]