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After adding the missiles and the rotary launcher the model received a two tone camo and heavy wheathering. As you can see I'm falling back on my cell phone's camera again. The main points of interest of this project however are visible. Was quite an interesting one, hope you like it too. Thanks for watching & reading.

It is indeed the old Revell/Italeri F-22. I'd like to link to the article but I don't know how (browser doesn't displa the address), it's the model 'by Deun Yu' in the gallery.

Some progress on the underside. Had a rare opportunity to take better photos too! A simple size comparison.

Airframe is now completed. I'm now working on the landing gear, the nose gear will be reversed and the main gear are custom made to be F-18-ish which I found is the only way they fit in the fuselage when up. However, the main doors will be closed. I had to shorten the weapons bay in the process, now AIM-120s won't fit so I changed to AIM-9Xs that I will make out of the two regular ones from the kit.

Thanks for your comments! Wings are now attached and there is resin all over the upper side. Next step is to smooth the upper surface. If only I knew how... Here you can see what she looks like, reflecting the blue sky on her uneven surface. I might have to apply another layer of fabric and resin, sanding alone won't do the job I'm afraid.

Hi guys, it's been a while since my last airplane model. Now I'm back with a made-up fighter, allowing me to try new materials (composite materials too), new airframe designs and whatever I will come up with during construction. Since I'm building this model while being away from home I only have little equipment and my phone camera (sorry for poor pic quality). The whole thing will be based on Revell's old Eurofighter. The fuselage you see below is flipped upside down and split and widened. The forward fuselage was cut off and placed much further forward. It's connected through a composi

Loving it! Very welcome if you ask me.

Good choice! Stunning job so far, gonna be awesome for sure!

Looking really good!

Absolutely stunning! Great job!

Awesome! Congrats!

Go Bone! "She looks so great everytime I see her face she puts me in a state STATE OF SHOCK!"

Congratulations! Your first attempt is a big success! ;)

What are the current missions of the Tu-160?

Now that I've fixed my jaw I wanna tell you you've done an incredible job! :) Excellent details, paintjob, photography... oh, my jaw again... :o