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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #175 on: March 12, 2020, 07:00:14 AM »
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #176 on: March 13, 2020, 02:51:13 AM »
What about an oblique wing F-104?
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #177 on: March 13, 2020, 03:59:18 AM »
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What about an oblique wing F-104?

I wonder if that would require ditching the T-Tail?
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #178 on: March 13, 2020, 05:25:38 PM »
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #179 on: March 14, 2020, 03:38:33 AM »
Quote from: jcf on March 13, 2020, 03:59:18 AM
Quote from: GTX_Admin on March 13, 2020, 02:51:13 AM
What about an oblique wing F-104?

I wonder if that would require ditching the T-Tail?

Maybe...maybe not.

The AD-1 (below) had a low set tail but that doesn't mean the F-104 would necessarily need one...at least in the whiffverse.

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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #180 on: March 14, 2020, 03:40:45 AM »
What about an Israeli one in this scheme:

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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #181 on: March 14, 2020, 03:43:30 AM »
This is somewhat close:

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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #182 on: March 14, 2020, 03:44:58 AM »
There's also this:

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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #183 on: March 14, 2020, 04:57:50 AM »
Nice  :smiley:
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #184 on: March 14, 2020, 05:13:10 AM »
Hmmmm.....
I have those decals!
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #185 on: March 15, 2020, 02:33:08 AM »
The RAAF came very close to being a F-104 operator in the real world.  Here is some inspiration of what could have been:





I plan to model something similar to the last though mine will be a two seater.
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #186 on: March 15, 2020, 05:02:15 AM »
Nice!  :-*
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #187 on: March 15, 2020, 05:49:55 AM »
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #188 on: March 18, 2020, 11:22:56 PM »
Quote from: GTX_Admin on March 15, 2020, 02:33:08 AM
The RAAF came very close to being a F-104 operator in the real world.  Here is some inspiration of what could have been:
The top two look very much like the RCAF schemes with RAAF roundels and squadron markings.
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #189 on: March 19, 2020, 02:20:57 AM »
Based very much on real RAAF Mirage III schemes:



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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #190 on: March 19, 2020, 06:53:57 AM »
First pic is one of those crappy Google image things that doesn't work properly, Greg. Can't see it. :(
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #191 on: March 19, 2020, 07:07:44 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on March 19, 2020, 06:53:57 AM
First pic is one of those crappy Google image things that doesn't work properly, Greg. Can't see it. :(
Same here.  Am I correct in presuming it's an image of a "Fanta-can" Mirage IIIO?
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #192 on: March 20, 2020, 02:33:22 AM »
How's that?
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #193 on: March 20, 2020, 05:33:19 AM »
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #194 on: March 20, 2020, 11:50:46 AM »
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #195 on: March 28, 2020, 03:32:28 AM »
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #196 on: March 28, 2020, 04:15:27 AM »
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #197 on: March 28, 2020, 04:19:51 AM »
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #198 on: March 28, 2020, 02:15:28 PM »
^ The code in the Finnish one conflicts with the codes of the Saab 91 Safir trainer, used from early 1960s.
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Re: F-104 Starfighter Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #199 on: March 29, 2020, 01:32:46 AM »
Perhaps a "ST" or "SR" code instead?
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