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Academy's 1/72 scale F-35A

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Academy's 1/72 scale F-35A
Posted by navy07 on Saturday, October 25, 2014 4:13 PM
My granddaughter is going in the Air Force, so I decided to build her a model of the newest airplane as a gift. Well, I picked what seems to be the hardest kit to build. Actually, the build is not bad, but painting all those lines and shapes, which is part of the stealth system is a killer. Any great ideas for paint this kit will be greatly appreciated. I tried to see if she will go into another service, but that didn't work. Thanks, Lenny
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Posted by mississippivol on Saturday, October 25, 2014 10:53 PM

You could build her an F-35C...the ultimate version of the breed, going into naval service ;)

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Posted by navy07 on Friday, October 31, 2014 11:17 AM

I don't want to build another plane, I want to get help painting the "A" version.

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Monday, November 3, 2014 7:50 AM

Hi Lenny,

Phil Pignataro reviewed this kit for FSM a few months back. He used masking tape to paint all of the zigzag lines. He said it took him about 10 hours to complete the task.

You can find the review here

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Timothy Kidwell
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Scale Model Brands
Firecrown Media

 

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Posted by navy07 on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 2:22 PM

Thanks for the reply and link.  Lenny

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