Six sleek, tall models in sexy colorful dresses walk along the sidewalk, causing some guys turning their heads, eyes staring, jaws dropping …….

I WISH ….. !!!!!

Okay, let’s rephrase it…. Six F-104 models in colorful special markings… blah… blah…. blah…. You know the rest…..  

It’s the “Flying Babes” group build held in Jakarta, Indonesia on June-July 2003.  Among the aircrafts present are these 6 F-104 Starfighters (all in 1/72) in various special markings scheme.

1. Italian F-104S with Cat & Mice on port side of the fuselage, the marking is to commemorate 50th anniversary of 51º Stormo – by Alex Sidharta Hasegawa kit with kit decal

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2. Canadian CF-104 Tiger Meet 73 – by Iwan Winarta Esci/Italeri kit with Modeldecal

3. Italian RF-104G “Strega” (The Witch) – by Iwan Winarta Esci/Italeri kit with Cutting Edge decal

4. Italian F-104S Tiger Meet 88 – by Iwan Winarta Esci/Italeri kit with Tauro decal

5. Italian F-104S “The Last Starfighter”, Tiger Meet 1996 – by Alex Sidharta Hasegawa kit with Cutting Edge decal

6. Canadian CF-104 Red Indian – by Alex Sidharta Esci kit with kit decal

A lot has been said in the ARC Gallery about these 2 kits so we will not go into details about construction, accuracy, etc. Let’s just say that both the Esci/Italeri and Hasegawa kits are enjoyable builds, though not “slap together” kits.

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The Hasegawa one is still the best F-104 kit so far in 1/72, while the Esci kit, which has been reboxed by AMT, ERTL and recently by Italeri, was the best 1/72 F-104 before the Hasegawa and Revell/Monogram Starfighters were released, but still can hold its own sitting side-by-side its newer contenders.

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