Pedro 66 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Hello Gents, Here is my finished YF-23 from Hobbyboss. Its 1/48 scale with a new ejector sear, plus the brilliant Caracal decals. A joy to build. C & C Welcome. SONY DSC by tonyrichard24759, on Flickr SONY DSC by tonyrichard24759, on Flickr SONY DSC by tonyrichard24759, on Flickr SONY DSC by tonyrichard24759, on Flickr 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Looks superb excellent finish!much more evil than the raptor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 fantastic work,love thius aircraft such shame didn't win the contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Such a lovely looking aircraft, I wonder how much it would've changed before entering service? How did you find the kit to build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) Smooth surfaces of your aircraft afe very beauty and looks very realistic ! Very interesting ! Original idea. Completely different like main stream. But very near to reality. Edited February 4, 2014 by spiton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro 66 Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Hello F-32, The build was fairly simple, the only real criticism was the light engraving on the kit. It was impossible to put a thin was into the recesses. There was a link stating all of the mistakes with the shape on the review forum, but I altered nothing, & to be fair its not too bad. The work it would take to make it look correct are more trouble than its worth, but I've studied pictures and it isn't as smooth as you think. The only big problem that I'd tackle next time is lengthening the channel for the engines. The engine intakes aren't too bad, as you study the pictures it depends what angle the photo's are taken to what shape they look! Underside pictures are fairly thin on the ground though. There was also some criticism of part numbers, but to be honest its low but not that bad. I'm a fan of the aircraft, so just getting one that looks this good is fine by me. I can still remember seeing both jets on a Sunday afternoon at Edwards in Feb 1993 parked up in the secure NASA compound after loosing out to the YF-22. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Fantastic! So good to one built and to such a high standard. Such a shame it lost to the F-22. Lovely build and well displayed and photographed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Beautiful build of one of the best looking planes ever (IMO) What ejector seat did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Looks superb excellent finish!much more evil than the raptor. Completely agree !! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro 66 Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Hello Skids, The seat was from Aeries, nice seat with a bit more detail than the kit one. Thanks for the comments. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike DeTorrice Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Beautifully done ! A fine replica of this great Northrop fighter ......... which I liked even better than Lockheed's entry. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hit Or Miss Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Superb Effort Pedro66, I'm one of the ones who was really disappointed by the appearance of this kit's lines, especially around the wingroots, but you seem to have mastered the buildup regardless. Hat's off to an excellent model and it's builder. I don't know if anyone has tried to use one of Eduards color F-15E cockpit placard sets (one of the downfalls of the YF-23 was that they took the cheap rout in prototyping the cockpit based on their partner McDonnell Douglas' Strike Eagle front cockpit, despite the mandatory 1/3 budget that was required to be spent on avionics development) but if so, how does it fit and does it still include Eduard's penchant for making the Dark Gull Grey look too blue? I would also still like to see a decent weapons bay, replacement intakes and better exhausts for this kit. Since it's been almost 3 months, I suppose it's fair to state that Aires or the like are not going to be covering this model. Has anyone heard anything about AM parts for this kit? The ACES II seat is accurate for this model but would have been rather different on the production aircraft as a function of the CREST or Crew Escape Technologies effort which would have incorporated additional fold-around shoulder webbing to help prevent flail injury in supersonic ejection conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 - Very nice model of a splendid machine , it may not have been totally ruled out of the skies as the Chenese J 20 look to be a copy cat........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Beastie Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 That looks stunning. It would appear I've my next kit for the stash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro 66 Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 Hello Hit or Miss, It does have its faults, but I think the reviews may put people off, I certainly thought twice about it, but its a good kit & I wish I'd seen the machine fly. The decals from Caracal are a must though, as the kits are the worst I've ever seen. If anyone is around Peterborough this weekend I'll be putting it on display at the yearly show (along with a few others I've made) so come along, support the show, talk to the guys, & see some nice kits. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Looks superb! I'll have to get one of these.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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