Brenhen Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Here are some pictures of my recently finished Kittyhawk F-5E in Swiss markings. Despite the shortcomings that have been mentioned about the kit, I enjoyed the build and would call it a good kit overall. I will be building more of Kittyhawk's F-5's in the future. The model was build straight from the box, with LED's added to the landing lights and Swiss decals and masks that I drew using the Matterhorn Circle 1/48 F-5 decals as a guide. Thanks for looking! Bill Cross, Shawn M, Model_Monkey and 36 others 39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Very classy. Out2gtcha and Brenhen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Agreed, great build, and a very clean and tasteful scheme. Brenhen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 This is sweet. I’ll be watching for more! You didn’t happen to do a wip thread did you? Brenhen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Excellent build and national markings out of the ordinary. Brenhen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenhen Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 2 hours ago, themongoose said: This is sweet. I’ll be watching for more! You didn’t happen to do a wip thread did you? No work in progress on this one. All in all a very straight forward build though. Besides fixing the right side console in the cockpit, I added some detail inside of the aux air inlets so you can't see through the fuselage. Other than that, just minor gaps in a couple of spots. Thanks for all the nice comments everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Brenhen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Great build and nice choice of markings! Brenhen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Terrific stuff, Brennan! Kev Brenhen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricF Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Congratulations Brenhen! Everything I like; good paint, smoth waithering This F-5 looks really realistic. Well done Eric Brenhen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Driver Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Great job! Brenhen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck540z3 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Great job! Your gun door fit is really well done. I'm building the same kit, so I know most of the challenges and that's a big one. Cheers, Chuck Brenhen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkis Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 is that the kit-supplied cockpit? Sweet! Clark Brenhen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 nice one Mark Brenhen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenhen Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 On 2/6/2019 at 10:52 AM, chuck540z3 said: Great job! Your gun door fit is really well done. I'm building the same kit, so I know most of the challenges and that's a big one. Cheers, Chuck Thanks Chuck! One side of the gun bay doors fit fairly well, the other was way off and required some work. I used some of your tips from your early F-5 posts as I was building mine. I'm really looking forward to watching yours progress. 10 hours ago, clarkis said: is that the kit-supplied cockpit? Sweet! Clark Thanks Clark. Yes, it is the kit cockpit. While it lacks some accuracy and has an issue with its depth, the cockpit looks fairly good when painted. Especially if you put the pilot in to hide the depth issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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