WIP : Academy 1/72 T-50I Golden Eagle Pt.2 – Construction
The nose gearbay is made up a small tub piece from Tori Factory and the bottom of the cockpit assembly. I used Epoxy Putty to secure the Tori part. I test fit the main gearbay into the slot and noted that some further trimming is required at the rear of the slot for proper alignment. …...
WIP : Academy 1/72 T-50I Golden Eagle Pt.1 – Construction
Time for my annual Indonesian Air Force build. This time it’s the current jet trainer, the T-50i Golden Eagle. The only kit available is this simplified one from Academy which features snapft parts and no landing gear. Tori Factory from South Korea makes upgrade sets for the kit and I snagged a copy of their …...
WIP : Frog 1/72 F-16C Viper Blk 52 Pt.3 – Painting & Finishing
I decided to go with preshading plus random mottling over various panels. The refueling door was painted and masked off at this time. The bottom gets more panel mottling as it gets dirtier here. The stores were painted with my usual masking and spraying for the missile bands. RSAF F-16s are still painted in the …...
WIP : Frog 1/72 F-16C Viper Blk 52 Pt.2 – Construction
For Air CAP, RSAF F-16s are usually loaded with 2x AIM-120C, 2x AIM-9M and 2x wing tanks. There’s also a Sniper pod on the starboard intake cheek station. The kit comes with a pair of AIM-120As so I took the AIM-120Cs from a Hasegawa Weapon Set. The kit includes two copies of the Sniper pod …...
WIP : Frog 1/72 F-16C Viper Blk 52 Pt.1 – Construction
For this year’s F-16 build, I’m going to be building a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16C Block 52. The base kit is from Frog which is generally considered as the first ever model kit manufacturer that operated from 1932 to 1976. This Frog however, is a company started in Singapore in 1997. The …...
Completed : Academy 1/72 Grumman F-14B Tomcat ‘VF-103 Jolly Rogers’
Kit InfoBrand: Academy 12563Scale: 1/72Media: StyreneMarkings: Fightertown Decals 72004 + Kit stencils The SubjectIn 1987, the Grumman F-14A received its first major upgrade in the form of the F-14A+. The original TF30 engines were replaced with the F110, which provided a significant increase in performance, range...
WIP : Academy 1/72 F-14B Tomcat Pt.2 – Painting & Finishing
Painting a weathered F-14 is always challenging but fun. The key I think is to build up the effects layer by layer. I began with a base coat of black with the marble coating using white and brown. Note I avoided the panel lines and have kept them black except for areas in the rear …...
WIP : Academy 1/72 F-14B Tomcat Pt.1 – Construction
Another year, another Tomcat. This time it’s the much talked about new mold F-14 from Academy. It’s been getting raves around the community. Hopefully it lives ups to the hype and I can retire my old Hasegawa kits. First impressions though is somewhat disappointing as Academy has chosen to simply re-use the boxart from the...
Completed : Academy 1/72 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian ‘TNI-AD’
Kit InfoBrand: Academy 12514Scale: 1/72Media: StyreneMarkings: CJM AH-64E Apache Guardian + Kit stencils The SubjectThe Boeing AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter for a crew of two. It is armed with a 30mm M230 chain gun carried under the forward fuselage and has four hadpoints on stub-wing pylons for more...
WIP : Academy 1/72 AH-64E ‘TNI-AD’ Pt.3 – Painting & Finishing
Time to paint and finish this build. I started with my usual black base and white marble coating. As we shall see later, it wasn’t that effective. The AH-64E fielded by the TNI-AD comes in a 2-tone camouflage of olive drab and green. The CJM decal sheet states that the olive drab is FS34031. I …...
