Hi guys.
Here's some
photos of my F-104G that I converted to a German "Zero Length Launch"
AC (ZELL). I used the CMK resin detail set for the gearbays and cockpit.
The CMK
kit comes with tons of resin and I highly recommend it for your Starfighters.
As
for the rocket, I used brass tubing with modeling clay on the ends and used the
tip of a 1/72 fuel tank for the exhaust. The rocket to AC apparatus was scratch
built using evergreen styrene. S tretched sprue was used for all the wiring.
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I painted the model
with MM enamels, pre-shading first and then post shading with pastel dust.
Most
of the decals were out of box although I did have to cut them up in order to
make the proper designations.
If I have the time I
will be making a resin cast of the ZELL unit for production with the help of
Billy Cristler (aerospace mag) in the near future, for distribution.
I hope you enjoy
these pics as much as I enjoyed the build.
Trevor
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