F-20A 'GG1001'

by Bud Sliger

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Silly Week 2008

 

'F-20 Tigershark GG1001 was resplended in a striking 2-tone gray camo with full color markings for weapons trials during the summer of 1983, after it was the hit of that year's Paris Air Salon.  It is seen here carrying a full warload of four Mk.82 low-drag bombs, a pair of inert AIM-120 AMRAAMs, and a pair of AIM-9J Sidewinders.'

This kit was built for the annual What-If Modelers (www.whatifmodelers.com) 1-Week Group Build.  I started with the Revell 1/100 F-5G kit, added a new burner can from a Testors F-18, then scrounged up the weapons & decals.  It only took me about 2-3 days from start to finish.

Bud

Photos and text © by Bud Sliger