Completed Revell 1/48 Aggressor

[boatman]

Hi Chris thanks for your feedback. There was no callout in the instructions for a decal on the wing and only two were supplied on the decal sheet. These were placed on the fuselage as directed. I have however after previously looking at lots of Aggressors on the internet seen them with/without stars and bars. I do have some spare decals from previous kits that I could use now you've raised the question but for now I'll leave it. The only decals I normally leave out are the ones you have to wear glasses for while looking through a jewellers loop and a magnifying lamp at the same time.
Cheers John

OK John if that's how its meant to be then yes most certainly leave it but i'll say this this model is one of the most pleasing planes ive ever seen an the camo is just right for me it ticks all the boxes VERY WELL DONE :thumb2:
chris

[Guest]

Very good! And also really liked the color scheme! :smiling::thumb2:

[boatman]

HI John whats the difference between the tiger an your Aggressor ? as when I last built one eons ago they were called freedom fighters if I remember rightly
chris

[john i am]

HI John whats the difference between the tiger an your Aggressor ? as when I last built one eons ago they were called freedom fighters if I remember rightly
chris

Hi Chris in answer to your question my honest answer is I don't know. I did watch a video on you tube which talked about the aggressor and the tiger but I obviously wasn't giving it enough attention at the time.I do have a tiger in the stash somewhere so I imagine I'll be watching the videos again. Sorry I couldn't help. Cheers John

[john i am]

HI John whats the difference between the tiger an your Aggressor ? as when I last built one eons ago they were called freedom fighters if I remember rightly
chris

There you go Chris a quick google search. :smiling2:

Background
The F-5 was developed by Northrop Grumman for export through the Military Assistance Program (MAP) in February 1965. This aircraft was initially offered as a candidate for a U.S. lightweight fighter, but became extremely popular as an export finding its niche in the overseas market. In December 1970, Northrop Grumman began development and production on the F-5A-21, an aircraft design that emphasized maneuverability rather than high speed and was officially reclassified as the F-5E. The F-5N/Fs are third-generation F-5 fighter aircraft designed for replacement of the F-5A/B/E production models. These aging aircraft were replaced by low-hour F-5E/F aircraft acquired from the Swiss Air Force surplus by United States Navy (USN) in 2006.

The Swiss aircraft were updated as F-5N/Fs with modernized avionics and other improved systems and re-baselined by Northrup Grumman to USN configuration which provided a safer, lower-flight time Adversary aircraft with increased capability for Department of Navy (DoN) pilots. These aircraft are assigned to Government facilities, namely, NAS Key West, Florida, MCAS Yuma, Arizona, and NAS Fallon, Nevada and continue to support the adversary training mission.

[Gary MacKenzie]

HI John whats the difference between the tiger an your Aggressor ? as when I last built one eons ago they were called freedom fighters if I remember rightly
chris

The F-5 was also adopted as an opposing forces (OPFOR) "aggressor" for dissimilar training role because of its small size and performance similarities to the Soviet MiG-21. @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-5

[boatman]

OK Gary cheers for the info
chris

[colin m]

Great finish John. I really like the aggressor scheme. I must try something 'aggressor like' one day.