Monogram F117 Nighthawk 1/48

[Guest]

Morning tony, I tried fitting nose weights but due to the construction style and lack of space I was unable to. Ended up using the clear support rod!!!

Cheers, Andrew

[yak face]

Latest progress , the wings have been fixed to the lower fuselage ,as has the nose undercarriage bay complete with DLIR and tinted window. The cockpit tub has been painted and should be fine , and the ejector seat has been painted and is in the middle of having the PE buckles added . Ive also got the main undercarriage legs painted , these are very nice with moulded on brake lines .A benefit of the black plastic is that you can cheat a bit with the u/c bays and legs , one thin coat of white primer and the black shows through , highlighting the detail , saving me from giving them a dark wash later - brucie bonus!!! heres some pics , tony

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[papa 695]

Nice work Tony. Think i may get mine out of the stash

[Guest]

great work so far Tony... and great choice

I like a lot this aircraft, mybe it's first of a kind of stealth... but shape is fantastic... like some star wars stuff

Roman

[yak face]

Its a bit of a slow burner this one , but heres the latest bit of progress. I'm calling the seat done , ive added the P.E. buckles ,and a couple of little additions - the 2 ears on the headrest and the main ejector rail on the back . Painting and washing takes care of the rest and it should look fine once its in the pit. The next thing is the instrument panel , this has 2 multifunction screens on it but it should be 3 so ive got to make another one , i'll be using a small piece of holographic confetti and a bit of careful painting. Heres the seat pics , cheers tony

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[yak face]

I'm calling the undercarriage done. Its very nice straight out of the box ,on the main legs all ive added are the brake line from the scissor link to the wheel hub , the wires from the lights and replaced the kit lights with holographic sequins and kristal klear. On the nose wheel ive added wires from the lamp , and the steering unit motor, and again replaced the lamp with a sequin, the rest is just painting and highlighting the kit detail. Something i was quite pleasantly surprised about is the Good Year logo on the tyres , as per the real thing , good research Monogram! The Instrument panel is done , after having the middle MFD screen added , again from holographic confetti , some instrument decals and careful painting . The main body is all together , ive still got to decide whether to leave the tailplanes off and attach them after painting or stick them on now . I must say i'm really enjoying this one - its nicely detailed without being fiddly, has gone together nicely with a bit of careful dry fitting and cleaning up and is quite impressively sized , on top of all that i got it for a bargain £7!! The next update will probabl see it in the paint , cheers tony

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[Guest]

now they look lovely mate awesome job

mobear

[Vaughan]

Great detailed work Tony another thread I've missed.

[papa 695]

Great work on the wheels Tony

[yak face]

Like the Kamov , this ones been a long time doing nothing but ive got a bit more done . The undercarriage is on , only needing connecting rods making for the back u/c doors on the main legs and the ejector seat and instrument panel are fitted too. The prominent folding anti glare shrouds on the instrument panel top have been added from thick wine foil , the port side one being in the folded position which is the norm when the aircraft is unoccupied - it makes entry easier for the pilot- and the hazard markings have been made from tamiya tape lined diagonally with a cd pen. The very fiddly HUD has been fitted but the very thick ,wrongly shaped kit glass has been replaced with Holographic confetti ,with a second piece yet to be fitted just in front of this one. I want to take some pics with the canopy closed so the canopy jacks and associated bits that go at the side of the headrest on the rear bulkhead are not fitted yet to enable me to dry fit the canopy for the photos.Next stage is fitting the P.E. grilles . Heres a few pics , tony

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[papa 695]

Thats looking very good Tony

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

Very nice work and great attention to detail as always, I recently built the "Last Flight" one, had a little more colour

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Looking forward to seeing yours progress

Adrian

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[takeslousyphotos]

The sharp angles on this one would lend it very nicely to "Digital Camo" I reckon Tony.

Peter

[flyjoe180]

Magnificent work Tony. Lots of attention to additional detail, top stuff.

[john i am]

Very nice tony I to have one of these stealth planes in my stash but I can't seem to find it :laughing:yours is looking very good and inspiring me to have a look at mine