45DegreesModelling Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Hello everyone, I’d like to share my finished F-35B from Italeri/Tamiya in 1/72 scale. I built this for a friend as he said he didn’t have the time or skill and asked if I could do it for his young son… he gave me some after market decals so the plane could represent an aircraft from the 809 NAS. In hindsight and with a bit more research I could have made this plane slightly more accurate I.e. removed some radar tape etc… basically what I’m saying is, I cuffed it! I made a WIP post here. If you’d like to see more images then you can also find them here. And here she is on my bench while I have a coffee admiring her! Thanks for looking. I also made a build video for those that would like to see. Thanks for looking. Tom 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Very nice indeed! Loving your workbench too....much too clean and tidy though 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45DegreesModelling Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, binbrook87 said: Very nice indeed! Loving your workbench too....much too clean and tidy though 😂 😂 thank you. To be fair, every time I finish a model I have a bit of a clean up ready for the next one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 English is not my native language, so I'm not entirely sure what 'cuffed it' means , but I'm sure that you've made a great model! Well done! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45DegreesModelling Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 36 minutes ago, HansReggelsen said: English is not my native language, so I'm not entirely sure what 'cuffed it' means , but I'm sure that you've made a great model! Well done! Cheers Hans J Thank you 😂 ‘cuffed it’ is slang, like ‘to wing something’… do it without preparation or thinking too deeply about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alfisti_ Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 I followed your wip thread from the beginning, you did a grat job on this modell, espacially masking and painting the RAM panels can be a pain in the bottom. I did it on my F-35A without masks and would never repeat it again.🤪 I still got the -B in my stash and I after seeing yours I think I will also go for a FAA one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 1 hour ago, 45DegreesModelling said: Thank you 😂 ‘cuffed it’ is slang, like ‘to wing something’… do it without preparation or thinking too deeply about it. I'm English and never heard of 'cuffed it' either! 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundowner14 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 3 hours ago, binbrook87 said: I'm English and never heard of 'cuffed it' either! 😂 You may have heard of off the cuff though, which is where it originates from. Good effort on the model BTW, cuffing it is fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45DegreesModelling Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 9 hours ago, _alfisti_ said: I followed your wip thread from the beginning, you did a grat job on this modell, espacially masking and painting the RAM panels can be a pain in the bottom. I did it on my F-35A without masks and would never repeat it again.🤪 I still got the -B in my stash and I after seeing yours I think I will also go for a FAA one. Thank you, as frustrating as the masking was, it was worth it! 5 hours ago, Sundowner14 said: You may have heard of off the cuff though, which is where it originates from. Good effort on the model BTW, cuffing it is fine. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 That is an excellent looking Lightning Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Klaatu Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Nice looking build! I too, wish my work bench was as organized! I try to clean up after each build, but it never looks as good as that! I also build cars, so that's what's in the pic- paints and supplies in the wooden and plastic boxes to the right, airbrushes and compressors under the desk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45DegreesModelling Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 12 hours ago, robgizlu said: That is an excellent looking Lightning Rob Thank you Rob. 1 hour ago, Dave Klaatu said: Nice looking build! I too, wish my work bench was as organized! I try to clean up after each build, but it never looks as good as that! I also build cars, so that's what's in the pic- paints and supplies in the wooden and plastic boxes to the right, airbrushes and compressors under the desk. Love it Dave, for a few years I worked on a desk in my spare room until I decided that just after covid Id build my own bench in my garage. It’s taken me a while, buying little bits each month but it’s steadily getting there. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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