F-35 A Lightning II 'Adir' from IAF , 1/32 scale Italeri
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 5:59 pm
Hi ,
This will be the first entry in this GB , the F-35 A Lightning in 1/32 scale from Italeri , will do it in a Israeli Air Force colour scheme ...actually they all look the same only changing the national insignia
, this kit brings the decals to do the IAF Adir number 901 , the first of the two that arrived Israel last 2016
The 901 during presentation with IAF colours at the Locheed Martin facilities at Forth Worth , Texas
In flight
the kit
A little huge
The transparent ...well in this case orange clear parts ...and the cockpit clear part was out of the srue ...
Some clear sticker on the right and the masking stickers for the strange geometric designs that the F-35 hs on the top fuselage
Photo Etched
Instructions
Sticker masks guide
Decals
Started by doing the cokpit
Some PE to be used in the seatbelts
and foot pedals
As no clear instructions on how to paint the instruments , go to search in google in my Phone
So some Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black and Vallejo Light Gull gray will do the business here ...some XF-7 Flat Red for some swithces and Joystick , yellow XF-3 for the seat --chrome silver for buckets , and we go
Some XF-24 Dark grey for the exterior paint of the ejection seat , then used some dry brushing using some light gray colour
Light Gull gray for the cockpit 'tub'
Instrument Panel , an decal applied , well decal is a little bit bigger than the dashboard ,
That clear sticker is to place on top of decal
then some photos of the finished cockpit
This decals (the red ones on the seat ) you do not see them to place in the instructions , luckly I saw some photos searching in Google on the cockpits and found where to place them
Started on upper fuselage
Some drills to be done to place Puylons and the vertical tail
The cockpit placed on the fuselage ...and again no indication on what colour to use in the antiglare panel ...guess that will be XF-1 Flat Black ..., and advice to paint it before , I will paint it later , but some masking to be done , because din't check to paint it in instructions
I was worried on the Canopy as it was broken from the sprue, it seems ok , and at this point I should decide where to have it open or closed, being such a clear view of the cockpit decided to get it closed , I don't like to see it open on this plane
Engine and lateral air intakes ...don't see really the point to make it with such detail ..as it will be lock down forever when I close fuselage ...yey...
This was painted white
And Engine with Tamiya XF-56, XF-11 and some XF-53 Light Gray , even the middle part should have been painted in a Light Ghost gray colour ,
as I mention , not too much of a point to use washes or to polish metals or so ...it is going to be hidden
All in place to go o the lower fuselage
Seems a nice fit ...
Also landing gear bays should be painted in white
And already looking as a F-35 , still a lot to do , but that would be another thread
This will be the first entry in this GB , the F-35 A Lightning in 1/32 scale from Italeri , will do it in a Israeli Air Force colour scheme ...actually they all look the same only changing the national insignia
, this kit brings the decals to do the IAF Adir number 901 , the first of the two that arrived Israel last 2016 The 901 during presentation with IAF colours at the Locheed Martin facilities at Forth Worth , Texas
In flight
the kit
A little huge
The transparent ...well in this case orange clear parts ...and the cockpit clear part was out of the srue ...
Some clear sticker on the right and the masking stickers for the strange geometric designs that the F-35 hs on the top fuselage
Photo Etched
Instructions
Sticker masks guide
Decals
Started by doing the cokpit
Some PE to be used in the seatbelts
and foot pedals
As no clear instructions on how to paint the instruments , go to search in google in my Phone
So some Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black and Vallejo Light Gull gray will do the business here ...some XF-7 Flat Red for some swithces and Joystick , yellow XF-3 for the seat --chrome silver for buckets , and we go
Some XF-24 Dark grey for the exterior paint of the ejection seat , then used some dry brushing using some light gray colour
Light Gull gray for the cockpit 'tub'
Instrument Panel , an decal applied , well decal is a little bit bigger than the dashboard ,
That clear sticker is to place on top of decal
then some photos of the finished cockpit
This decals (the red ones on the seat ) you do not see them to place in the instructions , luckly I saw some photos searching in Google on the cockpits and found where to place them
Started on upper fuselage
Some drills to be done to place Puylons and the vertical tail
The cockpit placed on the fuselage ...and again no indication on what colour to use in the antiglare panel ...guess that will be XF-1 Flat Black ..., and advice to paint it before , I will paint it later , but some masking to be done , because din't check to paint it in instructions
I was worried on the Canopy as it was broken from the sprue, it seems ok , and at this point I should decide where to have it open or closed, being such a clear view of the cockpit decided to get it closed , I don't like to see it open on this plane
Engine and lateral air intakes ...don't see really the point to make it with such detail ..as it will be lock down forever when I close fuselage ...yey...
This was painted white
And Engine with Tamiya XF-56, XF-11 and some XF-53 Light Gray , even the middle part should have been painted in a Light Ghost gray colour ,
as I mention , not too much of a point to use washes or to polish metals or so ...it is going to be hidden
All in place to go o the lower fuselage
Seems a nice fit ...
Also landing gear bays should be painted in white
And already looking as a F-35 , still a lot to do , but that would be another thread
