Winenut Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Hi fellow modellers  Today I present my Hobby Boss F-5E Tiger II  Not a bad kit but it did almost kill me 😲  For background I started the kit about 4 years ago.......  Did a bit (some bad cockpit paint, a few bibs and bobs, pre-painting plenty of parts, assembled pretty much the whole kit but not fiddly ordinance etc) and in the process managed to crack the forward canopy (yes I don't know how either)  So I tried to make a mold and "hot make" another canopy with some clear plastic (disaster)  Then while trying that I didn't just crack the canopy I completely smashed it  Off she went to languish on the shelf of doom  Then I decided well I've got a bit done I'll see if I can fashion another forward canopy with spare parts as best I could  Cut down something I had in the stash looked "okay" and thought if I model it with the main canopy in open position you won't notice the forward and main parts don't match.......well it's not "entirely" ludicrous  So onward...redid the paint in the front office, worked on the canopy to do the best job I could, painted the 3 part camo (ouch that was hard), weathered her got it all done bar attaching the pylons, ordinance and landing gear flaps  Landing gear flaps....  Where did my 6 pieces of painted, prepped, glossed, weathered and matt coated rear landing gear flaps go?  Where are they...they must be here....bagged....in the box with the rest of the stuff.......  Aaaahhhh!!!!!!!   So after battling everything and feeling like I had in a small way triumphed over the shelf of doom she came back and bit me hard on the rear!!!  Anyway I live on hope of finding the pieces somewhere in my modelling mess but until then I present the almost complete Hobby Boss F-5E Tiger!  On a serious note if anyone has the 6 pieces in their spare parts box and don't need them I'd be happy to pay a bit for them and for postage to Adelaide in Australia!  This one is for my Brazilian friend Paulo (aka Armoured Sprue) a very generous and amazing modeller  Here's the pics (one inside on the workbenck and the others in the Australian sun)           Oh forgot to add....  I managed to completely break and repair the fuel refiller three times and the pitot tube twice on my modelling adventure  Hopefully the next one is easier....and quicker! 🤣  Cheers Nut      26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drake122 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Can only see the first picture, but looks good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 9 minutes ago, drake122 said: Can only see the first picture, but looks good. Ah...  Okay..  I'll look into the photo thing  Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 Sorry but if anyone else can confirm the photos are/aren't working that would be great.....looks like a further shelf of doom twist lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Yep, photos are working for me. Nice looking Tiger, despite all the troubles it gave you! Â I think I might have those undercarriage parts in the spares box. I'll check and PM you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 They're all working for me, just taking a long while to open. Are you sure that you have the correct size for them? Â John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 If it helps, not that you need it in the evidence before us, and it's a couple of years too late, but Rob Taurus do vac form canopies for the F-5e. Â you might guess how I know that ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 22 minutes ago, Vultures1 said: Yep, photos are working for me. Nice looking Tiger, despite all the troubles it gave you!  I think I might have those undercarriage parts in the spares box. I'll check and PM you You're very kind thank you! 17 minutes ago, Whofan said: If it helps, not that you need it in the evidence before us, and it's a couple of years too late, but Rob Taurus do vac form canopies for the F-5e.  you might guess how I know that ! I'll check that sort of thing next time for sure 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 27 minutes ago, Bullbasket said: They're all working for me, just taking a long while to open. Are you sure that you have the correct size for them?  John. I'll check on the size thing....didn't think about that issue  Thanks for the tip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Congratulations after your nervous breakdown and all the pain ,you have turned out a beautiful piece of work. We have all had trouble like yours i have lost count on the amount of parts the carpet monster has devoured, well done . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 So they had an undercarriage snag which required removing the doors to see what was happening when they pumped the wheels up slowly with a hand pump. These things happen. Â Looks good to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramtin Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Maybe get into 3d printing to fix such things...anyway very nice outcome 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Looks great to me... an epic save! Glad you built out of the shelf of doom.  I dont have a shelf of doom. The bad ones hit the wall or get stepped on... fresh start! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 A titivated Tiger, nice work ! Â Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 7 hours ago, Tokyo Raider said: Looks great to me... an epic save! Glad you built out of the shelf of doom. I certainly won't argue. I'm impressed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Well worth the effort, looks very cool indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Looks great despite the long saga of annoyances to get to this point. Regards, Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Well, we are our own worst critics. It looks really nice. From here, the canopy is grand - don't worry. That you triumphed over adversity and still pulled off a decent model is an achievement in itself. Great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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