neil5208 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Finish no10 for the year is Dream Model's Chengdu J20 Mighty Dragon (beast mode), I got this from Hannants at a reduced price due to the box being crushed and when it arrived I found that the sprues had been warped but this didn't effect the result. Unfortunately the extra missiles and wing pylons supplied are resin printed rather than cast and broke up when cut from the print tree's, but fortunately I hadn't drilled the mounting holes in the wings. The kit also has some brass etch for the cockpit but I found this very soft and it didn't bond well so was discarded. The plastic used is soft and flexible until joined with other parts, without the main weapon bay in place the lower fuselage was particularly flexible. The canopy had a nasty seam that needed a lot a polishing to remove and at certain angles is still visible. I was hopeful for this kit as I was after the AH1Z Cobra but after this one I don't think I'll bother. Built OOB and painted with Mr Hobby Colour, I went for the splinter scheme as this is the less common one pictured. Not my best result for the year but ok from a metre, as usual all comments welcome. J20 is a big aircraft, much larger than the F35 I built earlier this year. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Model looks great despite all your difficulties, but sweet Jesus what an ugly aeroplane! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 My thought exactly! 😀 Next to it, you can apreciate what a graceful plane the F-35 is. Well done model though! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Beautiful Chengdu J-20! Saluti Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Oh that's nice. I want one now! Lovely work on the camo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Klaatu Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Nice work on that! Nice camo! I was thinking of buying the Trumpeter 1/72 kit of this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Dave Klaatu said: Nice work on that! Nice camo! I was thinking of buying the Trumpeter 1/72 kit of this. I had a look at that but went for the Dream Model as the Trumeter kit is based on one of the prototype aircraft so shape is not accurate for a production one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Looks great, I've always liked the look of the J20, it's the most interesting looking 5th gen fighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano353 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 That's awesome. What scale is this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Deano353 said: That's awesome. What scale is this? Thanks, it's 1/72 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano353 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Trumpeter are making a 48th scale version of this which is the scale I'll go for but judging by the size of that next to an F-35 it might be a bit too big! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 24 minutes ago, Deano353 said: Trumpeter are making a 48th scale version of this which is the scale I'll go for but judging by the size of that next to an F-35 it might be a bit too big! Here 2 more comparison pictures for you, firstly F102 Delta Dagger. And SR71. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano353 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 It's a beast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Looks very eye catching! I had the early Trumpeter kit without any missile bay. Fortunately I sold it on ebay and got new release with bays. Now it is waiting its turn like other hundreds of kits in the stash... Serkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Great looking build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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