Revell 1/144 YF-23
Verfasst: Do 19. Dez 2019, 09:49
Greetings everyone,
I currently have three projects on the table, two of them being Revell kits. They are the Vasa, which of course does not belong here, and the YF-23. I already built Revell's YF-22 this summer so this is a nice addition:
Wasting no time, let's get started.
Now the first thing that had to go was the cockpit. It was rough, poorly molded and inaccurate. So I assembled a new cockpit from F/A-18E parts with an ACES II seat from an F-15E:
As with Revell's YF-22, they fail to mention this is a huge tailsitter. Lots of lead were required:
A nice feature are the raised lines which allow for adding some detail in the ceramic exhaust tiles.
With some basic geometry and Pritt posterbuddy, the 40 degree angle for the ruddervators can be reproduced.
Speaking of which, as with their YF-22, Revell fails to mention that the numbering of the ruddervators is wrong, they are switched, something I realized too late with the YF-22 when the rudders were already painted. Too bad.
That's it for now.
I currently have three projects on the table, two of them being Revell kits. They are the Vasa, which of course does not belong here, and the YF-23. I already built Revell's YF-22 this summer so this is a nice addition:
Wasting no time, let's get started.
Now the first thing that had to go was the cockpit. It was rough, poorly molded and inaccurate. So I assembled a new cockpit from F/A-18E parts with an ACES II seat from an F-15E:
As with Revell's YF-22, they fail to mention this is a huge tailsitter. Lots of lead were required:
A nice feature are the raised lines which allow for adding some detail in the ceramic exhaust tiles.
With some basic geometry and Pritt posterbuddy, the 40 degree angle for the ruddervators can be reproduced.
Speaking of which, as with their YF-22, Revell fails to mention that the numbering of the ruddervators is wrong, they are switched, something I realized too late with the YF-22 when the rudders were already painted. Too bad.
That's it for now.