Scalemates 5th Generation, UAV, and Stealth Groupbuild 2021

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January 8, 2021
F-35C Lightning II, VFA-101 Grim Reapers
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January 8, 2021
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January 8, 2021
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January 8, 2021
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January 8, 2021
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March 14, 2021
I'm slow. I know. So the pilot and HOTAS fitting was done. some filling in armpits will be necessary once the glue dries.
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March 23, 2021
Laying some paint and shades on the pilot and cockpit
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March 23, 2021
Details still missing...
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March 23, 2021
Throttle in 0% thrust position, the plane will be sitting on the ground, the wheels on C model are too freaking huge to not be included 😄
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March 23, 2021
Started playing with plumbing
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March 23, 2021
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March 23, 2021
Weapon bays later this week... did I mention this thing was huge?
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March 23, 2021
How huge? This much! 😄
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November 30, 2024
Gaps, misalignment, flush everywhere!
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November 30, 2024
Wings bottom side are joined in the most inappropriate place - strbd wing
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November 30, 2024
port wing
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November 30, 2024
This is once kitted then primed for check. By far not OK.
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November 30, 2024
Verticals and horizontals
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November 30, 2024
Elbow grease united
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November 30, 2024
2nd and third go.
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November 30, 2024
tools mostly
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November 30, 2024
Of course, every single door has ejector marks. AK green putty is acrylic and dries harder than Vallejo. Quite good stuff for stuffing holes.
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November 30, 2024
Top side wing joints were the most terrible thing on this model. Sanded them for weeks! Note the nozzle is already painted by a mixture of MrColor Bronze and Grey 2:1. Edges painted by RC marker - they are great for such jobs.
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November 30, 2024
Bottom side - do not look at the huge gap in RAM panels near the nozzle.
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November 30, 2024
Wheels and pylons
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November 30, 2024
Weapons and doors
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November 30, 2024
Third of forth go... stopped counting 🙁
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November 30, 2024
After painting, I glossed with MrP Gloss, then flory black wash, then MrP Matt. Now protecting the nozzle in advance to priming this big clad.
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November 30, 2024
Ready for priming?
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November 30, 2024
Not yet, must rescribe the IFR probe door by the cockpit.... THEN we paint 🙂
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December 2, 2024
Now primed with MrSurfacer 1000 white, after priming comes gentle sanding with Tamiya 1000 grit sponge to level out any imperfections
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December 2, 2024
After I noticed some imperfections, there was a need for second sanding. No drama, this is a part one must do five times if needed, has to be a perfect smooth surface!
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December 2, 2024
Getting ready for RAM surfaces. Colour suggested by Tamiya (imo the best study of the F-35 to this day) for this is LP-85. It is similar to several grays in my stash, but for 2 EUR I will not be a smarta..
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December 2, 2024
Painting basic colour, Tamiya LP-84. I must say, the paint seems to be especially made for the F-35 as it is a perfect hue and shine. Could be good without any have glass coat.
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December 4, 2024
Painting small parts...
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December 4, 2024
Terma pod from Galaxy Model is a very nice printed part. Comes with masks so no decaling needed.
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December 4, 2024
Using RC markers saves me time. Enough colours to have a pretty good match. Grays are mostly MRP, except on GBU-12s.

Slavo Hazucha
At least they got the make-up to look right..! 😄

Looking forward to your take at the GB as well as to see what the KH kit is worth - I saw the Meng box open, stuff looked all right in there, yet still no purchase followed...

Certainly not building the F-35 anytime soon myself, but happy to be a "loyal wingman" to your efforts!😉

8 January 2021, 16:20

Nathan Dempsey
Following for sure 🙂

8 January 2021, 17:28

Maciej Bellos
Following!

8 January 2021, 22:16

Sergej I
Mail call today... the thing in 48th scale is silly huge lol... like a big clad of plastic, who would want to spend all the paint on that! 😄

11 January 2021, 23:01

Ali Yulianto
Following! I have the KH F-35B and would love to see how the build on this one goes.

13 January 2021, 23:11

Slavo Hazucha
😄 Maciej - I haven´t seen the KH box specifically, but had a look at the Meng one in a store and thought - "oh, what a compact kit, is it really 48-scale?" 😄

21 March 2021, 13:01

Dionisios Klavdianos
Nice work mate! What colors did you use for the fuselage? Main color and raised panels?

26 April 2021, 06:51

Sergej I
3,5 years later, I pulled this one out of the shelf of doom. I was now three months cycling the Eat-Fill-Sand-Sleep-Repeat routine. This thing is terrible! Not a single part fits to another! Literally, not one!
So before I'd throw it in the bin and feel bad about it, I decided to finish it.
I tried to assemble weapons out of the box and guess what - they look like turds. Rockets and bombs alike. So Res-Kit 3D printing farm came to the rescue and I bought JDAMS, AMRAAMs and Sideys as prints.
Pylons did't fit to wing of course, so there was more cutting and sanding to make them straight and level.
What else didn't fit... don't ask about intakes, I butchered them.
Horizontal stabilizers have this weird angle - but will not fix it.
Rivets on the radar absorbing surface are also funny 😄. Let me prime it first, then decide how to fill them...

That's it, should be a walk in the park from here on 😄 😄 😄

30 November, 23:08

Maciej Bellos
What a dog of a kit... But with a whole lotta love it looks more than ok. Kudos Sergej!

Looking forward to the paint!

1 December, 08:03

Sergej I
Did some progress on small parts today, am recently combining RC markers with regular lacquers, when painting requires complex shapes and small surfaces. Ideal for bombs and rocket fins.

4 December, 22:10