Goodman Models Posted April 7 Posted April 7 This is the old Imai kit. I rebuilt the thrusters, added the tread detail, added the AN/AA-13 Nav pod and upgraded the landing gear. I modified the cockpit with ejection handles and crewed it with a UNS pilot. I also added the wingtip nav lights. The overall scheme is inspired by the F-15J recently done by Kris Seiber in Scale Aviation. Quote
Gabe Q Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Exemplary. These old kits look deceptively simple. They require a lot of work to make them look this good. Quote
Goodman Models Posted April 7 Author Posted April 7 Thanks for the kind responses fellas. It was a bit difficult and I had to work for this one! Quote
Chas Posted April 7 Posted April 7 (edited) Really great build! The cockpit detail is exceptional. And the canopy itself looks spectacular! Congrats on a job well done and a beautifully finished kit. Edited April 7 by Chas Quote
Goodman Models Posted April 8 Author Posted April 8 The plastic was quite brittle and I had to build a few spots, for example the head cracked apart into little pebbles at one point and the wing tips were quite thin before adding the nav lights. Quote
electric indigo Posted April 8 Posted April 8 Very nice interpretation of this kit; it's always interesting to see a familiar design in a new light. It would look more realistic if you went a tad lighter on those heavily engraved panel lines IMO. The texture on the exhaust parts is cool. Quote
Big s Posted April 8 Posted April 8 2 hours ago, electric indigo said: Very nice interpretation of this kit; it's always interesting to see a familiar design in a new light. It would look more realistic if you went a tad lighter on those heavily engraved panel lines IMO. The texture on the exhaust parts is cool. I kinda like the dark lines on this one. It’s a much smaller aircraft than a Valkyrie and I think this kinda gives it more of a close up feel. Quote
Goodman Models Posted April 9 Author Posted April 9 (edited) The panel lines are super wide on this oldie! I used a greenish brown for most of the panel lining and some blacker on certain areas to give the impression that they open. It was a limitation of the kit that I wasn’t prepared to correct, lol. It is a very small plane! It fits in the palm of my hand. The base kit is definitely not as crisp as say a Has VF. It was a bit of a nostalgia build. Interesting comments though, thank you all. Edited April 9 by Goodman Models Added comments. Quote
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