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Hi guys! I just finished this 1/48 Monogram F-20 (or F-5G if you prefer). I started this kit about a 15 months ago for the Monogram Mafia GB but I missed the deadline by a mile! Since then I've been working on it off and on.
Originally it had the USAF aggressor "lizard" scheme on it but I ruined the finish when I applied the flat coat. Apparently, Mr. Super Clear Flat and Future don't get along. After I ruined it I decided to go with a different aggressor scheme, stripped it and started over.
Obviously this is a "what if" model.
I added a few things:
Well, here it is. Hope you like it!
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Here's what it looked like before I ruined it:
That is a really cool camo pattern,nicely done
I'm glad you ruined it...that is a beautiful scheme!
Awesome looking paint scheme! Really makes you're F-20 stand out.
Yeah, looks so good it ought to be a real scheme!
Just a great job all around!
"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen
Thanks alot, guys!
Gamera Yeah, looks so good it ought to be a real scheme! Just a great job all around!
F-5E with tiger stripes
I took a little bit of artistic liberty with the stripes but I tried to mach it as best I could with the reference I had. The lines of the F-5E and the F-20 don't completely match up...like the tail for example.
Ah, my mistake. When I saw 'what if' I just assumed is was your own creation- sorry!
That's ok. The "what if" part is the F-20 instead of an F-5E.
Nah, Pilgrim I dont like it....
The Hell I don't
I LOVE it
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
That's what it would have looked like had the Navy purchased the F-20,. which was part of Northrop's advertising push. You did a phenomenal job on it. Congrats!
Stik, Darren,
Thank you!
Fantastic work on the F-5G. it really dawn to me that its a Monogram kit! The Lizard scheme is much better the second one in my opinion. Congrats!
Sharp as a tack & very nice!
2nd rendition blows the 1st completely out of the water - not that there is any water involved, but you get my drift....
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Nice finish, and a great recovery, well done!
The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.
I have to agree that I really like the "tiger" scheme much better. Well done!
Gary
mississippivol I'm glad you ruined it...that is a beautiful scheme!
Agreed....well done..
Joe
"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"
Thanks for all the compliments, guys!
Maybe I should ruin more models.
So any chance Mongram/Revell might re-issue the F-20? I sold mine a few years ago in a purging of the stash and now I regret getting rid of it.
John
On the Bench: 1/72 Ki-67, 1/48 T-38
1/144 AC-130, 1/72 AV-8A Harrier
I would say that it is a very slim chance at best. Revell does seem to be issuing most of the old line up of kits in their inventory, but seeing as how this was a demonstrator/prototype aircraft only, and interest is not all that great, I think it will be a long shot for a re issue.
Yeah, I think Stik nailed it. I just don't see the F-20 being reissued. If it was, though, I'd get one!
If you could get enough interested folks to let Monogram (I ain't usin' the "R" word) know, they might do it. You could get 'em pretty cheap on ebay or at the shows. The quality of the plastic would probably be better, too.
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