1/72
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Article by David M. Vanderhoof |
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This is my 1/72
scale Italeri F-5F from VF-126 out of Miramar. This is a great kit if you want
something to build that you can put unique camouflages on. I did add the True
Details F-5 ejection seats to it to spice up the cockpit. Besides the seats the
kit was built out of the box.
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images below to see larger images
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The markings are
from Super Scale international; the canopy underneath was cut from solid black
sheet.
The paint used was
Testors Model Master. I started with the lightest color then worked my way to
the darkest letting the paint dry every night before applying the mask and the
next color. All of the paint was scale affected.
Once the plane was
glossed using Crystal Cote. Decaled. After a second gloss the kit was then
flatted using Polly-Scale Flat, which is the only flat worth using, my opinion.
I then went back and spot painted the fuselage to take the newness from the
plane just like the Navy.
David M. Vanderhoof
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