Italeri F35 B 1/72

[daront]

So Here she is. 

 

Fist a big shout out to  Richard E for sending me a spare pilot. It is kinda annoying when you do not get a pilot with the model. 

 

So this is my first ever airbrushed model. I decided I wanted to improve my painting and see if I could get some good results with a spray brush. I got a cheap compressor and airbrush from the rain forest site, a timbertech package. Over all as I don't know any difference I thought it was a good package and the results I got for my first attempt was really good. The model itself, wow a bit fiddly, lots of doors. I don't think you can see it in the picture but I added some bits to the weapons bays and engine, cables etc to make it stand out a bit but then covered it in weapons lol. There are a few bits I think I should have spent more time on, such as some of the seam lines. 

 

The model is painted with Tamyia paints, mostly spray painted but the radar tape lines brush painted. 

 

I also built a custom spray booth as I was finding it even with a mask a little too much in the room I was using, even with the windows open. 

 

So here she is, excuse the picture quality, I was using my phone. 

 

IMG_20230624_130103954 by daron trevascus, on Flickr

 

IMG_20230624_130116579 by daron trevascus, on Flickr

 

IMG_20230624_130222669 by daron trevascus, on Flickr

IMG_20230624_130131390 by daron trevascus, on Flickr

IMG_20230624_130142071 by daron trevascus, on Flickr

IMG_20230624_130222669 by daron trevascus, on Flickr

Edited June 24, 2023 by daront

[Alpha Delta 210]

Excellent modelling!

[Vultures1]

Very nice result from your first airbrush paint job! Well done 

[daront]

Thanks all 👍

[Jordan Giddins]

Impressive looking F-35 and excellent paintwork for your first attempt at airbrushing. Congrats.

[Hopesdaddy]

Excellent looking build, very clean and well painted.

[Deano353]

That's a great job all round. I always use a phone camera for photos. A tip as well there's an airbrush on Amazon called Fengda it's about £20 I have two and they're absolutely brilliant. Great looking model. If you'd have put 1/48 in the title I would have believed it 

[Tarkas]

Excellent work, and well done for a first attempt at airbrushing. Which decals did you use? I want to get a set for 617 Sqn like yours, but tyr kit I have has on,y a prototype scheme.

[daront]

On 6/26/2023 at 6:20 PM, Tarkas said:

Excellent work, and well done for a first attempt at airbrushing. Which decals did you use? I want to get a set for 617 Sqn like yours, but tyr kit I have has on,y a prototype scheme.

I used the set that came in the box 👍 Italeri model number 1425.

On 6/26/2023 at 5:08 PM, Deano353 said:

That's a great job all round. I always use a phone camera for photos. A tip as well there's an airbrush on Amazon called Fengda it's about £20 I have two and they're absolutely brilliant. Great looking model. If you'd have put 1/48 in the title I would have believed it 

Thanks for the kind words. Yeah i got a cheap 2nd one from Amazon to use for my gloss coats 👍