aidy Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 It's quite impossible to miss the F-5 when one talks about 1980s Front Line Asia. It was the primary fighter aircraft in South East Asia, flying in the air forces of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Other Asian countries, namely South Korea and Taiwan were also users of the type. The Royal Malaysian Air Force received it's F-5Es in 1972 and flew them until 1995 when the F-5E were replaced by the MiG-29N. This is my entry for the group build, it will be the fantastic AFV Club 1/48 F-5E with decal-la decals and some additional goodies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidy Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 (edited) Ok, I had attempted to build an RF-5E for the just concluded Specialist GB, but stopped because the kit came with a cracked windshield which I hadn't noticed earlier. For this build, I made sure the clear parts were good. I'll be adding a dream model PE set which I got cheap at the local model show and a set of DEF Model intake plugs to save time. dateposted-public This seat will also go in to the build, it came from an earlier build and I think was from Wolfpack. My subject will be a jet from No 11 Skuadron, based in RMAF Butterworth in the 1980s. Hopefully the wife will feel better soon so I could get on with the build. Edited July 19, 2019 by aidy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Great choice Aidy, I'm a big fan of the F-5 and you are quite right that this GB just wouldn't be right without one or two in it. The AFV Club kit is a fantastic model and the extras you have got for it will make it even better, I wasn't aware of the intake blanks but I will definitely look out for them in the future as they look really good and as you say will save some work too. Those decals look really nice too. The colour scheme is very nice too as it is very similar to some worn by aggressor and adversary F-5's. I hope your wife feels better soon as I am looking forward to seeing this one come together. Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Nice choice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Nice one, and where may I ask did you get the decals from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidy Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 Hi, Jabba. I made those decals, just haven't gotten round to selling them outside of Malaysia just yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 11 hours ago, aidy said: I made those decals, just haven't gotten round to selling them outside of Malaysia just yet. Thanks for letting me know, they do look very good. I am also wondering how they compare to the AFV RF-5E kit decals, and if there is a scheme for that aircraft that could go with this GB as you may have seen I am building one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidy Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, Jabba said: Thanks for letting me know, they do look very good. I am also wondering how they compare to the AFV RF-5E kit decals, and if there is a scheme for that aircraft that could go with this GB as you may have seen I am building one of these? These decals have markings for just about every F-5 that flew in the RMAF and yes, does cover the scheme of the aircraft you are building. Comparing with the RF-5E kit decals, AFV's artwork is quite accurate, just that the print quality is rather poor. My decals were printed by cartograf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Would it be possible to order a set of your decals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Great choice will be watching Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 19 hours ago, Jabba said: Would it be possible to order a set of your decals? My thoughts exactly! I'm sure we could get an order for a few sheets on here, but we have to be careful as there is no buying and selling allowed in the GB section so perhaps we can PM each other about it. Do you do sheets for any other aircraft Aidy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidy Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 I've made some progress yesterday. AFV Club tooled this kit with very tight tolerances, while it generally fits well, some of the inserts and panels need some adjustments and trimming to fit perfectly. The corner marked in yellow needs to be trimmed After which, the louvres will fit snugly I've also drilled out the inspection window and filled with some clear sprue. Needs a bit of fine tuning and polishing still. By the way, yes, I do make decals for other RMAF subjects. Used to be available from Hannants. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Very nice detailing work Aidy, very useful tips for the rest of us with an AFV Club F-5 in the stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Nice start. Thanks for pointing out the inspection window, as I will do that to mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On 21/07/2019 at 07:55, modelling minion said: My thoughts exactly! I'm sure we could get an order for a few sheets on here, but we have to be careful as there is no buying and selling allowed in the GB section so perhaps we can PM each other about it. PM sent to aidy about this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidy Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 A bit of progress over the past week. Not much as work gets in the way. I always cut the tailplane connection in half. This will allow me to attach them at the end so they won't interfere with masking the rear fuselage later. Just be sure to glue part H19 to part P7 before closing the fuselage. I've also cut off the tab marked in yellow as in previous builds I find that they interfere with the fit of part P7. The fuselage has been put together. I won't be able to spray anything until next weekend so I'll have to complete the rear fuselage before getting to work on the nose. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 That really is great and very clean work Aidy. Thanks for showing us so clearly how to get the best out of the kit and avoid bad fit later on, very helpful and very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Hi Aidy, any more progress on your excellent F-5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidy Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 We're three days away from the end of the Malaysian primary school public exams, so I've been very busy with work. Hopefully I can continue with this build when it's over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 1 hour ago, aidy said: We're three days away from the end of the Malaysian primary school public exams, so I've been very busy with work. Hopefully I can continue with this build when it's over. That is great to hear Aidy, I'm looking forward to seeing your build back underway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dansk Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Great work. This is a masterclass in building F-5e! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarawakia Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Any new update on the build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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