shan Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Greetings Finally finished my F117. Had a few upgrades on this one: -Eduard photo etched interiors and exterior -Eduard Brassin F117 Wheels -Aires Cockpit This is my Nephew Nathans fav aircraft and i built it for him to appreciate. its also a tribute to my all time fav band http:// For those who are not familiar with the band, they fly their own aircraft http:// and is piloted by their lead singer, the amazing Bruce Dickinson http:// Here are some pics of the finished model, hope you enjoy them http:// http:// http:// http:// the noseart on the bomb bay is from Iron Maidens second album http://http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r516/shan1968/HARRIER/maidencomparison_zps74badd56.jpg i had always wondered on the inspiration for the noseart, and finally one day, i got a reply from the man who inked the noseart himself. The following was his reply to a post i made on a forum Hey, I was looking through some F117 pics on Google and came across your pic with the Iron Maiden album cover. I was pretty excited to see that someone caught that! I designed that "nose art", and came up with the name, The Toxic Avenger. I'm Ron Harmon btw.... (SGT Ronald Harmon). http://http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r516/shan1968/F117%20NIGHTHAWK/c2_zpsbwnbilnc.jpg You asked about the art work on my jet (813), so here you go.... sorry if it's too long.In 1990 we didn't have the Internet so the closest thing we could come up with in Saudi Arabia for an example of "a" Toxic Avenger was Iron Maidens mascot Eddie. Somebody had the Killers CD and that was a perfect pose, so I had the guy painting it for us put a pilots uniform on him. I wanted him to be holding the stick with one hand and dropping that bomb with the other. It was his idea to have the stick ripped out with the wires hanging out if it. I loved that!The bomb that he's dropping comes from the previous nose art which never actually got painted on the jet. The jets name was Special Delivery when I first got on the crew. Somebody before my time had painted a picture and hung it in the hanger. It was an awesome picture of a skeleton in a delivery mans uniform with the big bus driver cap. He was holding that round bomb with the fuse lit and had the words Special Delivery at the top of the pic. I really wish I could have gotten a copy of that. Like I said, it was awesome!When we got a new Crew Chief - Jerry Bies we renamed it to The Toxic Avenger. I came up with that name from that old B movie with the same name. Seemed fitting since everything on that plane was toxic! I didn't really expect it to be approved. When we got a new commander, Col. Whitley, he chose our jet to put his name on. I assume that was because of my superior mechanical skills in maintaining my jet to the very highest standards in quality and workmanship! haha. Anyway, that's why my name and my nose art is on the decals. The Wing Kings jet gets photographed a lot!Oh, and I painted the 29 bombs under the canopy too. That's 29 missions where we dropped at least one bomb.Anyway, that's my story. Hope it wasn't too long! Out2gtcha, Uncarina, 109 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 here are some more pics [/url]">http:// [/url]">http:// [/url]">http:// [/url]">http://http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/shan1968/media/F117%20NIGHTHAWK/6_zpsky0i7rxf.jpg.html'> hope you have enjoyed the pics. johncrow, Uilleann, Marcel111 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Looks great! Love the w-bay door w/Eddie on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 Looks great! Love the w-bay door w/Eddie on it thanks, Amazing to know that Eddie Rocked Desert Storm? [/url]">http://http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/shan1968/media/HARRIER/maidencomparison_zps74badd56.jpg.html'> Out2gtcha, Uncarina, Uilleann and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 thanks, Amazing to know that Eddie Rocked Desert Storm? [/url]">http:// Also one of MY favorite bands..............as you can probably tell from my Avatar!! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 this one is for SGT Ronals Harmon who inked the Noseart in the bomb bay Out2gtcha, Shaka HI, Dany Boy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Great build and a great story! Like it very much Regards - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Great model and great story! This is what makes model building so interesting; the stories behind the aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Awesome! I'm hoping to be able to pick up one of the Revell Ed Force One 747s before they all disappear. Kev Uilleann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 Awesome! I'm hoping to be able to pick up one of the Revell Ed Force One 747s before they all disappear. Kev Yes, that would be cool. the Mayan motif on the tail is unique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Yes, that would be cool. the Mayan motif on the tail is unique Indeed! I'd like to publish your build on the website, if you'd permit me. Kev Uilleann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 I would be honored Kevin, thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Not often of seeing an F-117 in 1/32 scale, it is very well done. Uilleann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I would be honored Kevin, thank you Thank you, sir! I just need your full name so I can credit the article properly. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Thank you, sir! I just need your full name so I can credit the article properly. Kev Hi Kevin, my details are the same as in a previous build. http://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/article.php?aid=2122 thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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