Thunderjet ready for take off...Pics

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So many decals so little time…my Tamiya 1/48th F84G thta I would like to share with the group…built OOB with kit decals, a SAC bird from the mid fifties…

Steve





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Nice job Steve!

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very nice
Jason

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[tup]Beautiful job, I love the decaling part when the plane truly come to life. Will there be any weathering?

Just of interest: I notised on your last thread that you unmasked the whole plane before decaling. I assume that you are decaling on a glossy surface, but are you going to put on a coat of flat, and if how will you mask the cocpit?

Best /Johan

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Beautiful bird…thanks for sharing!
John

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Great looking bird, thanks for the pics.

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Great looking model. Nice job !

Regards, Rick

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Johan,

The plane is finished. I sealed the entire base (Alcladll) with future before decalling, no need to “flatten” an nice NMF finish.

Steve

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Very, very nice NMF! It is hard t o achieve a realistic metal finish like you did. Thanks for sharing.
B.

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That’s one magnificent build, and I found the panel contrast to be just right. It will change every time the lighting and the angle it is viewed from change, as it should. I want to know the secret!
TOM

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Love those old nmf jets! excellent build. Thanks for posting.

dragonfly

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Beautiful picture of a SAC bird that is not a multi-engine bomber.

Darwin, O.F. [alien]

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Oooh! That is a sweet build.[^] I really like the look of the NMF. Great job and thanks for the pics.

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Good one, Steve.
Thanks for sharing, mate.

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Very cool Steve, thanks for the look…

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Indeed this one is among the finest that I have seen. Especially the cockpit area, you must have taken months to get that right.

Congratulations !

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is that an Eduard set in the cockpit

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very very nice build. Since it is an NMF bird, I’m guessing he wouldn’t flat it gilmund…

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Thanks to all,

Mike: the cockpit is OOB except for the throttle lever assembly which I scratched from the spares box. Details are hand painted, I even used the silly decals for the belts and the gauges.

I know what everyone means now about Tamiya decals… they gave me fits and are too thick, Micro Set had very little influence on them. I was determined to build OOB so I used the kit decals.

Steve