Shawn M Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 wow that looks great! F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 You've made an F-23 that looks way meaner than the F-22 ever will! F`s are my favs and Uilleann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I have never studied close ups of the real thing... But damn! That looks great! Gaz F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) The aft deck weathering. The first few pics are with flashlight: And at normal daylight: .... yep, for the tiles i used red, yellow, blue and magenta, separately. And quite transparent OPs on top. Edited May 12, 2018 by F`s are my favs Uilleann, Shawn M and Landrotten Highlander 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleann Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 That exhaust would make Rembrant, Monet, and VanGough weep at its beauty! Ah, let's not kid outselves, VanGough would likely be so distraught he'd probably nip off his other ear. Just...WOW! That is beautiful art, that is! F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Thank you thank uuuu! That Rembrant thing made me laugh ))) thx! Uilleann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Those exhausts are sublime! Did you ever use that "Static destroyer" thingamajig? Gaz F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) 10x Gaz. For the dust particles - here are 2 pics where i tried to point a flashlight from right underneath the canopy, where is also located the nose gear. So, with the bay door open and with the gear pylon extracted - there is more space to access the housing of the wheel itself and of the huge diagonal strut (which is glued to the main pylon). I had to cut plenty of area on the cockpit floor to get more space for the retraction of the wheel and of this diagonal strut. They literally fit inside the cockpit - the wheel basically touches the top side of the main IP cowling, and the top part of the diagonal strut fits right behind the seat..... Note the long lights on the windshield - they are just reflections of the light in the room. But the spots around the canopy section - it is flashlight from underneath the wheel bay, piercing through the holes in the cockpit tub: And with a long thin metal rod (wire) accessed the canopy through these holes and managed to get rid of most of the visible dust particles. PS: if wondering - here is an old pic where the seat is still not glued and the location of the diagonal strut is visible, with the gear up. The location of the wheel and the pylon are quite imaginary of course, but it`s something like this: Edited May 13, 2018 by F`s are my favs Uilleann and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 Sneak peak post weathering... Landrotten Highlander, Hubert Boillot, Shawn M and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 wonderful, just wonderful F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce_Crosby Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 I liked the look so much I went online and bought the Trumpeter 1/48 kit! F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 Trumpeter?! I'm not aware of a Trumpeter's YF-23... but sounds good Btw, Guys, the rollout is coming up in a gifty. Check out the ready for inspection section... Uilleann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lantinian Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I am a huge fan of YF-23 and wandering where can we find more of this Wonderfull model of the EMD F-23A Out2gtcha and F`s are my favs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 Hello! If I'm not mistaken, there are no models of the F-23A available. The easiest thing is to do a conversion from the YF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF3fanatic Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Incredible workmanship - the end result looks phenomenal! Noticing that the early build pictures aren’t showing anymore? F`s are my favs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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