Fozzy Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Hi Guys After being away from for a good few months and not being able to do any modelling I finally started scratch building this F-80C and recently managed to finish it ...what with having more time on my hands, now we are all self isolating in these trying times! I really like the late 40/50s jet era and decided to have a go at scratch building this Shooting Star in 1:48 scale. The P/F-80 was the first operational Jet aircraft used by the United States Air Force in combat...although too late for the Second World War it was used extensively during the Korean War. The markings are of the F-80C that is housed in the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton.Ohio. For anyone who is interested the construction of this model can be seen in WIP on this forum. I made this Shooting Star from a balsa wood construction and card and skinned her with sticky back silver foil. I hope you like the finished model....... I don't normally scratch build jets as I find them difficult to do! ....but I did enjoy the challenge never the less! Thanks a lot for having peep! Stay safe everyone Fozzy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falconxlvi Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Well this is a very unique project and not something you see everyday on ARC! I like the metal finish - nothing beats foil for the finish! Great job 👍🏻 Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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