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Thank you all for the kind words!

Thanks everyone for your kind comments!

More photos And a little tribute to the original artists

A rare "what-if" project from me. Tamiya 1/48 F-35A done up in markings of the 18th Aggressor Squadron based at Eielson AFB, Alaska. Scheme was inspired by profiles drawn up by Sean Hampton and Scott Brown of Afterburner Decals found in this article: https://theaviationist.com/2020/09/10/these-are-some-of-the-designs-submitted-for-the-new-aggressors-f-35-color-scheme/ Decals were self-drawn. Painted with Mr Hobby lacquers and weathered with oils and enamels. Seat was a 3D printed set from Mini Craft Collection.

That's neat! Caught her when the VP was in town for a visit back in 2021. Mark

Best kit to use will be the Aggressor boxing of the Tamiya Viper. It has parts to do all the C variants (blocks 25 to 52). As you have the CJ, you will need to source for the original "lightweight" landing gear, associated non-bulged main gear doors, and wheels. Hope this helps! Mark

Thanks for the kind words!

Sharing my latest build here. This is Takom's 1/35 AH-64D Apache Longbow done in the markings of the Republic of Singapore's 120 Squadron "Kestrel". I used the "D of the World" boxing of the Takom AH-64D and built it straight out of the box. The only exceptions were a couple of homebrew decals to detail up the cockpits. Painted with Mr Color lacquers and weathered with oils and enamels. Hope you enjoy the photos of the completed model!

In stock at my LHS. Passed on purchasing it due to the lack of A/G weapons. Mark

Maybe you could consider using the paint reference from another kit like the 1/48 Hasegawa AH-64D? https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/4/4/2/109442-34-instructions.pdf Mark

Speed Hunter Graphics recently released this sheet: https://www.reidairpublishing.com/decals/i7mpfh3ji911fq6bokptckfyfoa8xg Mark

Hmmm. A bit disappointed that no Bombcat parts are provided (LANTIRN pod, bomb racks, bombs). This is even though they included the square PTID for the RIO station. Mark

Thanks guys!

Thanks for the compliment! Don't think I've seen anyone do that particular Learjet before. Mark

Thanks for the positive feedback! Mark

Hot off my workbench is this 1/48 Tamiya Viper done as a Block 52 of the Republic of Singapore Air Force's 143 Squadron "Phoenix". I used the Thunderbird boxing as the basis for this build. Mainly built out-of-the-box with Fine Molds seatbelts and ScaleNutz decals as the only aftermarket used. To represent a RSAF bird, some details had to be scratch-built including the plate-mounted AIFF antennae, HMCS sensor on the canopy and GPS receiver on the spine. The model was painted primarily with Mr Color lacquers. Weathering was done with a mix of AK Interactive, Ammo by Mig

Are you sure about this? According to the instruction sheets, sprue J has parts specific to the Growler. Is this sprue included in the F kit? Mark

Thanks everyone for the feedback! Mark

First completion in a while. Tamiya's superlative Phantom kit with FineMolds' Nano-Aviation seatbelts. Painted with Mr Hobby lacquers, panel wash with AK Interactive and Ammo by Mig enamels, and weathering with oils. Hope you enjoy the photos. Feedback is most welcome! Mark

WAR HUD is included as a optional parts in Tamiya's F-16C/N kit. Mark

Be careful where you stick those pitot probes. Hint: they're not supposed to go there Mark

Those bulges on the fuselage near the LEFs look really sus. Mark

The AN/AXQ-14 pod you are looking for is included in the Academy F-16I Sufa kit. Maybe post a request in the "Spares Box" sub-forum to see if anyone has one to spare? Mark

Looking good so far. For the AN/ALQ-131 pod, you’ll need to mount it to the jet using the short centre line pylon, part F2. It is labelled as unused. Mark