discussion Advice on poss upgrades

[Robert1968]

Hi chaps and chapesses


At the weekend went with the good lady to the local garden centre antiques etc, was told to go wander blah blah and came across a treasure trove of old stuff ( antiques and brick o brack. Saw a 1/48 Airfix Grumman prowler E6 ( £5 ) and a ESci STarfighter (£2:50)nsomsnapped them up.


However doing a bit of checking and the prowler although all there seems to be a very old kit and will need upgrading considerably to make good ( defo cockpit upgrade with big glazing there and possibly weopans? ( defo new decals) Advice on this please


ESci Starfighter F104C hmmmmmm well this is an old kit it's in silver plastic ( seems to be all there but no cockpit glazing and will defo need a cockpit upgrade as very basic and in need of talc and possibly afterburner, weapons possibly upgrading to more refined detail.


Any advice on this too


Or should I just head for the skip!!





Robert

 

[Guest]

An alternative Robert to the skip keep for bits and pieces. Amazing break or lose a piece and there is usually a piece in my spares I can adapt.


Laurie

 

[Robert1968]

An alternative Robert to the skip keep for bits and pieces. Amazing break or lose a piece and there is usually a piece in my spares I can adapt.
Laurie

Spot on laurie I am thinking along same lines. On my desk at moment is a Blackburn Roc Special hobby ( 1/72) and the kit features a straight back behind the turret and not a step,which is not in the design.So I cut out the straight back piece and reshape it with a piece of an old Blenheim wing and a bit of squaddie green and mr surfaced and heh presto the back has a step in it as it should have when the hood is lowered. Pics show what I mean I hope


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[Guest]

I find Robert that it is very rewarding and satisfying to produce a missing or messed up piece. Not all the time. Do not think I have the patience to produce a model from scratch.


Laurie


PS that is a ver nice looking aircraft