Sunday, October 30, 2011

FineScale Modeler 2009-09


No Century Series model aircraft collection is complete without a "Deuce", and Monograms 1/48 scale F-102A kit is the only choice if you want to build a Delta Dagger. My model is built from a kit rereleased by Monogram (No. 5518); its based on the mold of the original Century Series kit produced over two decades ago. This rere-lease is molded in light gray styrene and the parts are presented on six trees and one clear tree. The panel lines are raised (not a big deal in my opinion) and this version builds into the early F-102A with the Case X ("case ten") wing which has the up-curving wingtips and rectangular elevons. To really confuse you, there may be two versions of the Monogram F-102A kit on the market: One has the early series Case X wing (the 2002 release), and another, released in 1990, has the Case XX wing. The Case XX wings had downward-curving wingtips; F-102s with serial numbers from 56-1317 had the Case XX wing.

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