Guest Maxim Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobbyZoneUSA Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 Nice work done. i wonder how hard the surgery was to get the vent removed from the canopy. Does that entail any removal from the inside of the canopy too? looking forward to some paint on the kit! Karim Thank you. No surgery was required. The ECS vent is a shallow detail that actually opens up into the inside of the canopy (which I found out when I filled the recess on the exterior with 3M acrylic putty - it oozed out into the inside). I taped over the canopy clear area and wet-sanded the ECS vent to remove the molded-on frame and smooth out the putty. No problems. I'll be putting One Shot Black primer on the airframe tomorrow, and then starting the camo using MRP. I'm ready to get this one done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Super progress on Northrop's Little Gem. Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobbyZoneUSA Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 More progress with the Kitty Hawk 1/32 F-5E Tiger II. I opted to install the main gear, pylons, and stabilators before primer, so that step is next. MikeMaben, RBrown, sandokan and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Lookin' good Mike HobbyZoneUSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Interested to see how it looks with primer on it. Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f5guy Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Looking good, but just a heads up..... you've got your two main gear legs on the wrong sides. You need to swap them. The wheel hubs face towards the wingtips on all members of the F-5 family ;0) HTH, Fred K. Out2gtcha and HobbyZoneUSA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobbyZoneUSA Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 Looking good, but just a heads up..... you've got your two main gear legs on the wrong sides. You need to swap them. The wheel hubs face towards the wingtips on all members of the F-5 family ;0) HTH, Fred K. Thanks Fred, I've reversed them and don't believe I did that. More coffee please... Out2gtcha and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobbyZoneUSA Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 For those who've been asking me where to get the Kitty Hawk 1/32 F-5E Tiger II (and other releases), Kitlinx.com is the new importer (bought out Pacific Coast Models) and they are in stock now! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobbyZoneUSA Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 Primer is on the Kitty Hawk 1/32 F-5E Tiger II kit. Since I'm not using the centerline tank in this build, I shot one half of the tank with the One Shot acrylic primer and then both halves with MRP. The MRP doesn't react to the primer nor does it seem to react to bare plastic. sandokan, Gazzas, Shawn M and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobbyZoneUSA Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 So the plan was to do this kit in the SEA camouflage, but MRP shows the underlying colors, especially the lighter ones. FS 36622 just doesn't look right over black using MRP (note to self, use the gray primer for that next time) so I opted for the aluminum lacquer scheme that came out of the Northrop factory instead. Here we are in the early stages... LSP_K2, sandokan, F`s are my favs and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobbyZoneUSA Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 Back to work on the Kitty Hawk 1/32 F-5E after a weekend at Wonderfest. The aircraft is ready for decals! F`s are my favs, Hubert Boillot, Rick Griewski and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr b Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Looking good....hope to see it done up soon.... The Malaysian birds were delivered in this very scheme......other then the demonstrator n the USAF, If not mistaken, Malaysia was the only export nation to have this scheme.....as delivered.... Not far to the finish line......on yours I finished one late last year ....it's on this forum somewhere Rgds HobbyZoneUSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Back to work on the Kitty Hawk 1/32 F-5E after a weekend at Wonderfest. The aircraft is ready for decals! I've been wanting to go to Wonderfest for quite a few years now. Several of my local pals make the annual pilgrimage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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