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  1. I managed to pick this kit up on eBay a short while ago, it was stashed on the pile as a "to do" but I wasn't planning on doing it before a few others. However, following @theaa2000 1/48 Tamiya build of his F-117A, I decided to go for it. So the results. and the tribute underside I painted the underside gloss white and then masked it off. The top got a Matt Black coat, but it looked too black. The majority of pictures of the F-117A look a very dark grey. So over the Matt Black, I hit the highlights, airbrushing on Revel Granite Grey, which isn't as dark as the colour swatch looks, so just to blend it all in, I went back to the centre of each panel with Revel Tar Black. Then used a dark grey wash over panel lines, which ended up darker than the overal finish. Happy with the results though. The only thing I didn't really like from the kit was the colour of the underside decals (could be there age), but they looked cream more than white, so the decision was made to cut the decals and apply just the red segments Decals https://imgbox.com/QPyQXn1T So I went in, one stripe at a time. On to the next build
  2. Afternoon all, Well after some very long builds I wanted to do something quite simple, and what could be simpler than Lockheed's hopeless diamond simple triangle! This is the 1998 Tamiya kit which showed it's age in places in terms of fit & detail but still had some impressive moulding and engineering so it went together very quickly - all in all this was a 2 week build, which for me is very impressive - the one before this took 6 months! For those interested, there is a very short WIP thread here: And now the finished build In hindsight I should've applied more contrast during shading as it's hardly visible now apart from in some areas like the tails. Oh well, something to consider if I build another all black plane...like Revell's upcoming 1/48 SR-71? I kept weathering to a minimum as most photos showed the Nighthawks (and this one in particular) were kept quite clean with only minimal staining/fading and some fuel stains The pronounced edges were highlighted with watercolour pencils as the references showed paint fade in these places The weathering was done with watercolour pencils, pastels and enamel washes. The one bit of colour on the model is hardly visible due to the angle of the tails, but they can still be moved which is good! A view I have always loved! The underside received some stronger weathering, panel variation and more prominent streaking as seen on the real planes Here you can see the colour variation on the exhaust due to heat, and some subtle streaking on the more vertical panels - as on the real thing these aren't very visible head one but can be seen from an angle. And here it is in it's place with my other 1/48 builds....now what next? Thanks for looking!
  3. Well here goes guys and gals. This is my first build blog, so not sure how well it is going to go I have a severe sight impairment, so I am not professing to be a master builder by any means, but i thought I would give it a try I am attempting the Monogram Pro Modeller f-117A Nighthavk kit which has been sat on my shelf for a year or so now I believe there are still a few of the kits about on ebay So here goes......
  4. This is my 50th build which was a present from my wife. The academy kit is quite basic and does need some enhancing. I used Eduard PE and some scratch building and the pilot was from PJ Models. Painted with Vallejo. The base was designed for me by Coastal kit display bases. The full build can be followed on:
  5. Hello everyone, This jet is part of a diorama that is meant to have a minimalist/mysterious/sci-fi-ish/art-decoish feel to it, hence the lack of details. Hope you like! It's something different for a change...
  6. F-117A Nighthawk Farewell 1:72 Hasegawa In 1964, the Soviet mathematician Pyotr Ufimtsev published a paper via the Moscow Institute for Radio Engineering which demonstrated that the strength of a radar return was related to the shape of an object rather than its size. The principle was simple; the radar cross section of a wing could be calculated across its surface and leading edge. This meant that an aircraft could be designed with a low radar signature. However, such an aircraft would be inherently unstable without sophisticated computer control, a feature that was not available at that time. Fast forward ten years and Lockheed analyst Denys Overholser uncovered Ufimtsevs paper, sparking an idea that would emerge in 1977 as the Have Blue experimental aircraft. This, in turn, led to the F-117 proper, which entered service in 1983. The US Air Force officially denied the existence of this unique asset until 1988. Only 64 were built, but most of them saw active service in a number of conflicts in the Gulf and Former Yugoslavia. To reduce costs, it was designed using a number of components from the F-15, F16 and F-18 airframes and was powered by two non-afterburning GE F404 engines. It was finally withdrawn from service in 2008, due to airframe wear and the introduction of the F-22 Raptor. Hasegawas F-117 is fairly well established on the modelling scene as it has been around for a few years now. In that time it has carved out a reputation as one of the best F-117 kits available, with a good blend of accuracy, detail and fit. The kit arrives packed into a top-opening box adorned with artwork showing the colourful underside of 88-0843 as it was at the time of its final flight in 2008. The kit is made up of 74 parts moulded in black, white and clear plastic. The plastic parts are nicely moulded, without any significant trace of flash. The surface of the aircraft has a glossy sheen to it and the panel lines, few that there are, are finely engraved. The cockpit is made up of nine parts, including a tub, control column, instrument panel, head-up display and five part ACES II ejection seat. As is often the case with Hasegawa kits from this period, there is relatively little moulded detail in the cockpit. Decals are provided for the instrument panel and side consoles as, with the exception of three multi-function displays on the instrument panel, these parts are devoid of detail. The ejection seat is pretty nice, although if you want to pose the canopy in the open position, then you may want to swap it for a resin alternative. The nose gear bay and main landing gear bays are moulded in place with the lower half of the fuselage. They contain a reasonable amount of structural detail and should pass muster in this scale. The capacious internal weapons bay is moulded as a separate part and in brilliant white plastic. Rather than being a gimmick, this is actually quite helpful as the fine detail shows up better than if it had been moulded in the same black plastic as the rest of the kit. The details for the bomb bay, including the internal structures, bomb ejector racks and even the GBU-27 Paveway III bombs are also moulded in white plastic. Two sets of bomb bay doors are included. The first is moulded as a single piece of black plastic which is obviously designed for use if you wish to build the model with the doors closed. The other set is moulded in white plastic in two halves, and is designed to be posed in the open position. The only other internal component is a large clear part that must be fixed in the nose area which apparently acts as ballast. Once the internal detail has been installed, the fuselage halves can be joined. Given the relatively clean and uncluttered shape of the F-117, the remaining stages of the construction process should be straightforward. Each wing is moulded with separate upper and lower halves whereas the angled tail planes are solid parts. In both cases the control surfaces are moulded in place. The undercarriage is nicely detailed and should look the part once assembled and painted. The only fly in the ointment is the presence of ejector pin parts on the tyres a curious Hasegawa trait. The clear parts are thin and translucent, as they should be. The canopy frames are clearly marked but no overly prominent. As mentioned above, the canopy can be posed in either the open or closed position. Four marking options are provided: 88-0843 of the 49th Fighter Wing, April 2008. This is the aircraft in the special farewell scheme depicted on the box artwork; 84-0824, 49th OG Commanders Aircraft; 82-0800, 8th FS Commanders Aircraft; and 84-0809, 9th FS Commanders Aircraft. The decals look pretty good. Colours are nice and bold and the details are sharp. For the farewell scheme, the red stripes are included on the decal sheet, as are the white stars. This leaves you to sort out the blue and white areas. Conclusion Hasegawas F-117 is a very good kit indeed and probably still the best 1:72 scale Nighthawk that money can buy. Detail, fit and accuracy are all pretty good, making this an attractive proposition. If you just want the kit and arent too bothered about the (admittedly rather nice) decals in this version, you can save money by seeking out the original non-limited edition kit. Review sample courtesy of UK distributors for
  7. F-117 Wheels (for Trumpeter) 1:32 Eduard (632012) Trumpeter's big Nighthawk is a kit that just cries out for extra detail (to this reviewer at least), and this set of resin wheels from Eduard is designed to provide just that. It arrives in Eduard's familiar shallow clamshell box, and inside are nine pieces of mid-grey resin, six of a bright yellow resin, a sheet of yellow kabuki tape masks (not pictured) and an instruction sheet, all protected by a sheet of cushioning grey foam. The parts are a straight-forward drop-in replacement for the kit parts, and each wheel consists of a tyre with superb detailing and recessed central hub, into which a front and read hub detail part is added. The mainwheels both have brake detail on the rear hub, while the nosewheel does not, just as it should be. The mainwheel outer hubs are spoked, and are skinned over with thin resin slivers to facilitate moulding. They can be quickly sanded away from behind, poked through and tidied up with a knife, although very few were present on one of the hubs on this review sample. "GOOD YBAR" make an appearance on the tyre tread again, presumably to avoid copyright issues. Fix that under extreme magnification with a scalpel or paint if you like, but the detail of the sidewalls and tread is first class. The masks allow you to quickly paint the hubs after painting the wheels, and are a boon to modellers that don't trust their accuracy with a brush, or want to use their airbrush to preserve that lovely moulded in detail. As a bonus, the yellow resin parts are wheel chocks provided to add a little extra realism to your finished model, although how many people will leave them bare yellow is another question. Couple those with a nice set of Remove Before Flight tags, and you'll have a striking looking model. Conclusion Excellent. There's little more to say other than you'll need a razor saw for the removal of the cylindrical moulding blocks on the hubs. Wear a mask though, as any small particles can be harmful to your health. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
  8. Source: http://old1.trumpeter-china.com/a/en/produc.../0302/2071.html V.P.
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