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F5E from VFC 13.
Model:
MONOGRAM 1/48.
Detail set:
Cockpit from Black Box.
Decals:
Twobobs sheet.
Well, following the building of my Splinter Tomcat
and then my Hornet...I've got to build the F5, one of the famous adversary
planes!
Construction:
If you see my previous review of the BB cockpit, there is nothing else to
say....it fit perfectly, the only difficult are is the activators behind the
seat....pretty tricky !
About the model, I rescribed all of it, closed the
air intakes with a sheet of plasticard and made a "fake" bottom for
the exhausts.
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I encountered big problems with the wheel
wells......pretty small, no markings for the gears...well, I didn't update
this area and just tried to get the gears to fit well.
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Camo:
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This
one was a real challenge for me, as I wanted to have the "Red
23" with his special scheme!
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Ok, I started with a coat of Testors
Italian Dark Brown on the upper surfaces.
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first
coat of dark brown.. |
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When dry, I made the pattern of the "lizard
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coat of sand paint is applied...look carefully and you can see the
Maskol under the paint |
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model is ready for a coat
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When the MASKOL was dry, I just painted the
model in Testors Italian Sand......
Ok, the best part of....you got to take all the
MASKOL out......peeling it with a finger...and surprise....it works !
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Here's two pics with my weathering
technique, using Tamiya Smoke from to make the panels
line....applying some " smoke " in the lines an then wiped it
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applying " smoke " in
panel lines...
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A coat of FUTURE and I was ready for decaling !
Decals:
Came from the Twobobs sheet, easy to place, no
troubles , nothing else to say...ho yes...give us some more Mr 2Bobs!
Another coat of FUTURE and then a coat with a
mixture of Matt/Gloss Testor to seal the job!
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Conclusion:
Ok, that looks great, but for the next one I'll
try to make the camo hand free....because I've got a sharp edge on the camo
and I think that in the reality it has more smooth edges.
My next projects...I'm still looking for a special
A4; maybe a two seater..... an F-21 and the latest F-14 just coming out of the
Twobobs workbench !!!
Have a great modelling time all !
Patrick
IPMS Belgium
Ans Modelisme
http://www.ansmodelisme.com
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