chrish Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 (edited) I had such a great time with the Tornado I jumped right into another Italeri kit Although....this will have Canadian markings. If/when I get that far Filling some sink marks here and there. Adding a bit of Eduard p.e. and off we go... Thanks for looking Edited June 26 by chrish typo Starfighter Jock, KUROK, F`s are my favs and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk Calling 1 Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Looking forward to seeing this progress,happy modeling. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Fun kit, fits together pretty well. The only issue i had was having the canopy closed with the pe included for the locking rails. If you use that piece of pe do a bunch of dry fit to get it looking clean. chrish and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 1 hour ago, themongoose said: Fun kit, fits together pretty well. The only issue i had was having the canopy closed with the pe included for the locking rails. If you use that piece of pe do a bunch of dry fit to get it looking clean. Thanks for the warning sir Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcour Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Masking these zigzags on the aircraft was pure nightmare for me, other than that it is a very good kit that gives you a good looking model. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 1 hour ago, mattcour said: Masking these zigzags on the aircraft was pure nightmare for me, other than that it is a very good kit that gives you a good looking model. This is what I was wondering about. Chrish: have you given thought to how you are going to proceed with that? Tape? Masking fluid? Free hand (!)... Someone should sell tape templates for that! It would save hours of time. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted June 27 Author Share Posted June 27 2 hours ago, mattcour said: Masking these zigzags on the aircraft was pure nightmare for me, other than that it is a very good kit that gives you a good looking model. I’m hoping that’s dealt with… 14 minutes ago, ringleheim said: This is what I was wondering about. Chrish: have you given thought to how you are going to proceed with that? Tape? Masking fluid? Free hand (!)... Someone should sell tape templates for that! It would save hours of time. Someone does….I’m on my deck having a Coors light watching my wife puttering in the garden right now (her hobby) so I don’t have access to the hobby room. But, I ordered from Hannants a die cut set of masks for the RAM panels, came with a very nice painting guide. I’ll post the information on the maker when I get back into the hobby room. Paul in Napier, Martinnfb, ringleheim and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 1 minute ago, chrish said: I’m hoping that’s dealt with… Someone does….I’m on my deck having a Coors light watching my wife puttering in the garden right now (her hobby) so I don’t have access to the hobby room. But, I ordered from Hannants a die cut set of masks for the RAM panels, came with a very nice painting guide. I’ll post the information on the maker when I get back into the hobby room. That's great! I didn't realize there was aftermarket for that feature. I'm really looking forward to seeing more of this baby come to life! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Pretty sure the mask set is by Dn Models. Have two sets, haven't tried yet. I'm curious Chris, what squadron will you do the RCAF F-35 in? Are going to use decals or paint masks? Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 DN Models makes a mask set. https://dnmodels.com/product/ram-panels-paint-masks-f-35-italeri/ Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 12 minutes ago, Dave Williams said: DN Models makes a mask set. https://dnmodels.com/product/ram-panels-paint-masks-f-35-italeri/ Says the set fits the Academy kit? Italeri kit in an Academy box? Be interesting what decals are included. Don Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted June 27 Author Share Posted June 27 Back from the yard work here's a couple of images of the mask set I picked up so far the masks look excellent Thanks for looking ringleheim, HerculesPA_2, daveculp and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted June 27 Author Share Posted June 27 36 minutes ago, dmthamade said: Pretty sure the mask set is by Dn Models. Have two sets, haven't tried yet. I'm curious Chris, what squadron will you do the RCAF F-35 in? Are going to use decals or paint masks? Spurious markings, apparently we're buying the F-35 over the Gripen and super hornet (Boeing made the feds angry) So I thought I'd have some fun, a bit of imagination and make use of Canadian markings from a earlier project, a Kinetic CF-188... see the earlier 60 years of NORAD (with decals from Leading Edge Models) previously built. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 I have to confess, I've always liked the CF-101 scheme in the gloss grey ( close to fs16473) and the cheat stripe with the zigzag. Tried to see if I could lay out this scheme in the F-35, but it looks.... odd. On the other hand, the F-104 could wear that scheme... Don chrish and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 2 hours ago, dmthamade said: Says the set fits the Academy kit? Italeri kit in an Academy box? Be interesting what decals are included. Don According to Scalemates, South Korean decals. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/academy-12128-rokaf-f-35a--1176318 Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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