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Hasegawa 1/32 F-5E 527th TFTAS

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Hasegawa 1/32 F-5E 527th TFTAS

Post by PaulN » Tue Jun 01, 2021 9:24 am

Hi
Back to 1976 this time ,July at Greenham Common :thumbs: one of the first outings for F-5E's of the 527th TFTAS from Alconbury which were only delivered the month before , there were 5 there that weekend :thumb:

Kit is the old Hasegawa offering which IMHO looks a better shape that the newer Kitty Hawk kit , which I have built . Fit was not bad , a little filler required around the open gun bay parts , but with careful fitting and a little blu-tac its fine

Luckily the decals were in this issue of the kit for an Alconbury one , 01545 with the smaller "bort" number on the nose when it first arrived in the UK along with the full colour stars and bars :thumbs: Finished in the Ghost scheme using Xtracolor enamels and Alcad Semi Matt varnish

I enjoyed this build , just wish there were more 527th TFTAS decals available in 1/32nd scale :(

Thanks for looking

Cheers

Paul :thumb:

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Re: Hasegawa 1/32 F-5E 527th TFTAS

Post by MR TERRY GREEN » Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:24 pm

Very nice.

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Re: Hasegawa 1/32 F-5E 527th TFTAS

Post by Freeman Lowell » Tue Jun 01, 2021 9:57 pm

That's a lovely little build. It prompts two questions:
1. Are the engine auxiliary inlet doors on an F-5E normally open on a static example and, more importantly,
2. Shouldn't a 'shades of gray' Northrop carry a warning for Paddy?
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Re: Hasegawa 1/32 F-5E 527th TFTAS

Post by paddyboy » Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:25 am

:Wow: :Wow: :Wow: :Wow: :Wow: :Wow:

😍🥰😘

‘Nuff said ;)

Well done, Paul: as ever, the ‘pit King’ :lol:

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Re: Hasegawa 1/32 F-5E 527th TFTAS

Post by PaulN » Wed Jun 02, 2021 6:38 am

MR TERRY GREEN wrote:
Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:24 pm
Very nice.
Thank you :thumb:
Freeman Lowell wrote:
Tue Jun 01, 2021 9:57 pm
That's a lovely little build. It prompts two questions:
1. Are the engine auxiliary inlet doors on an F-5E normally open on a static example and, more importantly,
2. Shouldn't a 'shades of gray' Northrop carry a warning for Paddy?
Freeman
Thanks a lot

In reply to your questions

1 Yes but being an Ebay bargain (£9.00) found there was one set of closed inlet doors missing :( Could have put a pilot in it as they often taxied with them open

2 See below :lol: :lol:
paddyboy wrote:
Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:25 am
:Wow: :Wow: :Wow:



‘Nuff said ;)

Well done, Paul: as ever, the ‘pit King’

Patrick
Sorry Patrick , tissues in the post :lol:

Thank youi

Paul

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Re: Hasegawa 1/32 F-5E 527th TFTAS

Post by cj9ru » Thu Jun 03, 2021 7:55 am

OoooI like that one!

Very nice ce looking jet indeed

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Re: Hasegawa 1/32 F-5E 527th TFTAS

Post by PaulN » Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:25 pm

Thanks a lot Chris :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

Cheers

Paul :thumb:

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Re: Hasegawa 1/32 F-5E 527th TFTAS

Post by Red-Eye-Knight » Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:23 pm

That is brilliant love it!!!!

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