Gordon Vader
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Modeling an F-104C flying from George Air Force Base in California between 1960 and 1965, Gordon started with a Hasegawa 1/48 scale kit. He improved the cockpit with Eduard photo-etched metal details and painted it with Alclad II lacquers over a Tamiya Gloss Black base. Gordon sanded the plastic with micromesh before laying down the base coat for an impeccably smooth finish.