ChipJean Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Kinetic 1/48 F-5B in Canadian markings making it a CF-116D. I replaced the kit seats with Wolfpack resin seats and replaced the plastic pitot with telescoping rod & tube. Rest of the kit is stock. I was thinking this would bean easy build but it turned out to be much tougher than I expected. Not that it's a bad kit, it's not; good detail, plenty of options, and decent fit. It just turned out to be more complicated than I expected with a 6 piece fuselage plus inserts and 8 pieces to the intakes. Paint is Model Master, metal areas are Alclad. The decal sheet is gorgeous, almost worth the price of the kit by itself, with markings for 6 countries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 BEAUTIFUL job on that bird. I have always been a fan of the F-5 series, particularly the T-38/F-5Bs and this is a fine looking example I must say, especially in the Lizard style aggressor scheme. I need to pick up that Kinetic kit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
murad Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Lovely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 :thumbsup: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting Eighty-Four Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 What a cool subject and that is a fantastic paint job! Well done!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 That is an amazing build and paint job, much better then my recent CF-116s, If I might suggest? You need to add the red light on the tail just before the Moose. But wow, you sure can paint!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 WOW, super job !! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IJ001 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Fantastic model. F-5's are one of my all-time favourite machines. Thanks for posting. Ian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam1818 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Wow what a great looking aircraft! I built this kit in Canadian markings also and rather enjoyed the kit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Very nice build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooter Man Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 In my opinion....this is an ABSOLUTELY LOVELY build! Love the color scheme...! Congratulations to you sir! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Very nicely done indeed!!! If I was able to own 1 military jet as a weekend toy....the 2 seater F-5 in this paint scheme would be my choice....the F-5 is so sporty looking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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