1/72 Tamiya F-84G Thunderbirds Update 1

I finally carved out some time to work on the model. As you can see from the featured image above, I added the seat belt decals to the seat. The next thing to do was to complete the assembly of the seat. There were three other parts, the seat back and the head and arm … Continue reading 1/72 Tamiya F-84G Thunderbirds Update 1

1/72 Tamiya F-84G Thunderbirds

I've picked my next project. It's the Tamiya F-84G Thunderbirds in 1/72 scale. The F-84G was the first plane flown by the Thunderbirds which were officially formed on June 1st, 1953 and stationed at Luke AFB in Arizona. The F-84G was a front-line fighter of the day and was utilized in combat during the Korean … Continue reading 1/72 Tamiya F-84G Thunderbirds

1/72 Mercury Redstone Part 3, Finish

Before starting to decal the Redstone booster, I did some more work on the Mercury capsule. I mixed two drops of Vallejo 71.004 Blue and one drop of Vallejo 71.001 White to get a color that will highlight the portholes on the capsule. I then used Plasti-Zap CA glue to attach the capsule to the … Continue reading 1/72 Mercury Redstone Part 3, Finish

1/72 Mercury Redstone Part 2

I started building the escape tower by putting two of the three tower sections into the aerodynamic shroud. Then I glued them together at the cross pieces. Be sure the horizontal cross pieces are level to keep tower straight. Note: the holes in the aerodynamic shroud are too small to accept the pins of the … Continue reading 1/72 Mercury Redstone Part 2

1/72 Mercury Redstone Part 1

The next part of this build will be the 1/72 scale kit from Horizon Models. I've built their Mercury kit before. You can see that build here. It is a good kit for its scale. There are, of course, some detail problems with the Mercury capsule, but it does build up into a nice model. … Continue reading 1/72 Mercury Redstone Part 1