1/48 Testors Northrop F5-A Freedom Fighter

stikpusher

Member since
July 2004
From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Saturday, September 27, 2014 12:39 AM

Lol! Thank you sir, you are far too kind. I have no idea what Clark actually looks like. Never been to the PI myself... But I do understand that the airfield scenes in "13 Days" were filmed there (complete with PAF F-5's and Gate Guard F-8's) and that area did not look too different from your lil' airport from Texas. I have built that kit a few times myself over the past 45 years and have another in my stash to build one of these days... Housecoat beware because she's gone be loaded with Snake & Nape...

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

- Plankton

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Texgunner

Member since
February 2003
From: Cameron, Texas

Posted by Texgunner on Friday, September 26, 2014 11:49 PM

Stik, you da man! Clark looks like that? Cool These are classics aren't they? Kids these days don't know what they missed, eh? I had a toy F-5 as a pre-teen, white as recall. I remember "flying" it around the yard...zoom, zoom! Thanks for the great reply, you are a prince among men sir!! Bow Down

Gary

"All you mugs need to get busy building, and post pics!"

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Texgunner

Member since
February 2003
From: Cameron, Texas

Posted by Texgunner on Friday, September 26, 2014 11:45 PM

Valkyrie

Impressive build all the way around! I love the hardstand detail, the oil drip spots, the seams...all look so real!. But, the photos take the cake! Your framing, the background, the blending of you hardstand into the background, etc.are all masterful!

Man, you're gonna make me blush! Thank you so much. Sometimes I get lucky with the pics, but my dear ol' dad would always say, "even a blind hog finds an acorn now and then." I think I'm that blind hog he was talking about. Big Smile I'm really tickled that you like it. I can feel my head getting bigger as I type! Smile

Gary

"All you mugs need to get busy building, and post pics!"

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stikpusher

Member since
July 2004
From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Friday, September 26, 2014 8:25 PM

Looks like Clark AFB to me ;) another great job on a classic kit my friend! I am with you about the F-5 family. They just look right!

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

- Plankton

LSM

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Valkyrie

Member since
February 2014
From: Cincinnati, OH

Posted by Valkyrie on Friday, September 26, 2014 8:17 PM

Impressive build all the way around! I love the hardstand detail, the oil drip spots, the seams...all look so real!. But, the photos take the cake! Your framing, the background, the blending of you hardstand into the background, etc.are all masterful!

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Texgunner

Member since
February 2003
From: Cameron, Texas

Posted by Texgunner on Friday, September 26, 2014 9:36 AM

Fly-n-hi

Thanks, although I consider myself to be mostly average.

You did a good job preserving the raised details. Whenever I build Monogram kits I end up sanding off half of the panel lines!

Thank you, I guess I've built so many kits with raised lines that I got better with that. Honestly, when I started building model planes as an adult, there was no internet Surprise and only FSM for info and ideas. I didn't even know there was anything "wrong" with Monogram (or Testors Big Smile ) kits back then!

Gary

oh, I've followed your builds here and I'd say you were way more than average Fly-n!

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Fly-n-hi

Member since
December 2006
From: Phoenix, AZ

Posted by Fly-n-hi on Friday, September 26, 2014 9:18 AM

Thanks, although I consider myself to be mostly average.

You did a good job preserving the raised details. Whenever I build Monogram kits I end up sanding off half of the panel lines!

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Texgunner

Member since
February 2003
From: Cameron, Texas

Posted by Texgunner on Friday, September 26, 2014 8:00 AM

Fly-n-hi

Nice work on an old kit! I like the base, too!

Thanks Fly-n-hi! Much appreciated encouragement from a great model builder. Beer

Gary

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Fly-n-hi

Member since
December 2006
From: Phoenix, AZ

Posted by Fly-n-hi on Friday, September 26, 2014 12:26 AM

Nice work on an old kit! I like the base, too!

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Texgunner

Member since
February 2003
From: Cameron, Texas

Posted by Texgunner on Thursday, September 25, 2014 11:12 PM

mississippivol

Sweet build!

Thank you Glenn! I'm glad you like her! Big Smile

Gary

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mississippivol

Member since
November 2003
From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)

Posted by mississippivol on Thursday, September 25, 2014 9:20 PM

Sweet build!

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Texgunner

Member since
February 2003
From: Cameron, Texas

1/48 Testors Northrop F5-A Freedom Fighter

Posted by Texgunner on Thursday, September 25, 2014 9:09 PM

The kit is the ancient Testors (ex-Hawk) 1/48 F5-A. Its another model photographed for the first time ever on August 1 at the Coffield Regional Airport. It's not much of a build but I've always loved the look of this series and all the variants. One of the pilots I met at the Rockdale airport told me he had trained in the T-38 and said how much he had enjoyed it...he said, "hey, they're still using it today so something must be right!"

This model was built about 18-22 years ago (back when I was working a kit almost everyday). The finish is Floquil Bright Silver with kit decals. It seems like every Testors plane I've built came with very nice decals. I built it concurrently with the ESCI (ex-OEZ?) Iraqi MiG-21 MF.

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/p/161794/1762199.aspx#1762199

Sure enough, the MiG-21 went to Rockdale too. Both were popular "export" high-performance fighters for the East and the West respectively and it was fun to build and compare them.

Again, thanks for letting me bore you all! Here's she is, with the old hangar at Coffield Regional Airport filling in as a rural airstrip in the Philippines.