Fuselage halves buttoned up, tail installed, and front windscreen is on
Main canopy masked, inside braces/panels installed. Excess sprue nubs will be removed tomorrow. I left them on for easy installation to canopy. Canopy will be installed tomorrow.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
I do generally like Hobbyboss. Sometimes the details can be a bit simplistic - but I've always found them to be enjoyable builds. Saying that, I've not built one in ages.
Stuart Templeton 'I may not be good but I'm slow...'
There is one glaring knock I have about this kit. The lack of color assignment of other areas, wheel wells, missiles, cockpit panels, etc... You know... the obvious ones. I had to further research in looking at instruction guide for their paint call.outs on certain parts/areas.
Its amazing you find different variations of color call out - especially the burner cans.
I paint the turbine fans Light Gunmetal, the insides Testors Andonic (spelling?) Grey, burner exhaust Burnt Iron. Close enough...
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Wheel bays are light grey (not that you can see them because the doors are mostly closed). The cockpit is dark ghost grey and black. I painted the exhausts Vallejo Metal Colors "Jet Exhaust". The missiles are generally either white or light ghost grey.
Mike
Sponsored by Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Saab, BAE, and Dassault
Painted cockpit Dark Gull Grey, wheel wells white, Magic air-to-air missiles white, struts aluminum. I could go back and paint the wheel bays light grey since I do have a light grey color in mind to use.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
