The model was done in the "Silly Way" of the silly old days way back when. I had the urge to Scribe some panel lines when we first got the Baremetal Scriber into our shop (that is how old this model is). I prescribed most of the panel lines with the aid of a piece of old photo (I will use some Templates next time). Most of the panel lines were done that way and I'm sure I could have done better.
I used the D&S F-100 book as a reference to detail the cockpit, The kit cockpit is almost bang on except for a few handles and the canopy release (which had to be scratch built). I 'created' the seat belts by peeling/shaving off plastic strips from the rectangular plastic part of the "trees" that say "Hasegawa". Do you know what I mean?
The tail section was painted with a mix of Metallisers and Pollyscale Burnt metal as well as Testor enamel rust and flat brown. The water and oil mix actually give the unbend tone that I think is good for the realistic look. The decals were old Superscale which unfortunately silvered a bit and I cannot do anything about them! Uncle Rick Chin
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