Monogram 1/48 F-20 Tigershark

[kiseca]

My piece of nostalgia is complete. The Tigershark, painted in the red and white scheme, was my favourite model as a kid. None of my childhood models survived with me until adulthood unfortunately, but this was one I wanted back on a shelf so I bought a replacement. It's all OOB. I've left the pilot out to show the cockpit detail, and I followed the box paint codes apart from a couple of areas where I used artistic license on the ordnance (the original aircraft and instructions had Sidewinders with white noses and the box showed black stripes on the fuel tank but the build instructions make it all white) and the pylons are supposed to be body colour - so, white under the wings and I suppose red for the centreline pylon, but I thought they'd add a bit more colour detail if they were done in aluminium.

 

Build thread with backstory here.

 

 

Hope you enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And on the shelf with its 1/48 stablemates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 12, 2021 by kiseca

[Vultures1]

Very nice work!  The Tigershark is a great looking aircraft, especially in that smart red and white scheme - kudos for the smooth gloss red and white too!

[SAT69]

Absolutely beautiful! The glossy perfectly applied red and white caught my eye right off the bat. Many congratulations on an extra fine build.

[Sky Keg]

That`s a lovely Tigershark.  Your efforts have paid handsome rewards. 

 

Mike

[72modeler]

From all accounts, a very capable fighter, and your build has done the type justice! Hard to get a smooth finish using red and white, but you have done it!

Mike

[f111guru]

Absolutely gorgeous! Agree with those that spoke before me.

 

All The Best

Ron VanDerwarker

[kiseca]

Thanks for the kind words everyone. There's no special effort in the finish, it's just Tamiya fine surface primer from a rattle can with Humbrol gloss airbrushed over the top. No smoothing or polishing. It's fine for me on home display - it made it past the "good enough" post... but I know I'll have to work harder when I do a car.

[Parabat]

A very attractive aircraft and you've done a great job on it, looks great.