warthoglvr Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Kit: Hasegawa Scale: 1/48 Decals: Afterburner "6 Hikotai F-2A/B AM: Shawn Hull GE F110 Exhaust Paint: Mr Color (airframe camo) and Tamiya paints Having built 5 Tamiya F-16s, I was ready to be disappointed with the engineering of Hasegawa's F-2A. Instead, I was pleasantly surpised at the similar breakdown of construction and parts as well as the precise fit of most of the assemblies. A little tidying up of the wing joins and getting a seamless intake were the only places that needed a touch of putty and a little extra work. The F-2 is really a joy to build. I used Mr. Color paints for the first time -- and LOVED them! I used the colors called out on the Afterburner decal sheet and thinned them with Mr. Leveling Thinner and they went down smooth and dried rock hard. Afterburner's F-2A decal sheet has an enormous amouont of stencils to cover the F-2A airframe -- they even include my favorite: decals for the raised white lettering on the tires! I spent several sessions applying all of the tiny markings, but the end result was worth it. The only other addition to the kit was the Shawn Hull GE F-110 exhaust, which is a true work of art! Too bad Shawn recently indicated he is taking a sabbatical from producing his resin otherwise he'd have multiple orders from me! On to the pics: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fly-n-hi Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 That looks great. I really like the F-2 paint scheme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) Andy, STUNNING, AWESOME loking F-2A.. INCREDIBLE, IMPRESSIVE decalling... Love the color scheme too and you did a NEAT, FLAWLESS work on that BRAVO.... Edited July 13, 2011 by HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlimit Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 One of my favorite subject. Good job! Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ro-Gar Hobbies Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) Excellent work Andy! Sadly, I won't be at the next meeting to see it up close. Robert Edited July 13, 2011 by Ro-Gar Hobbies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalo Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Great job Andy! Your kit looks beautiful! I cannot wait to see it at local competitions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pep Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'm gona go work on my props.... Can't compete with Andy anymore your a beast man! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) Smashing job on your F-2A. I love this cammo scheme and your model looks a million dollars. Kudos for having the patience to add all of the decals, it was worth the effort. Edited July 14, 2011 by geedubelyer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Flawless F-2! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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