Subject: Re: 1/48 Academy F-5E Lightning
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Tony Feredo" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 20:41:47 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tony Feredo 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 6:04 AM
  Subject: 1/48 Academy F-5E Lightning

    
  "1/48 Academy F-5E Lightning" 

  by "Tony Feredo"
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  Here is my 1/48 Academy F-5E Lightning.  This kit came from a friend who gave up on it and I was planning to "cannibalize" it for spares.  However, when I was researching on US photo reconnaissance squadrons that served in the Philippines during WWII, I decided to patch it up and continue where my friend left off.  After a few "minor surgeries" and assembly of the rest of the parts, I coated the kit with Mr. Surfacer 1000 to hide any blemishes. I painted the tail stripes and after masking, I airbrushed the entire model with autmotive acrylic gloss black.  Then came an overall coat of Gunze Mr.Color No. 8 (Silver) and considerable drying time, I applied the olive drab anti glare paint.  The ailerons and other control surfaces were sprayed with flat aluminum and the entire model was given a light wash of thinned black paint.  The prop spinners were painted with Gunze lacquers.  For the wheels, I used a resin cast patterned after the ones from the original kit. ( Special thanks to Mr. Bong Marfori for casting the resin wheels)  I used the kit supplied US roundels and the black "eightball" insignia. The No. 90 was from my spare decals and the tail markings were custom printed decals.

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  The model depicts an F-5E  Lightning with the 8th Photo Recon Squadron, 6th Photo Recon Group based at Dulag Airfield, Leyte Island on November 1944.  

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  Cheers,
  Tony
  Photos and text © by "Tony Feredo"