Revell 1/72 Boeing X-32A JSF
JSF - Joint Strike Fighter From what I've read, this is what $331 million dollars looks like. According to the instruction bio, Boeing was awarded $662 million for two of these experimental aircraft. IMHO this is the ugliest jet ever made, or at the very least, the ugliest jet produced in model form. Apparently it was all about design ideas... I did a size comparison (for Craig) in the last pic. Now that I see it, I wonder why Revell did a model of it, and why I purchased one...lol
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Bryan W. Bernart said on December 10, 2013
Ugly indeed! Nice build of an apparent bottom feeder.
Michael Wayne Knowles said on December 10, 2013
And to think, we bought the F-35 over this? Imagine all the enemy pilots shot from the sky while they were laughing (or puking)!
Great job of "polishing a turd."
Craig Abrahamson said on December 10, 2013
I've never even heard of this "thing" (OR seen one)...but thanks for the 'byline'.
Simon Whitney said on December 11, 2013
Definitly odd looking Joe, by the way the F 84 looks good as well.
Both are great builds and finished to your normal high standards.
Simon Whitney said on December 11, 2013
I can add to that, it looks like one of those planes of the film!
Whatever the film was called.
michael dudick said on December 13, 2013
i believe the other a/c is an fj-3 or dash4 fury
bob mack said on December 11, 2013
yup...that ranks right up there with the floh...way to persevere
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Mike Maynard said on December 11, 2013
The wing design harkens back to the golden age of the "Delta Dart" and "Delta Dagger". As for the rest of it, looks like the Sabre jet got it pregnant or something, must be a reason for such a strange design...Oh yeah, nice clean build, Joe!
neil foster said on December 11, 2013
Looks like one of those fish that lives at the bottom of the sea,nice build though.
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Frank Cronin said on December 11, 2013
Joe,
Like Michael, I am still laughing at this thing. As soon as I calm down i will complement you on the fine work you did to build it. It's like looking at the worlds ugliest dog. It may be the sweetest, nice's, animal but you don't want to pet it nor laugh at it. What processed you to tackle this?
George Williams said on December 11, 2013
Joe, I think I know why you bought and built this, you like something a little different, and, this is certainly different! However, as always, you've achieved a nice clean finish, it probably looks better than the real thing!
Tom Cleaver said on December 11, 2013
The X-32 flies because the Earth repels it. 🙂
Nice model of an airplane even uglier than the Blackburn Blackburn.
Joe Caputo said on December 11, 2013
PINK ! Perhaps it would look better in pink...with the name "Porky" on the side...
Jaime Carreon said on December 13, 2013
Now that is a weasel sucking jet intake if I ever saw one...