RF-20 Super Tigereye; Another FAR conversion

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Didn't get any notifications, so just wandered-by to see how things are going...
...they appear to be going bl**dy well !!

Fantastic work, Steven.

Ian.

[FAR148]

so just wandered-by to see how things are going...
...they appear to be going bl**dy well !!

Fantastic work, Steven.

Thanks for stopping by Ian  . Unfortunately I have not worked on her since mid march and now I'm full on into Airshow mode. I'll get back to her sometime this fall.


Until later,
Steven  

[FAR148]

Hello! What been going on? Well with airshow season slowing down, I've getting the itch to build again. I did do some work on her this weekend. I molded and cast some chaff/flare boxes. Got some paint on them and glued them to her belly. I know it's not much but I'm slowly getting back to the table.






I'll be back sooner rather than later!
Steven L 

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Any progress is good progress, friend.

Ian.

[Captain Canada]

Nice ! All of those bits look excellent.

[DogfighterZen]

Oh yeah...

[Daryl J.]

Lubberly! 

[FAR148]

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It's been far too long. Here's a small update as well as a glimpse into things to come!

So on her belly, the seam where the F-20 tail joined the RF-5 body was not filled very well. So this morning I check my reference material   and found there were some reinforcing strips add at an unknown date. On the model, the strips are made from vinyl tape. Also I decided to close the main gear doors. After a little sanding, they fit nice and tight.  



I preshaded the strips and the doors with flat black. I then shot them with light sea gray. Later today, I'll give the area a coat of future and rewash the panel lines tomorrow.



The drop tank I used to test the first paint scheme of my RF-20, a low vis Tiger strip, I decided to used it. It's already put together and painted... why not. I gave it a gloss coat of future yesterday. Sometime today, I'll give it a wash.




And here's what coming soon!  




Until later,
Steven L  

[DogfighterZen]

Very good stuff!!

[NARSES2]

Glad you are back with it. I may not particularly like the type (waits for the caterwauling to start  ) but I can appreciate really good modelling 

[Captain Canada]

Your work is just amazing ! Great stuff, and thsnkd for the updates 

[FAR148]

Thanks guys 

Here's a little update from this morning session. Manage to wash the reinforcing strips area and the main gear doors. There's a little area where I need to sand out a little poop. Got her hard points on. Along with her "Shorty" targeting pod and tiger striped drop tank.




Until later,
Steven L   

[FAR148]

TADA!!!    She took 2 years, 1 month and 13 days to complete.
Here's what I did, I grafted the tail of the F-20 onto the fuselage of the RF-5. Wouldn't have been easier to just add the nose from the RF-5 to the F-20 instead of the tail to the RF? Yes it would have been and I had that same idea when I had first had the idea for this project. That changed as soon as I saw AFV Club's RF-5 kit. AFV did a amazing job. It's a gem with a tons of beautiful detail, which I want to keep as much of it as I can. I did used the larger intakes from the F-20. The nozzle is from Aires. The grafted F-20 section was rescribed. The cockpit tube is from the AFV RF-5 but I did used the Monogram instrument panel cause it looks more modern with the two MFD's. The ejection seat is from Quickboost. The Refueling probe is kitbash and scratch built along with Master Model's beautiful NATO refueling probe tip. New pitot tube from a steel pin. The 20mm cannon is an aluminum tube. I cut off the tail planes from the Monogram tail section and added some aluminum tube to make them move freely. Her drop tank is from the AFV kit and was used as test for painting a tigermeet scheme. I did paint my RF-20E in the tigermeet scheme but I was not happy with the result so I stripped her down and repainted her as you see her today. I used Model Master enamels Dark Earth(ANA 617), Dark Green(FS34079) and Gunship Gray(FS36118) for three tone scheme and light sea gray(FS36307) on her belly. I did preshade her with flat black. The AIM-9X and the ACMI pod are hasegawa. The Shorty targeting pod I made. Decals are from Academy's 1/48 F-16 kit no# 12204 and EasyCal's ROKAF F-5 sheet. The chaff/flare boxes are resin copies. OK enough talking... Here she is, My ROKAF RF-20E Super Tigereye!

[FAR148]

Until next project,
Steven L  

[philp]

Nice to see this one finally finished.