discussion Yaks century series in 1/48 part 6 - the F106 Delta Dart

[yak face]

Heres the final part of my century series build , the Convair F106 Delta Dart. Its been a few years since I started this project with the F100 , then F101 , F102 , F104 and F105 ( all the previous builds are still on the forum but since the server change the pics cant be expanded , so once ive finished this one I’ll take some more of them all together ) .
The kit is the superb Monogram tooling dating from 1983 , re issued here in a Revell boxing ( which means the decals will be good ) . The detail on this is stunning for the time with beautifully done wheel wells ,cockpit and missile bay . No PE is available for this but none is really needed as the cockpit and seat with harness are fully detailed, just needing careful painting . First up was assembling the three part seat and priming the cockpit parts .

 

[flyjoe180]

This is going to be got be a fantastic build to complete your collection of Century series fighters Tony

 

[Geoffers]

Very nice, I’m going to pull up a chair to watch Tony.

The detail is amazing, even more so when you consider when it was tooled

Geoff

 

[HAWKERHUNTER]

That does look like a quality kit. I will be following along Tony.

 

[PaulTRose]

Another from when aircraft design was interesting

Looks a nice kit

 

[Jim R]

You're certainly right about the detail - it looks superb.

 

[yak face]

Made a start on the cockpit . Thankfully there are plenty of good colour pictures online of the pit and seat so its just a case of very fiddly , careful painting now . Ive done the seat and cockpit tub and sidewalls , they will now be getting a wash and some careful shading on the seat belts. Ive yet to start the instrument panel but this will be the same procedure - very careful painting.

 

[Nicko]

I'm following Tony. The plastic does look very nice....

Nick

 

[colin m]

That level of detail back in 1983, that's impressive.

 

[Richard48]

Count me in Tony.Chair pulled up and me glasses are on.

 

[yak face]

Back from a little holiday now so got a little more done today. The ejector seat and cockpit tub parts have all had a wash to bring out the detail and the instrument panel has had some very careful painting . As I mentioned before there is loads of excellent reference on the net especially the aircraft specific www. f-106deltadart . com .

 

[flyjoe180]

Panels look very good Tony. That F106 site is very interesting.

 

[HAWKERHUNTER]

The office is coming together nicely Tony.

 

[yak face]

Well this has been taking a bit of a back seat as ive bern busy in the house but heres a little bit of progress . Ive painted up the extremely detailed wheel wells and painted and assembled the three part nosewheel bay . This has been fitted to the bottom section of the fuselage and the underneath of the cockpit tub forms the roof when the two halves of the fuselage go together. Ive also fitted the engine inlets to the top half of the fuselage , the resulting recessed joint being sorted by gluing pieces of fishing line over the joint so it matches the raised detail on the rest of the airframe .

 

[Miko]

Brilliant progress

Lovely classic kit of an early cold war icon!

Miko (sadly no longer conforms to 'aera rule')

 

[yak face]

Ive now got the top and bottom fuselage halves together , the resulting seam on the forward and rear fuselage has been sanded and filled and the lost raised panel lines reinstated by scoring with the scalpel - this leaves a raised line which is virtually the same size as the kit ones , once under a few coats of paint theyll be fine. The nose cone has been fitted but the joint is yet to be sorted .
I’m still not sure if I want to have the missile bay closed or open . Its not something I usually go for and the rest of the builds in this series with internal bays ( f101 voodoo , f102 delta dagger) were built closed -BUT , the detail on this kit is beautiful and it would be a shame not to see it . I just cant decide . Ive put a 1/72 hurricane im doing at the side to show how big a model this is in 1/48 , it was a surprisingly large aircraft .

 

[colin m]

That's an impressive build Tony. As you say, she's a big bird.

 

[yak face]

This has now had the canopies fitted ( rear section only temporarily) and given a coat of grey primer . A few areas needed tidying up with a little acrylic filler but its almost ready for the colour . One thing I have decided on is the weapons bay , I’m going to have it open - it would be a crime to hide all the exquisite detail with a closed bay .
With this in mind I've given the weapons bay a coat of green.

 

[flyjoe180]

Impressive looking weapon bay Tony, glad you chose to pose it open

 

[yak face]

After masking the weapons bay ( using the closed doors part ) this has had a first coat of ADC grey . Depending how it dries it might get a second one .