Edy Ong's 1/48 ROCAF Collection - Part 7

by Rico "Forge" Maula

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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

  

  

Photos and text © by Rico "Forge" Maula