F-117A Tamiya Desert Storm MdT

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July 23, 2021
Kit + some upgrades
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July 23, 2021
References 🙂
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October 10, 2021
Cleaning up and preparing for pe parts
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October 10, 2021
Cleaning up and preparing for pe parts
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October 10, 2021
PEs
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October 10, 2021
PEs
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October 10, 2021
PEs
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October 10, 2021
PEs
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October 10, 2021
PEs
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October 10, 2021
PEs
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October 10, 2021
Interior and exterior masking ready
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October 10, 2021
Two halves glued
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October 10, 2021
Cockpit and seat detail
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October 10, 2021
Cockpit and seat detail
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October 10, 2021
Downsides
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October 10, 2021
Landing gear wiring painted
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October 12, 2021
Glued, gaps filled and sanded!
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October 12, 2021
Almost finished with masking
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October 15, 2021
Primer done 🙂
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October 17, 2021
First stage of the preshading done 🙂
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October 17, 2021
First stage of the preshading done 🙂
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October 17, 2021
First stage of the preshading done 🙂
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October 17, 2021
First stage of the preshading done 🙂
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October 25, 2021
Covering slightly with pure black
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October 25, 2021
Covering slightly with pure black
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October 25, 2021
Covering slightly with pure black
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October 25, 2021
Covering slightly with pure black
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October 25, 2021
Ooops... remember to cover the cup of the airbrush!!
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October 25, 2021
Ooops... remember to cover the cup of the airbrush!!
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October 25, 2021
Solved 😄
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October 25, 2021
Solved 😄
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October 25, 2021
Overview, I will give it another slight coat of pure black
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October 25, 2021
Overview, I will give it another slight coat of pure black
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November 1, 2021
Another coat of black to darken the base color
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November 1, 2021
Another coat of black to darken the base color
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November 1, 2021
Some weathering with a stencil from Vallejo, spraying very diluted XF-85 and XF-20
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November 1, 2021
Some weathering with a stencil from Vallejo, spraying very diluted XF-85 and XF-20
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November 1, 2021
Some weathering with a stencil from Vallejo, spraying very diluted XF-85 and XF-20
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November 1, 2021
Two coats of gloss varnish (AK Gauzy) and let it cure
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November 1, 2021
Two coats of gloss varnish (AK Gauzy) and let it cure
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November 1, 2021
Detail of the weathering below the glass varnish, I thought it would dissapear under the varnish coats, but it remains visible 🙂
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November 21, 2021
Decals!
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November 21, 2021
Decals!
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November 21, 2021
Decals!
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November 21, 2021
Decals!
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November 21, 2021
Decals!
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November 21, 2021
Paneliner
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November 21, 2021
Paneliner
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November 21, 2021
Some details
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November 21, 2021
Flat varnish!
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November 21, 2021
Light weathering
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November 21, 2021
Exhaust colors
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November 29, 2021
Finished!
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November 29, 2021
Finished!
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November 29, 2021
Finished!
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November 29, 2021
Finished!
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November 29, 2021
Finished!
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November 29, 2021
Finished!
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November 29, 2021
Finished!
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November 29, 2021
Finished!
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November 29, 2021
Finished!
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November 29, 2021
Finished!

Commentaires

41 23 July 2021, 13:42

Maciej Bellos
Watching

11 October 2021, 03:21

Eric Thornton
+1 Following

11 October 2021, 10:19

Robin (WhiteGlint)
👀

18 October 2021, 10:46

Villiers de Vos
Impressive detail and paint work.

1 November 2021, 04:56

Arif Saeed
That's coming along very nicely Jorge 👍

1 November 2021, 14:25

Jorge Gallego-Madrid
Thanks everyone! Next step: decals

1 November 2021, 15:30

Villiers de Vos
Very nicely done.

21 November 2021, 04:19

Alex Rodionov
Splendid paint job with so difficult color as Black. 👍

21 November 2021, 05:03

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Very well done. I think you gave this black bird a interesting look. 👍

21 November 2021, 07:27

Curatorm
Great job!

21 November 2021, 08:51

Neuling
A masterpiece. Your black is splendid!

21 November 2021, 10:43

Jorge Gallego-Madrid
Thank you everyone 🙂

21 November 2021, 12:03

Konrad -
Awesome Jorge! Great work on this one!

21 November 2021, 13:55

John Thomas
Very nice work

21 November 2021, 14:09

Guy Rump
Great job 👍

21 November 2021, 15:33

Jorge Gallego-Madrid
Thank you everyone for your words 🙂

I wasnt very happy with the final photos I made, they were a bit "burnt" and kind of "orangish", they didnt show the real black of the model.

So this afternoon I changed a few things in the studio and I made new photos. Now I do like the result 🙂

29 November 2021, 23:18

James C
Fantastic! 👍

29 November 2021, 23:30

Neuling
👍

30 November 2021, 08:16

Arif Saeed
👍

30 November 2021, 11:56

Neil
Lovely! 👍

30 November 2021, 12:17

Bobby McKellar
Very nice work! I just purchased this Tamiya kit and it's up next in my queue (as soon as I finish the 1/48 Hasegawa Hurricane Mk. IIc on my bench.

21 July 2023, 03:42

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F-117A Tamiya Desert Storm MdT

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1:48 Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk EXPERT kabuki masks (New Ware NWAM0078)

Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk

US Air Force (1947-now)
416 TFS, 37 TFW 85-0813 The Toxic Avenger (Col. Al Whitley)
Avril 1991 - Nellis AFB, NV
FS37038

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