This
is an old ESCI kit reboxed by Italeri. I have ever built the original kit some
20-25 years ago also in TNI AU (Indonesian AF) marking, but much, much worse
than this one. It is said that Monogram/Revell kit has better shape and details
but Italeri is not far behind. It has many in-accuracies but still captured the
look of a Tiger II.
Along
with the Premiere’s Hawk kit, I built this F-5E model in a hurry. I spent 10
days to complete it. There’s nothing special to tell during the process.
Filler was used here and there but I think it was still in “normal” amount.
Painting
process was done in 4 hours using Model Master Paints in a single evening.
Before I went to bed, I sprayed Future coating for decal preparation.
I
used Indonesian F-16 sheet from Aztec and some spare grey letter decal and they
were all good. Not waiting for long, I sprayed semi-gloss coat to finish it all.
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Indonesian
Tigers has been in service for more than 25 years. During the time, it shows
little variations of the look. But, due to maintenance and repainting process,
there’s no exact standard color applied. Some colors are deeper than another.
My
F-5E model doesn’t match the color of the real aircraft but closely match
to another aircraft parked on the shelter… L
But,
it’s not the point. The most important thing is by presenting this model, I
want the men of Skadron Udara 14 (Air Squadron 14) know that I support them
in a way I could do.
Alex
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