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Hi! I'm done withit for some weeks, but I was struggling with the photographi. I was told that the direct sunlight makes it better. I still dont know. Anyway sorry for the dust. It is a dust magnet. You can have a look about the construction here: And the result is this:

Hello! I decided to build this toy, since I wanted a quick and joyful build. But I have to face with the reality that this kit is more or less fictive. As I still dont want to spend much effort to the building, decided to close the bomb bay, because inother case I could spend weeks on this single area. But... I dont know it would looks unfamiliar for me. How do you know, is it possible for an F-117 to open only one door? Or it is working only simultaneously? Help me please!

I've attached a link to an interesting story. Ronald Reagan apparently offered Margaret Thatcher the opportunity for the MOD and RAF to be involved in the development of the F-117 for the RAF. I'm getting the whiff of Whiffery!! https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/ronald-reagan-offered-britain-f-117-stealth-aircraft/#comment-367082

Hi everyone Something new (old) by me, finally took some time to take photos... It is a Tamiya 1:48 + CMK bomb bay and a quikboost seat. The decals are Two Bobs Kosovo Nighthawks... or something like that. Here are some pics: For more pictures, please check my blog: http://militaryaviation148.blogspot.si/ Thanks for looking in.

This build originally was for the Sci-Fi Group Build, but I just couldn’t get it done in time, This is one of a series of IdolM@ster put out by Hasegawa, but released only in their Japanese market. The kit itself is by Revell-Monogram reboxed by Hasegawa is really gaudy plastic colors and extensive decal schemes. For the work in progress go here http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234983196-idolmster-f-117a-yukiho-hagaiwara/#entry2033639 . This is a great kit and the decal scheme was engineered quite well. So here is the finished kit. And here it is with the rest of its fellow IdolM@ster stablemates, As always, all comments are welcome.

I would like to present my version of the IdolM@ster F-117A belonging to Yukiho Hagiwara. IdolM@ster started as a simulation and rhythm video game from Bandai. Essentially, a record producer gathers a group of rising pop stars and you would follow them as they rose to fame. When it went to an anime series, the pop idols were put inside different “mecha” jets and did battle. Since the anime series, the “mecha” jets have worked their way into the Air Combat games and some other computer games. Since the French Group Build will not recognize a Mirage from the IdolM@ster Air Force, I thought an IdolM@ster build might be better accepted here. I am trying to get out of my modeling funk with this aircraft and a P-38 in that group build. I have been woefully inadequate in both building kits, not even bought any (Now I know there is something seriously wrong), and haven’t been participating on this fine forum for about 3 months. These two builds will, I hope, keep me on track and back in the game. The kit is from Hasegawa and is 1/48. However, after I opened up the box and began looking at the sprues, this was on the inside of the bottom fuselage halve. Apparently, this is a Revell-Monogram tool from 2005 that Hasegawa has chosen to rebox for its IdolM@ster series of planes. And since there is very little time left in this group build, I need to get cracking. First the box art and sprues. Then the decals for the scheme I will be doing. Two very large sheets with a little over 100 decals The cockpit is the place to start as it is built up and then put inside of the top fuselage halve. For this kit, rather than a right and left fuselage half, there is a top and bottom. It is a basic cockpit with just 4 parts. The detail on the parts is adequate. Since I am more after the decal and paint scheme and most of the cockpit will be hidden from view, it should be adequate. I put it together and did some painting and it doesn’t look too bad. Prior to putting the fuselage parts together, the cockpit is inserted in the top half and some sort of maybe FLIR thing is put in just ahead of the cockpit. The bottom half receives its own FLIR and the nose wheel well. The wings are put together. And then one of the wings is redone as I was a bit sloppy in my alignment and needed to open it back up and reglue it. The tail planes are also glued together. The rudders are designed to be moveable. Right now, I will let that feature go, but if it causes some stability problems they will probably be glued in place. The wings have to be installed in the bottom half of the fuselage prior to the top half being put on. I started with the port wing. Then both the starboard wing was attached and the top fuselage half was put on. It is going to be a big boy for a 1/48 plane. I have put the P-38 I am building for that group build next to it. The P-38 wasn’t a small craft on its own, but it is dwarfed by the 117. There are seams to be filled at along the fuselage join. The nose section was really warped and fit poorly. I guess I could leave it and then say the plane speaks to the pilot and that is its mouth, but that would just be wrong. All the seams are fixed and the base paint is put on. I went with a deeper blue than the kit plastic as some of the anime shows an aqua color and some of the anime shows a dusty blue. Since the kit scheme is a bit showy and off the wall and is supposed to be feminine looking I went with the aqua color. Once the base paint dried, I painted the intake screens metallic and then weathered with a dark wash. Now, the decal scheme would have the intake screens covered with black decals. I will try my version first to see how it looks. If it turns out piggy, then I will use the kit decals. Now, the fun part of the build; the decals. Here are the top side decal instructions. Did I mention the entire instructions are in Japanese? Having built a couple of these already, I know the decals go on in layers. (Did you notice all of the decal numbers that have to go on?) There are some exclamation points on the scheme and some numbers are in red versus the rest in black. There are some instructions that roughly translated, I believe is: “Foolish American, put these on first!” So, the base decals are started. First up, the long swoopy wing stripes. And I run into my first problem. I am a creature of habit and there is a particular plastic tub I use to soak my decals. My problem, it is way too small for these decals. I rummage through all of the plastic ware and find a suitably large bowl. The port swoopy decal goes on along with a single swoop along the backbone of the plane from the canopy to the exhaust. And in doing so, I break off a piece of the inner swoop and then carefully reattach it. Next, the starboard swoop. And, this time rather than breaking off a whole line, I just break off a piece. I put that back together After I get both top single swoops that go along the fuselage spine aligned, I cut the pieces that attach to the canopy as I plan to have it in the open position. And here it is with the initial bottom layer decals Now, having done these kits before, the decals being so large and thick, have to be persuaded to go into place and behave as initially, they look like this I know I will be using about ¾ of a bottle of Micro Sol on this kit if it is like its brethren. Now, I have to beat the decals into the surface of the kit. So while I torture them into place (or me, don’t know which!) I will stop here. As always, all comments are welcome.

hi all, I am so glad to have finished the F-117A in the moment that will be two-year hobby playing.It's Tamiya 1:48 kit,addon Eduard PE.It's a gift from my girlfriend for anniversary. The cockpit used Eduard color PE.Must mention the panel color dark blue is very strange.I had wash it with black enamel paint ag & ag.And I have to increase the number of buttons to rich details with glue sticks beacuse of the panel is so flat.I am not recommend this PE suit. Belly simulated the grease stains. Landing gear used etching part Eduard, and the use of copper production pipeline. Fuselage use dark gray in color, color expression of F117 caused by each plane of light and shades of the effect.Washed with varity of light grays at last. Finally,thanks for my girl and the helping from other hobby-players.Welcome giving any advice. 英文很差真是对不住了，希望你们能懂我在说啥=。 = sry for my poor English and I hope everybody can understand what I want to say.=。 =

Hello britmodellers! Here is my lately finished F-117 from Revell. Very easy to build, and I'm satisfied with the results! Feel free to comment below. NOTE: I am 16 Robin

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