Nacho Z

No problem Pete, I did not take it that way at all. I have a book on the SR-71 and did some internet searches. I knew of a few things that I did not do correctly. Like I said, I know this model would not do well at an IPMS show and I would not even enter it in the "Misc." category at car model show. It was just a fun, quick build of a beautiful aircraft. I'm glad to see this much discussion about this great bird. Shows what the Good 'Ol U.S.A can do! My wife and I just made it to the USAF Museum in Dayton back in April. Got to see the SR-71 there. What a great place. If you get a chance to visit....DO IT!!! You will not be disappointed!

Cato, you are correct! Not sure where I got 1:48 from . Good catch. Thanks to everyone for the replies! Pete - I appreciate the info. I was aware of the color but I took the easy way out and went with the paint I had. I think the red of the decals is too red also. I have also seen pictures that show the nacelles being a different shade or sheen from the fuselage, but I did them all the same.

I have always loved this plane and while in the USAF, stationed in England, I had the opportunity to see one at an air show. It did several low altitude fly bys. WOW!! So I picked up this kit and thought I would give it a shot. I know it would not fare too well at an IPMS show but she looks great sitting in my hobby room. I did not take a lot of in progress pictures so I will just post the finished model. Here is a picture of the kit I used for this build. Here are two pictures to show how big the model is. It is 1:48 1:72 scale. And one final picture of what I think is one of the most gorgeous planes to ever grace our skies.

Great job on a cool bike!

This is pretty cool. You don't see these very often. Looks like you did a great job on it.

Wow Matt, what a beautiful build! Very, very nice.

Nice BMW Jonathan!

Put me in the "airbrushing" category. However, I have a plan to get better. I've had a new airbrush but no compressor. I got a new air compressor a little while back and am now just waiting for the weather to turn a bit cooler so I can spend my time indoors and practice, practice, practice!

Yep, I sang it as I read it.......

Nice looking Jag!!

Another beauty Curt. Glad you are posting these F1 cars.

Very nice Curt. Always enjoy your builds. Add another one to that list.

I think you're starting to get the hang of this race car thing.......j/k Another stunning build. Nice and clean with great detail.

Sweet!!!!! Great build, great paint and great photos. The clean panel lines really caught my eye.

There will be a few of us from WV driving up to attend.

How cool is that!! Such nice paint jobs on all four!

Nice model Jared. Really cool idea taking pictures of it before you did the weathering. You did a great job on the weathering.

Gorgeous build! Absolutely gorgeous!

This is from the AMT 1962 Impala SS kit.

Thanks for the kind words! Bill is correct. The decals came out well but definitely were tricky. I painted the front suspension, put it in place, glued the body halves, filled and sanded the seam. If I hadn't, I think the decals would have amplified the seam. I am pleased with how it all turned out.

I am really liking that Jordan. I am with you, there were some good looking F1 cars in that era. I have this kit in my stash. I hope I can pull it off as well as you did. It is funny, my first post here was also a Jordan. It was the 197 "Bitten and Hisses". You can search on "Jordan" and find it if you want.

Hi Adam! I'm more interested in your avatar. I worked at a Red Owl in my high school years. This was in a small town in North Dakota. I don't suppose there are too many people on here that have ever heard of Red Owl. Sadly, my home town store is no more.

Another beauty OC. I would never have noticed the stripes. Actually, I still can't see what you fixed....a sure sign of great work.

Always like seeing your builds OC. Thanks for sharing them!

Looks like she just pulled off the track. The background looks interesting too.