WIP - F-117A
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Simple cockpit
![Album image #2 Album image #2](/albums/img/1/1/2/524112-13016-32-720.jpg)
Nighthawk engines
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Dry fit
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1.Sand and putty 2.Goto 1
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Putty, putty and more putty
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I think it's ok now
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Top view
![Album image #8 Album image #8](/albums/img/5/6/7/532567-13016-17-720.jpg)
Shaded and painted GBUs
![Album image #9 Album image #9](/albums/img/5/6/8/532568-13016-24-720.jpg)
Some bottom preshading
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And experimental top one
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Bottom with few layers of very thinned paint
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Same on top
![Album image #13 Album image #13](/albums/img/5/7/1/532571-13016-95-720.jpg)
Closer view
![Album image #14 Album image #14](/albums/img/5/7/3/532573-13016-11-720.jpg)
More highlights
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Another layers of thinned paint
![Album image #16 Album image #16](/albums/img/5/7/4/532574-13016-28-720.jpg)
Another layers of thinned paint
![Album image #17 Album image #17](/albums/img/5/7/5/532575-13016-87-720.jpg)
And another closer view
![Album image #18 Album image #18](/albums/img/1/0/8/536108-13016-72-720.jpg)
Bay doors
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Gloss and decals top
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Gloss and decals bottom
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Finished GBU's and bay doors.
![Album image #22 Album image #22](/albums/img/5/4/1/537541-13016-76-720.jpg)
Added all parts and some mode highlights and dirt
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Applied flat lacquer, attached wheels, removed masks and added some stains and striking.
![Album image #24 Album image #24](/albums/img/6/1/6/536616-13016-58-720.jpg)
Overall bottom view - top side is not ready still working on those tricky exhaust.
![Album image #25 Album image #25](/albums/img/5/3/9/537539-13016-20-720.jpg)
Closer view
![Album image #26 Album image #26](/albums/img/5/4/0/537540-13016-64-720.jpg)
Top wiew
![Album image #27 Album image #27](/albums/img/5/4/2/537542-13016-72-720.jpg)
With from close up
![Album image #28 Album image #28](/albums/img/5/4/3/537543-13016-57-720.jpg)
And engine exhausts - not very pleased with them - need to work some more
![Album image #29 Album image #29](/albums/img/4/2/6/578426-13016-41-720.jpg)
Preshading base
![Album image #30 Album image #30](/albums/img/4/2/5/578425-13016-52-720.jpg)
Painting stars
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And white stripes
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Base painted
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Added postshading and pigments
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With model
Kommentarer
1 5 October 2018, 06:33
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Thank you Wim.
Scott - well, yes - in many cases I'm waiting for some parts, or models are in different stage, so I'm jumping from one to another.
Maciej - welcome and thank you.
30 October 2018, 14:44
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Close to the finish and as usual the closer to the end of the worse.
I'm working on exhaust and I got stuck.
There so little good quality pictures of Nighthawk exhaust. On most of them it looks different. Rusty, brownish, grey, dirty white, less shiny, metal shiny - Nighthawk is turning to Nightmare.
10 November 2018, 11:33
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Nice shading Sir, will keep the link as an tutorial for my 1/72nd (to be built one day) 👍
12 November 2018, 17:49
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real nice effort on that paint job... regarding those exhausts: well.. there is always more than one truth 🙂 but the ones i have seen are more like white... like a salty crust
12 November 2018, 18:20
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Thanks guys. Lukasz, no need to Sir me 😉
As for the exhausts - it bothers me a lot - if I could only lay my hand on one good photo then I would be able to replicate it. But now, I'm forced to experiment.
13 November 2018, 18:28
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i got some photos, but i think they are b/w - and propably from books you have too... i can check this evening if you like
14 November 2018, 06:22
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Thank you very much to all of you for such a nice comments.
I will try do take some pictures soon and post them here.
22 February 2019, 09:45