Airfix F-5A Freedom Fighter (01043)

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Airfix F-5A Freedom Fighter (01043)

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This is an old tool issue by Airfix
bought it off Ebay for £1 so thought i'd give it a go
The parts have a lot of flash and generally the fit is poor but with plenty of filler and patience it's coming out better than expected
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Major components built - lots of filler and even more sanding to acheive a fair base to proceed
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First coat of paint - hand painted using Revell acrylic - silver (90)
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repainted using Revell acrylic - Aluminium (99)
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added bombs & sidewinders - painted the black and canopy (not fixed yet) - I'll be adding the pilot as the cockpit it pretty sparse

on the whole pretty please with how it's turned out - built OOB
more later - thanks for looking
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I love the F5! I remember building loads of these as a kid. Is it raised panel lines?

Looking forward to seeing it finished!
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chief5437 wrote: Is it raised panel lines?
Yes - although with the amount of sanding and filling i had to do very few remain :whistle: i may draw some in when it's complete
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Decals added nearly finished
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looking OK considering its a poor tooling
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Looking good! I might have to get myself one now. Is it a really bad fit? Cheers dude!
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chief5437 wrote:Looking good! I might have to get myself one now. Is it a really bad fit? Cheers dude!
cheers buddy,
it's pretty poor but I believe its been retooled on later releases
haven't tried one yet but this one has been a challenge
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Thanks mate, I'll try and find a more 'modern' kit then, lol!
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Nice work with an old kit there. Its amazing how a paint job and decals can get a good result even if the kit isn't the best.
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There's life in the old tools yet!! :) That is a gem, and thanks for posting as I have the kit and now know a bit more what to expect when I eventually get round to building it.. :) :)
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Finally finished the F5a - thanks for the kind comments
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been a labour of love and hate this one - but think it's turns out ok
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Looks equally as good here as well.. ;)
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