eng Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Evening all, was back at work today but did finally manage to get this beauty finished over my days off this week. AFV Club F-5N straight out of the box. I do have a PJ Productions pilot to drop into the pit shortly and I did have to replace the AFV Club decals with a set of Two Bobs decals, fortunately for an aircraft in the same colour scheme! A bit disappointing the the kit decals didn't play ball but the quality of the Two Bobs sheet kinda made up for it. Main finish done with Tamiya acrylics airbrushed, details done in Vallejo acrylics. Klear used before and after decalling and weathering done using with Promodeller Dark dirt wash, Tamiya smoke, pastels and silver pencil. Photo's taken outside with my trusty phone so hope the pics are up to scratch, nose pitot probe lasted less than 30 secs!! Will replace it with a section of needle I think. Hope you like! I'm in love with her 😉 Eng 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Not surprised you're so fond of 'her', she's very, very striking. I have the same kit and appreciate the 'heads up' over the decals !!. So other than the stickers, no probs with the build ? Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 Just now, Ian said: Not surprised you're so fond of 'her', she's very, very striking. I have the same kit and appreciate the 'heads up' over the decals !!. So other than the stickers, no probs with the build ? Ian. The kit goes together beautifully, just the usual bit of care especially when fitting the gun bay panels on the nose. Although mine has the canopy open, I'm not sure the canopy sits too well in the closed position with the seat in as I had to remove the seat to temp fit the canopy in the closed position for spraying. The main gear outer doors are a bit fiddly with 3 operating arms each the size of a gnats what's-it! You'll it though, I've got an F-5F to look forward to as well. Thanks for the kind comments. Eng 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29Triplex Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) Eng, This is an Awesome Adversary! She's such a Beaut', I'm not surprised your so in love with her. I'm sure she will have many more admirers! Edited June 3, 2017 by 29Triplex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 A real beauty!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbbusybee Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Lovely finish, beautiful looking aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Great work! Very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Nice one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Fantastic model Eng, love the finish and the cockpit looks very smart indeed, top draw! David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Beautiful work! Great cockpit and finish in particular, but a winner all round - well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Splendid job! These adversary/aggressor schemes are always a treat to look at! But need a lot of attention when being done... if the colors or the scheme are off, they are off! Unlike when doing a cold war MiG... you can nearly aleays say that yout can't be proven wrong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Thank you all very much indeed for the kind comments, after a long lay-off I really got the bug again as soon as the painting started to progress and then I couldn't leave it alone! Think the F-5F will be the blue/grey scheme for something a bit different. Cheers, Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 great looking F-5....nice job on the paint and finish... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Really nice Tiger there, looks superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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