discussion Revell 1/48 Northrop F-5F "AGGRESSOR"

[john i am]

Hi folks I acquired this kit yesterday from under one of the tables at Stoke-On Trent model show. Decent little kit for £12 but comes with raised panel lines and two sets of marking options. I might rescribe and sand the raised panel lines or might leave them as they are undecided at the moment. Thanks for looking in and any comments/advice/ help that you leave cheers John. More later........................View attachment 278372 View attachment 278373 View attachment 278374 View attachment 278382 View attachment 278383 View attachment 278377 View attachment 278378 View attachment 278379 View attachment 278381 View attachment 278384 View attachment 278388 View attachment 278387 View attachment 278386 View attachment 278385

 

[Guest]

For some reason I've always thought this is a beautiful aircraft, ever since I made the Matchbox one as a kid So I'm interested in watching you build this one John.

Looking at the sprues, I like how the upper fuselage & wings are one piece. That saves faffing with filling & sanding

 

[john i am]

Hi folks just blew the dust of this after eventually finishing my mustang. Went with the rescribe and sanding option. Of to spray all the interior panels and dials etc. Pics to follow. Cheers John

 

[papa 695]

Hi folks just blew the dust of this after eventually finishing my mustang. Went with the rescribe and sanding option. Of to spray all the interior panels and dials etc. Pics to follow. Cheers John

I'd have rescribed as well John.

 

[yak face]

Nice! like patrick ive always thought the F5 and T38 family were very handsome machines, looking forward to this one John, cheers tony

 

[flyjoe180]

I like the look of this kit John, looking forward to seeing the build

 

[john i am]

Bit of a leap forward on this one. Now under primer (AK) it went together very well with some minor filling and sanding along the way. Not a bad kit at all for £12 back in 2017

 

[yak face]

‘ bit of a leap forward ‘ slight understatement john! Doc Brown would have been proud of that leap into the future! Anyways its great to see the tiger back in motion once more , i know some people like to leave the primer for a while to fully cure , so i think you should be safe :smiling5:

 

[john i am]

‘ bit of a leap forward ‘ slight understatement john! Doc Brown would have been proud of that leap into the future! Anyways its great to see the tiger back in motion once more , i know some people like to leave the primer for a while to fully cure , so i think you should be safe :smiling5:

Thanks Tony feels good to be back. There's been a lot going on with the house move and family dramas. Back in the cave now with plastic glue and paint. What more could one ask for! Cheers John

 

[yak face]

Good to see you back mate , cheers tony

 

[papa 695]

Slow and steady John, nice work.

 

[john i am]

Plodding and chipping away happily in my shed on this fine sunny day. Managed to get the rockets painted up and starting on the 3 tone camo scheme for the aggressor.

 

[john i am]

Little fellas getting impatient waiting for the Aggressor to show up.

 

[john i am]

Hi everyone paints down and now under gloss. Today I had my very first attempt at heat staining and reasonably happy with my efforts. I’ll definitely be trying it again on my next jet build as I can only get better with practice. Thanks for looking in and any comments left.
Cheers John

 

[yak face]

Looking excellent John , I always loved the look of the three colour grey/ blue aggressor scheme , cheers tony

 

[Vaughan]

Looking good John, love the figure nice shading and detail

 

[john i am]

Decals going down some better than others! The one on the tail looked like one of my nans old stockings at one point but seems to be settling after a litre of mig decal fix applied with a 0 brush and a few jabs with a pin.

 

[papa 695]

Looking great John