Hasegawa 1/72 X-29

[Medicman71]

Got the canopy masked and ready for priming now.

[speedgraflex]

Looking good, Mike.

[Stuart]

Very cool!

[Medicman71]

Thanks guys!

[Medicman71]

Got the X-29 primed and ready for painting. No issues to correct here.

[Stuart]

Looking really good Mike - such a cool looking aircraft!

[Stikpusher]

I could swear that I saw this plane out at Edward’s AFB back in the early 80’s. This is taking shape nicely!

[Medicman71]

I could swear that I saw this plane out at Edward’s AFB back in the early 80’s. This is taking shape nicely!

Thanks guys! Stik, you probably did. It's first flight was in 1984.

[Stuart]

I'm just thinking that if I could combine one of these with the pylons and what-not I have kicking around from my Tamiya F-16CJ kit, it might make an interesting what-if.

[BorgR3mc0]

I have build the same kit. A very nice kit and it really does do the X-29 justice. But as you say , the decals are the main difficulty. They are large and need to be straight on the fuselage.

My build:



It is over twenty years old because I remember that I paid 10 Guilders for the kit.