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Revell 1/32 F-104G Starfighter : burner can & exhaust nozzle continued, MLG legs (part 3 of the buildup)

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To finish off the exhaust I try to simulate the turbine fan.

I have cut the cone from the kit's part. Also use a film container that I cut somewhere in half.
To get evenly spaced sections I divide the circle in 4 sections, put the blades on, divide again, put blades... until satisfied.

Put the rest on :

Total assembly is now 2 kit parts and some 160 selfmade parts. (update march 24th, 2006)

I must add that the burner can is not deep enough, I just used the kit's parts as a base, if you want it to be really correct you'll need a longer tube and more work put into it. Not something I planned when I started it.

I worked on the MLG legs, they have the linkage bars molded in one piece with them. I removed them and replaced with separate bits.
Then added the brake lines. (update may 14th, 2006)

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