1/48 F-20A Tigershark (Freedom Models) WIP

Wolfman_63

Member since
April 2015

1/48 F-20A Tigershark (Freedom Models) WIP

Posted by Wolfman_63 on Thursday, June 7, 2018 3:53 PM

This is the Freedom Models 1/48 scale F-20A Tigershark. Built by Northrop (before they became Northrop Grumman). I started on the cockpit. The dash board was painted to match photos of the actual aircraft. To create the realistic multi-function displays I painted them a chrome silver and use Tamiya clear green on top. The screens look like real displays as the light reflects light from different angles.

You can see more photos on my blog at:

https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-f-20a-tigershark/

Website:

David's Scale Models - https://www.davidsscalemodels.com

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tempestjohnny

Member since
November 2003
From: Naples, FL

Posted by tempestjohnny on Thursday, June 7, 2018 6:08 PM

Looks great

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falconmod

Member since
September 2011
From: Milaca, Minnesota

Posted by falconmod on Friday, June 8, 2018 7:29 AM

Great job on the cockpit so far! With this plane anything you can do to pep it up is a good thing, that 2 tone gray paint is a killer. I did the same thing to my cockpit. I did this Hasegawa 1/72 version about 3 years ago.

John

On the Bench: 1/72 Ki-67, 1/48 T-38

1/144 AC-130, 1/72 AV-8A Harrier

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Wolfman_63

Member since
April 2015

Posted by Wolfman_63 on Saturday, June 9, 2018 5:34 AM

Continuing work on the 1/48 Freedom Models F-20A. Cockpit installed, exhaust installed, and now assembling the fuselage. The fit of the parts is very good. Just had a small section on the spine that needed a little putty. Also added a little weight to the nose to keep it from being tail heavy. More photos at

https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-f-20a-tigershark/

Website:

David's Scale Models - https://www.davidsscalemodels.com

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VA Spartan

Member since
May 2018
From: Commonwealth of Virginia

Posted by VA Spartan on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 9:33 PM

Looking great! Love the look of the F-5 series. It is too bad the Tigershark was never adopted by anyone. Keep it up!

On the workbench: 1/35 Takom T-54B; 1/35 Tamiya Char B1bis w/French Infantry; 1/48 Tamiya Fairey Swordfish Mk. 1

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Wolfman_63

Member since
April 2015

Posted by Wolfman_63 on Friday, June 15, 2018 5:42 AM

Continuing the work on the Freedom Models 1/48 scale F-20A Tigershark. Fuselage assembled, painted, and decals applied. Working on the missiles and the canopy details now. Getting close to completion. All the build photos are on my blog at https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-f-20a-tigershark/

Website:

David's Scale Models - https://www.davidsscalemodels.com

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Wolfman_63

Member since
April 2015

Posted by Wolfman_63 on Saturday, June 16, 2018 5:37 AM

The Freedom Models F-20A Tigershark in Prototype 2 scheme is now complete! This was a fun kit to build. Instructions have some minor issues but not bad. Also am using a different camera so the completed photos represent the color much better and the photos look better.

You can see all the completed photos in my blog gallery: https://davidsscalemodels.com/gallery/1-48-f-20a-tigershark/