First up is Testor's
F-5A Freedom Figther. Panel lines were scribed using the drawings from the
Squdron/Signal book. Decals from the kit with the nose and tail design
painted on. Weapons are from Hasegawa and gears from Monogram. The cockpit and
seats was scracthbuilt base again from the squadron book. The nose antenna broke
off during the photo shoot and we were able to find it.
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Next is Monogram's
F-5E Tiger II modified into RF-5E TigerEye using Bunrindo's book. The airframe
was scribed based on drawings provided. This time, I used a Black Box
cockpit to improve Monogram's. The nose area in front of gun compartment was
scratchbuilt. Sidewinders are from Hasegawa. The aft vents were opened and
details added so that it doesn't look empty using Verlinden's Lock On book.
The decals are custom made using a computer and inkjet decal paper.
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Then we have F-5E Tiger II
from Monogram with Cutting Edge's Tigershark nose and LEX updates. Cockpit by
Black Box. Pilot figure, Sidewinders and Mavericks are from Haesegawa with
Maverick's launch rails being scratchbuilt. Drop tanks are from the F-5E kit by
Kiddyland. Then we have another two Monogram kits. These two kits were done
during the early 1990s. Both had their panel lines scribed and one has an open gun
compartment base on Hasegawa's 1/32 scale F-5E kit. The actual gun was taken
from a
Monogram F-100D kit with rest being scratchbuilt. Decals of all three are a
combination of kit decals and AFV club.
Three Monogram's F-5F
sporting three camo schemes. Again all three have scribed panel lines with BMF
having open aft vent. Decals for the grey scheme are custom made while the BMF
and SEA camo are from Kiddyland kits. Weapons are from Hasegawa.
Last but not the least is Sword's
T-38 Talon. Lots of problem with this kit, so I only corrected the panel lines
and front are in front of the windshield. Decals are from the kit,
sparesbox and custom made.
Rico
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