Hobby Boss 1/72 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
This F-5E Tiger has been built for some months although , life has gotten in the way and I have only just got around to posting it.
Its a very inexpensive kit with 4 nice decals schemes including my favorite for the USMC VMFT 401 ‘the snipers’.
The aggressor camo was formed using white tack although I had a false start when I discovered that some Tamiya grays are exactly the same colour even though they have different numbers!
The kit is showing its age a bit but it goes together well and is fun to build. It is OOB.
Paints are Tamiya and mixed by eye, Nice decals very thin, but can be a bit grabby ask me how I know!
Best to all Dave
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Allan J Withers said on November 29, 2017
Looks good David, nice colors, well done.
Jeff Bailey said on November 29, 2017
Nicely done, David. The F-5 is an under-appreciated aircraft, in many ways.
Robert Royes said on November 29, 2017
Nice job, nice aircraft, might be time to add one to my stash.
George Williams said on November 29, 2017
Looks very neat, Dave, a model not often seen for some reason. You could enter this into the Year of the Cat group build – Tiger – get it?
Craig Abrahamson said on November 30, 2017
Excellent work, sir….love it!
Terry Schuler said on November 30, 2017
David, I always enjoy a well done 1/72 scale build, and that’s what we have here, Looks really nice !
Greg Kittinger said on November 30, 2017
Looks great David! This is the same kit I have on hand for the companion Sundowners aggressor in tan scheme to go with the one I recently posted for the Cat build. I’m glad to hear it went together well.