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F-5E FAB 4865 (Hobby Boss 1/72)


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Continuing.....

Another item I did improve was the wheel tires. I added the treads using the same technique as for scribing the exhaust tubes.

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I also replaced the pitot tube by scratch bulding a new one with seringe neddles and using the kit supplied one as a template.

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Some more work was done as follow:

Some work was done on the landing gear, gear bay and doors. Painted using Gunze Acrylic Chrome. Weathered wusing Tamiya Panle accent (mix of Brown and Black).

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Started to work on the AIM-9B, applied XF-2 Flat White thinned with Future, now it is time for decalling and detailing painting.

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The arrest hook painted also using Tamiya paint. I scribbed a panel line in the hinge line.

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Finally I was able to glue the canopy and windshield in place using white glue (PVA glue). I also did the masking using Tamiya tape and Mr. Masking Sol R.

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Hi to all that are still fooling this topic.

I haven't updated much lately due I moved house and there are boxes everywhere at the moment. Last night I finally finished organizing my modelling room (Yes! I got a room just for me :banghead: ) probably some work will be done next week.

Thanks for your patience!

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A little research was required to determine what kind of armament to be included in the model. The various photos I've seen it varies the type of missiles used. For example, the first photo below shows only one Python in the internal pod.

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In this photo of an F-5 from different squadron but same era shows the Python (exercise in this case) plus the AIM-9 on the wing tip

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In more recent and updated versions of the F-5 we can see the use of the Brazilian made Piranha which is the substitute for the AIM-9, plus the Python.

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I therefore, decided to use the combination of AIM-9 plus Python as seen in the second photo above.

My friend Serelle gracefully sent me a resin Python.

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The fun started with the black primer. Not really a primer since I have used Tamiya XF-01 Black straight from the jar.

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The exhausts received a coat of Burnt Iron.

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I then started to cover them in grey FS36463 which I have made mixing Tamiya acrilics 8:XF02 White + 1:XF69 Nato Black. The idea was to give a first coat randomly and then gradually build up the colour but allowing for tone variances.

The first victim was the external fuel tank.

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Here are the landing gear doors and speed brake, showing the application of the first step - randomly applied grey

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Here is the result after applying the final coats.

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This process is very boring so I'm not rushing and doing small steps each time. Here is what I got so far.

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And here is how it finished:

Following, I covered it with several layers of very thinned paint. The idea was to allow some of tis effect to show through the paint and give the impression of weathered paint with some touch ups. Here are some photos:

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it's aa very subtle effect, but it works and looks great.

Thanks mate

It's very time consuming but I'm happy with the results and I'll definitely be doing it again.

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A little progress made. In order to install the new Python missiles, the pylons had to be modified and the trail extended.

I did this modification using some spare parts from spare parts box.

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Hi all

I've managed to finally finish the model, please see below the photos.

Comments, critics and advises are always welcomed!

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Model getting ready for the photo shooting

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Until next time! Cheers

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Very very nice!!! The wait was worth it!

A lovely finish and the colour scheme is

Hi mate

Thanks for your generous words but I know it is not one of my best efforts.

There is a few flaws that I should have fixed and than I had trouble with the decals.

But it's finished and besides not being a contender for a competition, it is a nice addition to my collection.

Cheers

Paulo

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Nicely done and thanks for the kind words you said about mine: You were way more ambitious with yours, the added detail and excellent paint job really made a difference. Its fun doing these clunky badly fitting kits isn't it? Gives us much more confidence for tackling other projects!

Cheers

A

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Nicely done and thanks for the kind words you said about mine: You were way more ambitious with yours, the added detail and excellent paint job really made a difference. Its fun doing these clunky badly fitting kits isn't it? Gives us much more confidence for tackling other projects!

Cheers

A

Thanks Mate!

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