Thanks John - much appreciated. She could certainly do with some luck bless her. Her doctors appointment that she's been waiting 8 weeks for got cancelled out of the blue just before Easter, thankfully we've managed to get another with a different Doctor with only a delay of another two weeks - something to be thankful for - I'm just glad I pay for medical insurance.jeaton01 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:42 pm Sorry for your troubles and hope things get better soon for your wife, Stuart. I recommend finding yourself a nice Tamiya 1/72 fighter. I fear you are going to find a lot of not simple between the start and finish of a PM kit.
The belly is deeper on the F-5 than on the T-38 as well, to accommodate a heavier landing gear.
I see where you're coming from with the Tamiya kit, and I have three sitting on my bench ready for the off (A FW!90, A Zero and an F-16CJ) when I get the Hawk and Spitfire I'm building done - These PM kits are just a fill in for any spare bench time I have. That being said however, these is something quite relaxing about having a build with such low expectations, and so far there's been nothing in the build that isn't beyond the basic scratch-builder or fill, sand, repeat that all of us can do - what it ends up looking like is anyone's guess though
Thanks for the info on the T-38 - so I really am right in that this is a F-5B kit, rather than a T-38. Does anyone actually make an accurate T-38?
Some more progress to report - The fuselage is together and I'm just working on the seams. The worst part was on undersides thankfully and I should be able to fettle it down to the extent that I don't need a lot of filler.
I've also test fitted the wing and the canopy - neither are too bad a fit. I've not dared look at the intakes yet There are also a fair few sink marks to fill as well.