Testors 1/48 Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter Build

Completed 6/19/2008
Testors 1/48
Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter
10th Fighter Command Squadron
Bien Hoa, Vietnam 1965

I had a great time putting this one together. I started it on Monday and just finished it a few hours ago. The camo is painted by hand as I do not use an airbrush.

Thanks for looking.



Great job! F-5’s are one of my all time favorites. Enhanced by what I hear is a terrible kit, and you doing such a good job with it; you have done the great freedom fighter justice![bow][bow]

-Red

Thanks for the kind words.

The thing that really bothered me about this kit is the fact that it has zero cockpit detail and the included pilot mold is awful.

very nicely done on a very troublesome kit… only thing I would suggest is a very modest wash to bring some details up a bit and break down a tad the 'whiteness" of the armament. Thanks for sharing, good to see VW era builds in here

I really LIKE her! You did a great job with the paint!

Beautiful work here! You hand-painted the camo? WELL DONE! [tup]

Great avatar too. [C):-)]

That is a scheme I don’t see every day. It looks almost sinister but well done.[tup]

My favorite jet plane.

I saw one at the USAF Museum in Ohio.

I hope Tamiya or Has makes this kit, any chance ? Do they have a ‘request’ hotline???