Tony,
Congrats on the F-104! I'm VERY impressed, especially since your dry weight is over 27lbs. Just goes to show that there IS lift on this missile. I read that 2/3's of the lift comes off the fuselage, but then that would make sense as there is very little wing.
I've been flying my Avonds F104 under electric power and am currently converting it over to kero. As an electric RTF it was 22lbs, and of course landed at that weight too. It will have the new K100 in it if becomes available soon. Sounds like they have been released overseas so they should be here soon. I'm guessing my dry weight will be about 19lbs (it's 15lbs with no lipos/fan, etc).
I'm looking forward to the longer flight time, lighter landing weight, and of course the sound.
Thanks for the inspiration.....I never get tired of seeing the F-104!
Here are some pics of mine: 7/20/2012 12:04 PM