Blackhawks F-23

[Ed S]

Here's pictures of my latest completion. This was done for a group build on BTS. If any of you remember the Blackhawks comics from the 40's, 50's, & 60's this is my interpretation of what they might fly these days. They were known for flying prototype A/C that didn't make it into production. The Grumman F5F and Lockheed F-90 being the pre-eminent examples. So, to modernize them, I chose a prototype that didn't make  production. The YF-23.  The model is a DML (Dragon) kit build Out Of the Box. I carried over the red wingtips and tail markings from the old comic schemes and added a more modern camo of greys, blues, and blue-grays.  I printed decals based on artwork I found on the internet, both the Blackhawks roundel and the Lady Blackhawk nose art.







Ed

[Captain Canada]

Cool. That's a pretty funky paint scheme ! Would certainly be hard to track with the human eye. Love the markings...reminds me of the 409 Nighthawks.

[Jesse220]

Well now that's radical

[The Rat]

Absolutely beautiful!

[PR19_Kit]

Awesome Ed. 

The F-23 is SO much better looking than that Raptor thing the USAF bought instead, and in your scheme it's brill.

[zenrat]

Sweet.

[NARSES2]

That does look nice Ed 

[su27rules]

Very nice, great scheme