The Build

Bryn Crandell
Going to keep an eye on this one.

Augie
I'll say one thing for this kit... fit is appalling

Tim Heimer
I was wondering about the kit. about 70 percent of monogram/Revell kits have issues with fit or instruction flaws. You have to check these things carefully with these kits. Best wishes, will be watching.

Wilfried Bogaerts
🙁 Fortunately this kit has mainly straight edges, this will make corrections a little less tedious ... I hope ... Have fun anyway !!! 👍 🙂

Holger Kranich
Good luck and much "fun"! 😉

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Watching...🙂

Augie
Lol thanks guys.. 🙂

Augie
So little update with the mesh insert fitted to the underside in place of the piece of transparency the kit comes with

Aris Grey
Nice choice, i'm in! The photo-etch in the DLIR is not needed. Inside there, is a compartment with a round "eye". I never seen a fence on the glass.

Augie
Hi Airs Yes, the DLIR is indeed represented by a round eye but its behind a metal mesh, not a glass or perspex sheet on the real aircraft. So trying to reproduce that on this one 🙂

John Thomas
Augie, Nice work

Augie
Thanks John

Maciej Bellos
Following.

Bill Gilman
I like the mesh PE - really adds a lot to the airframe. Do you have mesh for the intakes too?

Aris Grey
Roger @Augie, have we got any photo of reference?

Augie
Thanks guys,

Aris, heres one, the mesh is finer than we can get but you see the idea
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Augie
infact better view

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Aris Grey
Thanks Augie, the detail is so minimal that makes your mesh look like a fence or something. By the way, have you ever seen an F-117 from up close? How did you noticed that detail on the FLIR? 😄

Augie
I know, not ideal but sometimes the not ideal is better than the alternative. I've known about the mesh for years after seeing one in the flesh.

Clifford Keesler
I missed this one Aug's, looking good. Where do you get these things? LOL. I haven't seen a F-117 kit in ages.

Augie
Lol eBay 🙂

Aris Grey
That's explain the detail you added. Nice experience to see that machine in real.

Augie
Thanks aris

Bill Gilman
When I saw the F-117 at an airshow, there were a bunch of USAF military police with big pointy guns all around it. Needless to say, I didn't get too close.

Aris Grey
LoL it seems Augie was in the production 😛

Augie
Lol just right place right time 🙂

Michael Hickey
Looking good Augie.

Bernhard Schrock
Looking promising Augie. I'm in and curious to see the progress.
By the way: many years ago I build a 117 too. Link here, maybe useful for you build. modellversium.de/gal..ighthawk-tamiya.html

Wilfried Bogaerts
Eye-catching detail Augie, you always a"mesh"e me ! 🙂

Bart Goesaert
looking good, did they change the number of teeth in the window for the FLIR from 3 -> 6 from prototype to production machines? Because in the pics you show you see 6 triangles

Augie
Thanks guys🙂

Bart not sure to be honest the pic I used as guide had 3 but others have 6 no biggy easy to rework

Bernard thanks for that 🙂

Augie
So, quick update as to how the paint is going.. its a mutt kit but ok

Aris Grey
That camo is rare, like 😄

Augie
Thanks Aris.

Clifford Keesler
Unusual camo, but looks good.

Augie
thanks Clifford, was one of the test schemes and i like different

Christian Bruer
Not only the outline contour is unique but also the camo scheme, very well done 👍

Augie
thanks christian, glad it appeals 🙂

Augie
The final update lol

Wilfried Bogaerts
😄 👍

Augie
Thanks willy 🙂, I realised I had a ton of builds in progress when most were done.

Bart Goesaert
Nice and different

Augie
Thanks Bart, I liked the camo look an fortunetly one of the prototypes wore camo