ArmouredSprue Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) My new project is the Northrop F-5E Freedom Fighter and I'll be using the Hobby Boss kit. This is the first time I'll build a Hobby Boss kit I'll represent an aircraft from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) of the 1st/14th Fighter Squadron, Pampa Squadron, based in Canoas Air Base located in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul. I'll try to make the FAB 4865 as it receive a commemorative painting scheme celebrating the 53rd Anniversary of the Squadron creation in 2000. Profile by Marcelo Ribeiro F-5E FAB 4865 in Canoas, RS Brazil circa 2000 The different paint schemes for the 1/14 Gav. To be continued... Edited November 16, 2015 by ArmouredSprue 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Interesting project ! Would you consider building this as part of the ongoing F-5 Single Type Group Build here ? http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/forum/542-f-5-single-type-group-build/ This group build has just started and will run until mid February 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Interesting project ! Would you consider building this as part of the ongoing F-5 Single Type Group Build here ? http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/forum/542-f-5-single-type-group-build/ This group build has just started and will run until mid February 2016 I'd love to! Do we need to move the topic over there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) I'd love to! Do we need to move the topic over there? Glad you like the idea ! Yours will look good together with the other F-5s being built at the moment To be in the STGB the topic should be posted there, may be worth asking the moderators if they can move the thread, or maybe open a new one there ? Not sure Edited November 16, 2015 by Giorgio N 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I agree with Giorgio, this would be a great addition to the F-5 Group Build. I hope that you decide to join in, but no matter what choice you make I will look forward to watching your progress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 I agree with Giorgio, this would be a great addition to the F-5 Group Build. I hope that you decide to join in, but no matter what choice you make I will look forward to watching your progress. Hi guys I'm in for the GB, I've asked for my post to be moved into the GB area. Let's see! Otherwise I'll cancel this one here and re-open in the correct forum. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eht1418 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Great topic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) A few more photos and an introduction to the kit. The kit A little bit of an introduction just to show what do you get for your buck. Box art Instructions Decal sheet Colour plate for painting Clear parts Sprue 1 Sprue 2 Although this kit comes with decals for a Brazilian version (FAB 4839, based in Santa Cruz Air Base, RJ) it needs some surgery to correctly represents that aircraft, especially the dorsal fin extension, since it was a plane from the 1st batch received in 1974. See photo below of the FAB 4836 which was from the same batch. FAB 4836 before and after the upgrade. Note the dorsal fin extension. That's why I have decided for the FAB 4865. It looks to be a very easy build, let's see what I can improve a little bit... To be continued... Edited November 19, 2015 by ArmouredSprue 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 A very nice choice of subject, always nice to see Latin American subjects. I look forward to seeing your progress. Craig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Has to be said that looks very nice, cant wait to see your progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 Thanks guys! This kit will be a challenge for me since I'm not used to build Jets, usually I'm more like a pops fan. Hope to make it worth! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 a very nice colour scheme indeed!! It'll be a nice addition to this GB for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Hi all! Just to let you know I'll be absent for a few days due a vacation trip. I'll be back soon with some updates. Cheers Paulo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eht1418 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Does anyone make a 1/72 F-5E with the fin extension? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Does anyone make a 1/72 F-5E with the fin extension? Not that I know of, but they are easy to scratchbuilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eht1418 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Probably easier to scratch build the fin extension than what I did, which was to mask and airbrush the USAF aggressor scheme for a Canoas-based F-5E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 Probably easier to scratch build the fin extension than what I did, which was to mask and airbrush the USAF aggressor scheme for a Canoas-based F-5E. Photos please! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eht1418 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Photos please! It's in storage now. This is the best pic I have of it. You can see it above the Mirage III. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 Finally I've managed to have some work done in this bird. As usual I have started by the cockpit. It Was pretty straight forward and I used the decals supplied and only detailed the seat adding the harnesses. Here is an example of the ejection seat used in the Brazilian F-5E. To be continued... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 Just a small update. I've joined the fuselage halves and I'm now in the process of sanding it. Not very good fit here. Some pics by the end of this week (hopefully!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Finally some update: Joined the fuselage halves, after installing the cockpit in place together with some weight to keep the nose to the ground. I had a few issues aligning the parts and some dry fit was required, even though I had to use some putty to smooth things down. The wings were another story, I had to do a lot ( I mean LOTS) of dry fitting before gluing it in place and after that also some putty was required to the wing root x fuselage joint. I also sanded off the light beams under the cockpit and polished it to restore shine after completed. All panel lines re-scribed at this time. I did some details to the external of the jet tubes. Add some panel lines When I moved to the landing gear, I was surprised to notice that the nose landing gear was wrong. I doubled check my references to make sure and this hinge should be facing the front direction, see red square below. Here is one of my references, Detail & Scale Vol.5 - F-5E & F Tiger II, note the position of the nose landing gear. So I started the surgery The result was this: To be continued... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 there's some very nice work there, I like you're detailing. Glad to see you're still progressing with this build and updating the thread! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 there's some very nice work there, I like you're detailing. Glad to see you're still progressing with this build and updating the thread! I'm not given up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Great detailing work and it's good to see that this one is still going. Keep the updates coming, I'm looking forward to watching you complete this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Thanks guys! For the moderator: feel free to move this topic for a more appropriate area since the GB is now overdue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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