1/48 Hasegawa CF-104

by Dan McWilliams

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Another installment in my CF-104 series.  This one is a tribute to both my late father, and my uncle, who flew these aircraft for years.  The 104 was definitely their favourite aircraft.  This example is done in the earliest scheme - bare metal, with the white tailplane top surface.  Decals are from Belcher Bits, as are the underwing pylons and camera reconnaissance pod on the fuselage centerline. 

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I used Alclad Aluminum (polished aluminum overall, with the duller colour for the area around the tailpipe), sprayed over a black base coat.  The results are actually quite nice, but I think I still like bare metal foil for natural metal finishes.  I will be building a two-seat version (from the training unit in Cold Lake) soon in bare metal foil.  I found the Alclad to be a little difficult to work with - masking tape had a tendency to lift off the Alclad paint.

 

Note that the left fuselage has the 3 Wing crest - this Wing was in Lahr Germany, where my uncle flew these aircraft the most.
Dan 

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Photos and text © by Dan McWilliams