Lorebor Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Hello, this is a Meng 1/48 F-35A wit Kasl Hobby resin cockpit, Brassin weapons, Caracal decals, Dream Model access ladder and Plusmodel figure... Thanks for watching, bye! 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Very very good, the weapons bay looks awesome, and the pilot figure is beautifully painted, good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 very reasonable F-35 with all those GBU-12s! great color and masking work! I will never get over this front opening canopy thogh... just why! remindes me so much on the MiG-21 PF etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Great job ! can i ask what paints you used please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Great job, really well done and great details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 A very detailed finished model. Paint finish is excellent. I have to confess what really got my attention was the pilot figure. Extraordinary work done on the painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, exdraken said: very reasonable F-35 with all those GBU-12s! great color and masking work! I will never get over this front opening canopy thogh... just why! remindes me so much on the MiG-21 PF etc... The canopy opens from the front because the canopy on the F-35B is shorter due to the fan being behind it. Therefore the canopies are of different length but the same shape at the front. By having the actuators and mount at the front this standardizes the parts across the fleet. Instead of having two types of canopy actuators, the F-35 has one. A byproduct of this design is the ejection seat can be removed without removing the canopy. And most the weight is in the front of the canopy and therefore this arrangement takes less force to lift the canopy which results in less wear in the canopy actuators. Oh, btw, awesome build! Edited April 5, 2021 by Scooby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorebor Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 20 hours ago, Norman said: Great job ! can i ask what paints you used please Hi Norman, I used Gunze paints but I mixed the two grays of the model using various leftovers of grays that I had at home and which in turn were leftovers from other blends, so I can't tell you which are the original colors I started from ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaracalModels Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 It's a beauty - I really like it. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screech Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Fantastic Build! Really like the figure you did to go with the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Fabulous looking model beautifully finished very well done Thanks for sharing Eamonn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 That is a superb build and the pilot figure is a work of art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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