F-35I "Adir" Italeri 1/32

Started by Tomáš Pelej · 7 · 6 years ago · 1/32, Adir, F-35, Italeri
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    Tomáš Pelej said 7 years ago:

    Hello colleagues,

    this time I would like to share with you about my elaborate building F-35I by Italeri 1/32

    I have a complete etch set from Eduard for the kit. I made the cables in the chassis shafts and bomb bays of lead wires of different diameters. I am currently repairing the nozzle because the kit is really terrible. I use the etchings of my own design, which I lay on myself to create the characteristic look of the nozzle.

    Perhaps you will like the building 🙂

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    Blue Centurion said 6 years, 11 months ago:

    What a beautiful job on the piping of the weapons bays and gear bays! So, if I understand correctly, you made your own brass etch for the nozzle petals? That's just insane!

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    Tomáš Pelej said 6 years, 11 months ago:

    Yes, you understand it well. Etched parts of my construction.

    Yesterday I applied a repaired kit and the nozzle is finally done

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    Jeff Bailey said 6 years, 11 months ago:

    VERY impressive, Tomas! (Sorry, I don't know how to add the small marks for the letters in your name.) Those PE parts & the nozzle in general are spectacular.

    Like it? I LOVE it!

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    Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said 6 years, 11 months ago:

    Tomas, the photoetch work on this is unbelievable! Do you have elves on the payroll?

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    Tomáš Pelej said 6 years, 11 months ago:

    the next step, the bumper and the chassis shaft I stuck into the hull and I slightly improved the cockpit

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    Tomáš Pelej said 6 years, 11 months ago:

    today I painted the exhaust nozzle. I'm still dirty a bit and ready

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