USAF GB - 1/72 F-89J Scorpion

[ArabJazzie]

Hi all,
Seen as i am supposed to be hosting this GB, i thought it time to start this one off. For once i can say its not all my fault this time as the Royal Mail took 2 weeks to deliver my Modelzone haul.

So here i bring you an aircraft i have always wanted to replicate, Academys 1/72nd Northrop F-89J Scorpion to be built OOB with the markings of the 124th FIS, Iowa ANG.







One thing i noticed! Its a lot bigger than i thought!!!
Arabest,
Geoff.

[Fumbles]

ohh nice choice. This should be a good one built up.

[ELVIS 01]

Look forward to seeing this one finished, If anyone is after one of these I have one for sale from my stash clearout for £10, I have it listed along with some other kits in the For Sale Section.

[ArabJazzie]

Look forward to seeing this one finished, If anyone is after one of these I have one for sale from my stash clearout for £12, I have it listed along with some other kits in the For Sale Section.

Ouch! Not sure thats in the spirit of the forum and I got mine in a sale 3 weeks ago for a fiver! Might have to rethink your pricing there!
Arabest,
Geoff.

[ELVIS 01]

Sales are always good for those demon deals, I am just clearing out my stash as due to changes of circumstances, I will not be able to get round to building these.

I just thought someone might be lookng for a F-89 after the comments on the post

[ArabJazzie]

Hi all,
Finally managed a start on this one and buttoned up the fuselage and built the wings.



Cant really say anything about this as its went together quite well so far.
Arabest,
Geoff.

[Deacon]

Well at least you've started mate.

Alan

[ArabJazzie]

Well at least you've started mate.

Alan

Yeh! Started and didnt do too much else after that! BUT!

This flew together and a couple of seams required a wee bit of filler, a priming and a top coat of grey and here we are!



Realised as well there is only 18 days to the end of this GB so dont know if i have to be in a panic or not yet!
Arabest,
Geoff.

[scotthldr]

Coming along nicely Geoff, looks like big kit for 1/72

[ArabJazzie]

Coming along nicely Geoff, looks like big kit for 1/72

Cheers Scott,
In all the photos ive seen of this, i expected this one to be about the size of a Sabre. When i first saw the box, i was a bit disappointed as i dont really have the space too many of the bigger fighters. Thankfully it spans 1/2" smaller that a Tomcat!!! However it is as chunky as i am!

With every build i hope that i am showing i am listening and learning from what you guys are telling me. With this one i managed to drop 10psi off my spraying pressure while working with thinner paint. Some areas were flatted a bit with micromesh and a very nice sanding sponge i have. On the down side though, i went back to hand painting the main canopy part as ive damaged a couple recently while trimming the masking especially when there are no moulded frames to follow.

Anyway, this is how she stands today with a couple of touch ups, some decals to add and a top klear coat to come and hope i can finish by tomorrow.

Arabest,
Geoff.