danimalmagic Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Hi all this is my latest build and for once it is for me, just over 2 weeks work This is the 1/48 Hobby Boss YF-23, the only extras for it are the Caracal Decals, these are essential as the kit ones are total nonsense and an Aires resin Ejection Seat.The kit itself went together perfectly, really quite impressed, the join between the two halves of the fuselage was perfect, just the smallest application of liquid filler and that was it.For a 1/48 kit she is huge, not 100% sure of Hobby Boss scaling here but I like big. (430mm/17” long)The cockpit is nicely done and is a good likeness for the original and with the Aires seat turned out quite nicely.It is a shame they did not make more of an effort in the engine area as this is a bit sparse and the ceramic tiles around the exhaust could have been a bit more detailed.None of these are really big issues, I suppose the biggest flaw is the canopy. The real aircraft has a two stage mechanism for raising the canopy, this gives the pilot and crew greater and easier access.The whole of this area is missing in the kit which means you have to build with the canopy down, I did ponder some scratch building but there just is not enough accurate imagery to do it properly. Allot of it would have ended up as guesswork and there is no point in doing that.As usual all painted in Tamiya Acrylics and post shaded for a little weathering, in hindsight Pav One would have been better for weathering as she is Dark Grey and there are some good images out there with sandy panel lines, a bit like the SR-71.Complete.Still have a little time before all the parts for the next commission get here so i will have to find another quick build.Thanks for looking.Danny Edited September 1, 2014 by danimalmagic 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 That's how it's done! Fantastic model there, really impressive work. Looks brilliant and nice to see some on progress snapshots. Excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 nice work, looks great. nice job on the paint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 That's how it's done! Fantastic model there, really impressive work. Looks brilliant and nice to see some on progress snapshots. Excellent. Cheers mate, I normally do a WIP but i do not get much time inbetween commissions so i just focused on the build for once, in all honesty there are not that many parts, just a nice simple build, about 2 weeks in total. Thanks for looking. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avgas Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Excellent job on a beautiful aircraft. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lancaster Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Excellent Job there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 nice work, looks great. nice job on the paint Cheers Mate. Thanks for Looking Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Excellent job on a beautiful aircraft. Well done. Thankyou very much. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Nice. Always like the look of this one more than the F-22. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I so love the YF-23 and yours looks fantastic. I have to agree that the fit was great and I really enjoyed it. The kit is based more on PAV-2, the exhaust petals are totally wrong for PAV-1 I did correct them when I did it. Link I was going to put the call sign on the front undercarriage door but after reading about it it turns out the identities were swapped by accident during restoration. Anyway seeing yours makes me think I should get another one and do it again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Nice.Always like the look of this one more than the F-22. Cheers mate and thanks for looking. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim T Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I like that a lot! A much more interesting aircraft than the F-22 IMHO. Love your build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 I so love the YF-23 and yours looks fantastic. I have to agree that the fit was great and I really enjoyed it. The kit is based more on PAV-2, the exhaust petals are totally wrong for PAV-1 I did correct them when I did it. Link I was going to put the call sign on the front undercarriage door but after reading about it it turns out the identities were swapped by accident during restoration. Anyway seeing yours makes me think I should get another one and do it again Thanks, a very enjoyable build, i knew about the decal on the front u/c door but whats life without a bit of whimsy Thanks for looking Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Very very nice indeed. You make fantastic models mate. Love it keep em coming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 I like that a lot! A much more interesting aircraft than the F-22 IMHO. Love your build. Thanks Tim. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Looks superb,love the paintwork. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 An outstanding build with fantastic weathering. Cheers, Tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Very very nice indeed. You make fantastic models mate. Love it keep em coming Thanks Rob, it was good to get something done for me for a change. Thanks for looking. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Looks superb,love the paintwork. Thanks Steve, it was a nice little project. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 very nice! maybe the lack of pictures of the canopy hinges was the reason hobby boss did not do these? great work on the cockpit, tiles, landing gear, air frame, weathering, ---- everything! great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 An outstanding build with fantastic weathering. Cheers, Tom. Thanks Tom. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 What a beauty the '23 was.......................would like to have seen one in the air. Yours looks great, really nice work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 very nice! maybe the lack of pictures of the canopy hinges was the reason hobby boss did not do these? great work on the cockpit, tiles, landing gear, air frame, weathering, ---- everything! great! Thanks mate Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danimalmagic Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 What a beauty the '23 was.......................would like to have seen one in the air. Yours looks great, really nice work. Cheers mate. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaracalModels Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Excellent build; one of the best PAV-2 builds I have seen so far. Thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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