1/48 Tamiya F-84G Thunderjet

by Eric Hargett

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This is high quality Tamiya kit that I built OOB.  Parts are well detailed and fit together well.  This plane represents the "Ladies Wild / Buzzy McGoo II" F-84G piloted by Major Ted McLean of the 7th Fighter Bomber Group based in Taegu, South Korea 1952.  Decals are from Aeromaster.  

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The kit was painted with an overall metal finish with an olive drab antiglare panel.  I used a base coat of Floquil Old Silver and then airbrushed various shades of different Model Master Metalizer colors on select panels to achieve the multi-hue metal finish.  The kit was weathered slightly with an acrylic sludge wash in addition to pastels.  A thin coat of acrylic flat finished the model.

This kit was a joy to build and I'm satisfied with the overall result.  I spent roughly 30 hours on this kit with most of that time devoted to masking and painting panels for the multi-hue finish.  This kit represents a fine beginning to my Korean warbird collection.

Eric

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Photos and text © by Eric Hargett