Subject: Re: 1:48 CF-104 - Variegated Scheme
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:34:04 -0800

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again 
for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
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Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:48 AM
Subject: 1:48 CF-104 - Variegated Scheme

Gallery Template #05
"1:48 Hasegawa CF-104"
by "Dan McWilliams"
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This is the first in this scale of a planned series of 4, to complement the 
larger one (1:32) I already built in the overall green camo scheme. 
Hasegawa's 1:48 F-104 series of kits is superb.  So much so, that I actually 
felt honour-bound to put in an extra effort to do it justice.  This is the 
variegated green colour scheme, which the aircraft wore for the end of its 
service life in Germany.  The decals come from Belcher Bits.
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I learned a lot about masking off complex camouflage patterns from this.  I 
had some leaking under the tape in some areas, so I did the canopy rails by 
hand and it shows.  On recent builds, I discovered that using Bare Metal 
Foil to mask off canopy rails is very effective.
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CF-104 experts will note that the ejection seat is wrong.  I used the F-104G 
version of the kit, and realized that the seat was wrong.  Not being someone 
who invests heavily in after-market items, I decided to ignore the small 
error and use the kit seat.  This series of 104 kits is my tribute to my 
late father (who loved these aircraft - he accumulated more than 1,000 hours 
in the "aluminum death tube").  Pic 02.jpg shows my father's favourite 
painting, which I inherited from him.  Note the tail number and colour 
scheme is the same as the aircraft in the background of the painting.  Pic 
06 shows 3 generations of front-line fighters flown by 439 Tiger Squadron 
(my father's squadron on the CF-104):  Sabre, Starfighter, and Hornet.
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Photos and text © by "Dan McWilliams"
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Dan McWilliams
Chef de Service/ Site Lead
CF-18 ADCTS Bagotville
418 677 4000, ext 4686
Autovon 661 4686
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