F-35 as cute plane
Today something completely different! I talked to Stephen and he recommended to show this fun project here as well.
Have we ever had egg planes here? Hasegawa has many of these caricatures of famous airplanes in its program, but this F-35 here is from G.W.H.
Despite many ongoing projects I built it on the side and took it as a little painting exercise. To achieve the original look I added 15-20% Alclad Gold Titanium to the matching grey colour of Mr.Paint. Now the model shimmers like the original in every light condition differently.
Here are the pictures!
And some impressions from the quick "build".
The kit can be build without glue:
Also the small parts (here already painted) can be plugged only. But I secured them with a drop of glue.
I tried to tint the canopy with MRP Clear Yellow and a drop of Alclad copper. The canopy became dull! A bath in Future was the solution.
The very nice decal set allows 4 Australian machines or the colorful F-35 prototype.
If you pull that wooden stake out of my ass, I'm ready to go, Sir!
I really like the fact that despite the minimization and distortion, you still recognize the type immediately.
I can really recommend such a fun project for in between!
Have fun and happy modeling,
Frank