madcat911 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Hot off my workbench is this 1/48 Tamiya Viper done as a Block 52 of the Republic of Singapore Air Force's 143 Squadron "Phoenix". I used the Thunderbird boxing as the basis for this build. Mainly built out-of-the-box with Fine Molds seatbelts and ScaleNutz decals as the only aftermarket used. To represent a RSAF bird, some details had to be scratch-built including the plate-mounted AIFF antennae, HMCS sensor on the canopy and GPS receiver on the spine. The model was painted primarily with Mr Color lacquers. Weathering was done with a mix of AK Interactive, Ammo by Mig and oil paints. I also played around with some new techniques to give it a more weathered appearance. Loadout depicted is typical for a peacetime intercept mission consisting of 2 AIM-120C AMRAAMs, 2 AIM-9M Sidewinders, 2 370 gallon wing tanks and a AN/AAQ-33 Sniper XR pod on the right cheek station. Hope you enjoy the photos! Mark scvrobeson, Memphis, Shoggz and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat911 Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 scvrobeson, Shoggz, Andreas Beck and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett M Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Nicely built and great paint work, love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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