F-89J Scorpion

The F-89 has received it’s final touches and it is finished. I am a little disappointed with the end result. The kit itself was great, the decals put a damper on the whole build. They were very hard to work with and the killer silvering made it worse. I performed my normal routine of putting a gloss coat on before I applied the decals, but to no avail. Lesson learned. I’ll look for a set of aftermarket markings the next time I build this kit. Regardless, I am still happy to have it completed and on display.
It really was a great build. All typical traits of an Academy kit. With wonderful fitting, fine detailed parts, it was an all around quality kit. I was a little concerned about the amount of weight that I put in the nose cone. The concern was that I wouldn’t have enough weight to prevent it from sitting on it’s tail. It’s always a relief when I get the landing gear installed and give it a successful sit test.