IMAGE SOURCE Historical Snapshot The North American Aviation F-100 Super Sabre was a sleek, swept-back-wing fighter that gave the United States a supersonic Air Force. Although the first version was produced prior to 1950, various improved versions served as trainers and as active military craft at many U.S. and foreign bases. Since May 1953, when […]
North American Aviation F-100 Super Sabre
Day 237
Wednesday October 19, 2022
Sleeping on it is sometimes the best thing to do, but I couldn’t wait.
I used a soft bristle paint brush with Vallejo Gray Primer to go over some areas.
Yellow identification markings had been added before to the Tempest using a Tamiya cotton swab and Vallejo yellow paint. I skipped airbrushing although I had masked the wings leading edges.
Not perfect but it will do.
It still needs a few touch-ups using Tamiya cotton swabs but this will have to wait.
I will now get back to the PBY Catalina and complete it. Displaying it will come later.
Which brings me to reflecting on what I have been saving all those years with all I have been building.
Why do I keep all this? Is all this useful!
I have thrown away most of my model kit boxes, but I keep saving the instructions sheets of model kits I have built. Some I still have but most I don’t have anymore like Monogram F-104.
Have you been saving this kind of stuff?
My Forgotten Hobby V 