jesTer Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) Hi all! Build 5 of 2022 is an out of the box build of the Mitsubishi F-1 strike fighter deployed by the JASDF (Japanese Air Self-Defense Force) from 1978 to 2006. As built, this 3 TFS F-1 is loaded for the anti-ship mission armed with a pair of ASM-1 and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. . The kit is very detailed but the fit is fiddly and required repeated dry-fitting, shimming and fixing gaps in most of the joins. Painted with acrylics and decals are from the kit. Weathering was kept light with only a panel wash. Definitely a 'looks good from 2 foot away' result. . A build log and more photos can be found on my site - https://www.rocketpunch.biz/22-platz-72-f1/ . Thanks for looking! . Edited July 22, 2022 by jesTer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gary F Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barkin mad Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Certainly looks the part to me. Lovely. ------------------- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Now that's something You don't see every day. Very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 That's awesome! And I went through your site and I'm really impressed by your airbrushing & weathering skills. Yours is exactly the type of "not too much - not too little" - type of "lightly faded/lightly weathered" look that I'm hoping to perfect. Great work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Beautiful work!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pollie Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Nicely done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jesTer Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 On 7/23/2022 at 11:46 AM, Gary F said: Very nice! On 7/24/2022 at 9:01 PM, barkin mad said: Certainly looks the part to me. Lovely. ------------------- On 7/25/2022 at 2:47 AM, Thadeus said: Now that's something You don't see every day. Very nice. On 7/27/2022 at 10:39 PM, JackMan said: That's awesome! And I went through your site and I'm really impressed by your airbrushing & weathering skills. Yours is exactly the type of "not too much - not too little" - type of "lightly faded/lightly weathered" look that I'm hoping to perfect. Great work! On 8/1/2022 at 3:27 AM, SERNAK said: Beautiful work!! 5 hours ago, pollie said: Nicely done! Thanks for the kind words everyone! Every comment is very much appreciated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Beautiful work! I built the old Hasegawa T-2 kit back in the late 1980s for a JASDF maintenance officer at Misawa. It was definitely a 3-6 footer for sure, but your F-1 turned out nicely. Respect! K/r, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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