Wolfman_63 Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Starting on the Tamiya 1/48 F-117A Nighthawk. Will be adding the Ares resin cockpit detail set. To start with the upper fuselage required trimming for the resin cockpit tub to fit as well as removing the top of the kit dashboard. The resin dashboard with the supplied photo etch looks awesome. For the display panels I painted them chrome silver and then applied a coat of Tamiya clear green. Working on the cockpit tub then detailing the ejection seat. See the build log at https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-f-117a-nighthawk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfman_63 Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 This week I finished detailing the cockpit with photo etch accessories on the Tamiya 1/48 F-117A. Then the forward landing gear bay and strut was detailed with some 32 AWG wires. I decided to close the bomb bay. The kit had the bomb racks extended and I prefer a clean look. Next came the assembling of the fuselage. This had a minor issue. The resin cockpit tub is a little taller that the kit tub. I had to grind a channel on the bottom of the tub so the landing gear bay could fit into the channel allowing the fuselage halves to fit together. Beginning the detailing the fuselage now. You can follow the entire build log at https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-f-117a-nighthawk/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Nice progress so far, she's looking good. Just a tip to help save you some time and materials. When it comes times to paint her, shoot her gloss black. This way you can go straight to decals. That's how I did my Monogram 117 and, she turned out great. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfman_63 Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 The 1/48 Tamiya F-117A Nighthawk is now finished. The kit was a nice kit to build. It included a weight so it sits correctly and it included masks for all the clear parts. The only thing I did not like about the masks was they were not pre-cut. It took some time to trim them to fit correctly. The decals were ok. They are very thin and the larger ones took some finesse to line them up. Overall it came out very nice. You can see all the build photos on my blog at https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-f-117a-nighthawk/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Very very nice. I've always loved the clean lines of the F-117. Great job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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