Wolfman63 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Posted November 25, 2018 Starting on the Tamiya 1/48 F-117A Nighthawk. Will be adding the Ares resin cockpit detail set. To start with the upper fuselage required trimming for the resin cockpit tub to fit as well as removing the top of the kit dashboard. The resin dashboard with the supplied photo etch looks awesome. For the display panels I painted them chrome silver and then applied a coat of Tamiya clear green. Working on the cockpit tub then detailing the ejection seat. See the build log at https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-f-117a-nighthawk
Mark Deliduka Posted November 25, 2018 Report Posted November 25, 2018 Brilliant work man! That cockpit looks like I can slip right in and start flippin' switches! Way to go!
Bradley25mm Posted November 26, 2018 Report Posted November 26, 2018 Cockpit is awesome. Can’t wait to see the build when it’s finished.
Wolfman63 Posted November 30, 2018 Author Report Posted November 30, 2018 This week I finished detailing the cockpit with photo etch accessories on the Tamiya 1/48 F-117A. Then the forward landing gear bay and strut was detailed with some 32 AWG wires. I decided to close the bomb bay. The kit had the bomb racks extended and I prefer a clean look. Next came the assembling of the fuselage. This had a minor issue. The resin cockpit tub is a little taller that the kit tub. I had to grind a channel on the bottom of the tub so the landing gear bay could fit into the channel allowing the fuselage halves to fit together. Beginning the detailing the fuselage now. You can follow the entire build log at https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-f-117a-nighthawk/
Wolfman63 Posted December 7, 2018 Author Report Posted December 7, 2018 The 1/48 Tamiya F-117A Nighthawk is now finished. The kit was a nice kit to build. It included a weight so it sits correctly and it included masks for all the clear parts. The only thing I did not like about the masks was they were not pre-cut. It took some time to trim them to fit correctly. The decals were ok. They are very thin and the larger ones took some finesse to line them up. Overall it came out very nice. You can see all the build photos on my blog at https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-f-117a-nighthawk/
WildBill50 Posted December 10, 2018 Report Posted December 10, 2018 Nicely done sir! Great pit you painted up; the resin parts really dress that up. Bill
ghodges Posted December 11, 2018 Report Posted December 11, 2018 Nifty Nighthawk, and a fitting tribute to its service in Desert Storm! GIL
Mark Deliduka Posted December 11, 2018 Report Posted December 11, 2018 Brilliant work! Very nicely done!
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