lewis25049 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Fresh off the bench is the Italeri 1/72 F-111 Aardvark I've decided to (inaccurately) model this as a RAAF F-111C, using some aftermarket decals (Aussie Decals). There is significant silvering evident in the photos, but it is exaggerated by the harsh light - it looks fine in the collection, and definitely looks the part when viewed from a foot or more away. I dressed up the interior with an Eduard PE set designed for the Hasegawa kit, and posed the canopy open to show it off. In the end, a pretty simple kit, which is surprisingly massive compared to the rest of my 1/72 collection. Thanks for viewing - CC always welcome. 53 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonf45 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 That looks fantastoc, love the cockpit detail and panel lines especially 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 You've done a wonderful job on that one. Did you have to cut clear parts to pose the canopies open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Wonderful big beasty - much missed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filler Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Beautifully executed paint work. Did you use masks, sausages or freehand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 A terrific build. Beautiful paintwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis25049 Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 Thanks for the kind comments all! On 10/16/2021 at 12:46 AM, SAT69 said: Did you have to cut clear parts to pose the canopies open? No, fortunately the windows/doors were separate - I don't think the canopy would have survived my attempts at hacking it apart. 41 minutes ago, Filler said: Did you use masks, sausages or freehand? I originally used AK Interactive Elastic Putty to demarcate each colour. However, the two greens were too similar, so I re-sprayed them both using freehand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filler Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 hour ago, lewis25049 said: I originally used AK Interactive Elastic Putty to demarcate each colour. However, the two greens were too similar, so I re-sprayed them both using freehand. Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Looks great Lewis, you aren't far off the mark with the F-111A, the RAAF did get 4 F-111A attrition replacement aircraft that flew for a short time as 'A's before conversion to C standard. There is a picture on 113 in 6SQN markings, the only aircraft I have seen photographed in RAAF markings before conversion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Spectacular build ! 😎👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Looks good, nicely photographed as well! Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 A total winner for me! Much though I love our F-111C, I would not be able to point out anything inaccurate about your build. Looks awesome to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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