Ahhh that immortal question "To be or not to be?"
Well Hasegawa's answer comes in a double kit box set so you can build the Misubishi F-2A and F-2B Special Paint 2006 in 1/72.
the F-2A features a shark mouth and the F-2B a samurai.
This build will be mostly OOB.
Cockpit painted up with nose weight added.
more will follow.

regards,
enghui

Nice choices Enghui, will follow this build closely. Are you sure the F-2 needs nose weight?

Bro EngHui,
That's the spirit. Post more and more progress! :D :D
Will follow your progress closy from now. :D :ph43r: :D

Regards!
TS. :D :lol: :D

EngHui,
Italian pilots????

Captain Hamlet,

This is the question: F2 = Japanese F16? So it can go into the Viper Gb la..?

Like your nose weight, for a moment I thot it was the wiring details :blink:

BTW you should build more WW2 and 50s RAF...theres more than enough supply of all these anonymous modern jets laaa :D

Bro Aidy, i follow Hase's instructions they say need to put 5grams.Hopefully the solder wire should be enuf. ^_^

Bro Larrance, I folo your advice, Modelling is a Journey not a destination. :lol:

Bro Loo, italian pilots? spaghetti u mean?

Bro Landy, ya its VGB entry.I know these modern stuff Berlambak laaa, but watodo sometimes must go with da flow, but that Spitfire is begging to be built man not to mention the Seafire.

Cut off molded static wicks and added monofilament thread to replace them.



Cut off molded probes and added sharpened brass rod.



Preshading with thin flat black.



Sprayed on a thin mixture of the base coat.Need to let some of the preshading show through.



Next added ratio 1:1 white base to base color to lighten it, sprayed on as a thin mixture, letting slight hint of the preshading show through



Painted on the top camo freehand.Its Navy Blue but it seemed a bit too black to my liking, added some base color to it Intermediate blue ratio 2Inter:3Navy.
Still looks very black.



Both planes camo painted.More touch ups and some lightening to come to create more layers.



Best regards,
enghui

Coming along nicely. Good job on the preshading. That is something I am still learning to do and the weathering too.

yup..
nice on the pre-shading.. heheh... will need to follow also..

all this while my pre-shade is a mess.. :lo:

as what syah said.. at first i thought the wire are for detailing :D

kuman

EngHui,
You're on a roll, man. A very very fast progress indeed and very nicely done as well. :D :o :D

Keep it coming bro!

Regards!
TS. :D :lol: :D

Vader,

Manyak canteek woooo.... saya punya mata ah, mannnyak air kuluaq!!! Talak boleh tahan hooo.. mau abis itu kapal selam!!!

Sarjana Six Zero, out!!

Thanks twong, preshading is fun and very forgiving.Just shade where you think the shadow/stain/discoloration would be.

Thanks kuman, da wire is solder wire ,easy to bend, heavy and one roll lasts forever.

Thanks Larrance, as you always show us enthusiasm is the key.

Thanks Sarjana, looking forward to your project menyelam disiapkan.Jangan hanya letakan ditilam.

some progress,
Exhaust parts painted, gunze Silver is the silver and the steel color part is gunze silver shaded with thin semi gloss black.


Intake masked and painted.



overall shot, most shading highlighting is done, nose cone to be painted next.


regards,
eng hui

I see a small figure between the two birds!! Part of the kits?

He he he...i won't place it on the tilam...takut lain cerita!! BTW, i'm starting to complete the Maiele this weekend since i got the time now :D

Sarjana Six Zero, out!!

I throw him there for some scale effect.He is a Airfix 1/72 WW2 Raf pilot running to the plane.Btw i tot Maiele was a indian dialect/clan? :lol:

Fast & neat ^_^

nice one there...wonder when will they produce a 1/48 scale version...soon perhaps.. :rolleyes:

Hase has done the 1/48. With Samurai tail decals.

will have to tiru this step.. :D
not copyrighted right :lol:

kuman

thanks guys,

kay, hase produces a 1/48 F-2A and F-2B ,as poohbear said only the special samurai scheme has been reproduced, we are still waiting for the shark mouth one.

kuman, I copy from Marcus Nicholls, you ll have to ask him. :lol:

regards,
eng hui

:P

so the silver is the ring only right and the silver shaded is for the inside correct?

:D

kuman

kuman, the entire metallic part was sprayed silver.Then the ring was masked, then thin semi gloss black was sprayed to shade the unmasked area.After all that I sprayed some silver on the turbine cone because some highlight there would make it look more realistic.
hopefully this is clear, if not please ask me :)

The kits come with close petal exhaust nozzles.I "borrowed" 2 open nozzles from a Hase 1/72 Tomcat F-14B.With very slight shaving on the inner ring it fits like a glove!This makes life a lot easier.The open petals are more work to get looking right but they are much more visually appealing.Also the pitot probe replacement using brass rod and streached cotton but sprue.


Nozzles painted flat black and masked.If I would do it again would have painted gloss black instead.The flat black was a little too rough.


Gloss black was applied before the mettalic coat but the pigment was a little bit rough.Later the silver finish was shaded with clear yellow to make it look closer to the color or the real nozzles.




canopies polished and masked.Decals done too.


regards,
eng hui

Good work! Almost done....

Looking forward to seeing both completed.

Wowsers jeepers & junipers. That's some nice work ^_^

build so fast but still beautiful ;)

Even if im not a fan of F16's at all...Ive got to say this pair is stunning!

Love the camo work, Prince Ah Hui!

Capt.....up to your high standards a sterling job........all around.........love the metal work on the exhaust..........you my fren is a true master builder..........
Visions of the artificial horizon that I saw way back then on yr rhino at HHQ declared yr a master builder in my book ........

Best
Mr b

Nice one man, superb quality. ^_^

Thanks guys , I appreciate your kind words.Most of the work was done by Hasegawa ,immaculate fit, stunning decals(if a little yellow) ,great accuracy and beautiful detail.

Your Emminence Landy, the japanese sure know how to decorate their aircraft.Still waiting for da 1/24 F-2B ar?

MrB ,Thanks very much. we try to learn from the best, namely from people like you and others on the forum.

By the way did I mention I cracked 2 canopies during polishing and had to order for spares?Anyways gear is painted, all that remains is a panel line wash, flat coat and to build and paint the seats.And the tiny details.

best regards,
enghui

You are too modest ...........Capt

best
mr b

Dude,
You're Malaysian version of Speedy Gonzales. :D
So speedyly done already. :o :o
I really admire your determination on these 2 F-2s. Greatly done!

Regards!
TS. :D :lol: :D

Cool
Thanks TigerShark! the passion is in the session .

well the exhaust nozzles look too rough to me, so I redid them.

Gloss black was now the undercoat instead of matt.




Pulled out the Big Guns, used Gunze MrColor Plate Silver.later tinted with clear yellow.



1st Attempt


2nd Attempt

EngHui,
smooth as babies bottoms! :lol:

Yes but not as smooth as my bottom.
:P thanks

Did we really need to know that?? :D :lol:

some one might know... ;)

that was way too much info...

Smooth bottoms aside...

It is completed! The dunhill double.....(double amount of pics too and streamyx is double slow also)

thanks for viewing,
regards,
enghui

Hi Enghui,
Excellent builds. Love the paint work. The markings are very cool especially the tail markings on the two seater. Super cool.

Very nice! :o I always love those flashy markings! But... where are all those stencils?