Lockheed F-19 Stealth Fighter

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August 5, 2023
Instead of painting the control panels black, I'm trying to use panel liner.
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The control switches etc could be a little cleaner looking, but I'm pretty happy with the result.
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Since these Maverick missiles are very sparse on details, I decided to at least make the seeker head look better. I'm drilling out the center, and will replace it with a small 5g bearing ball that i usually use as counter weight.
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August 5, 2023
I was hoping to keep the bearing balls separate until the missile is painted and clear coated so the ball keeps its metallic shine, but this one got stuck. After painting, I'm going to cover the bearing with a thin layer of UV resin to imitate the glass.
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August 5, 2023
I didn't end up painting any of the details in the bomb or gear bays. This is a fairly simple and quick build, so i'm not too worried. I've used some tamiya gray and oil stain weathering powder to add some texture to the bays
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August 5, 2023
Light oil stain and gray weathering powder, the same as the gear bays
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August 5, 2023
I used some gray weathering powder on the HUD cover to imitate wear, and some diluted black panel liner to imitate grime on the surrounding area.
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August 5, 2023
Just a simple panel wash for the gear bay doors and the speed brakes (or maybe those are just horizontal control surfaces???)
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August 6, 2023
Assembly has begun. The cockpit is assembled, only the canopy is remaining.
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August 6, 2023
I used some UV resin to make the MFDs appear more glass-like
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August 6, 2023
Inlets are being installed
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August 6, 2023
Cockpit is sealed. I ALMOST forgot to add the HUD, but remembered just before gluing the canopy
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August 6, 2023
Fuselage halves are joined. There is a small clear piece that needs to be installed in the nose before sealing the halves.
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August 6, 2023
Exhaust assembly is installed. Took a little fiddling to get it seated correctly
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August 8, 2023
Fully masked
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August 8, 2023
I will use some putty to remove the seam lines and fix some of the damage to the canopy frame
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August 10, 2023
Fully primed. Some cleanup needed
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August 11, 2023
Adding some preshading. I chose not to highlight specific panels or areas.
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August 11, 2023
I decided to add more gray to the nose area to replicate thermal wear on the aircraft skin.
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Gear and wheels done. Clear coat, decals, weathering, and then done
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Decals applied
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August 16, 2023
Control surfaces are mounted
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August 16, 2023
The shading is a bit more visible than I anticipated, but I like it
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August 16, 2023
Landing gear and weapons pylons attache
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August 16, 2023
Fully assembled. A couple small touch ups before rollout
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Rollout
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Comments

29 2 August 2023, 11:09

Łukasz Gliński
Oh boy, what a trip down the memory lane 👍

2 August 2023, 13:49

DerMattes
Watching 🙂 👍

2 August 2023, 14:20

Robert Podkoński
Watching too!

2 August 2023, 15:04

Torsten
I'm in 👀

2 August 2023, 15:23

Maciej Bellos
It brought back memories of a computer game that I played in the early 90s. It was released before the F-117 broke cover.

8 August 2023, 13:33

Juskifo
Ah this patina for this little known aircraft good work

16 August 2023, 12:39

Reaper_lead
A fun, quick little build. This was definitely good practice for when I eventually finish my F-117 project and/or start my SR-71. I originally planned to have the upper fuselage be more weathered, but the dullcote toned down a lot of the weathering I added. The direct front and rear views are personally my favorite because they show off the unconventional cross section.

16 August 2023, 18:00

Robert Podkoński
Fantastic work!

16 August 2023, 19:18

Torsten
Very nice, must look directly times my kit out. Your work is very inspiring 😎

20 August 2023, 09:51

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

20 August 2023, 16:40

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In 1:144 scale, this was the first model I ever built. I did it with my dad in the basement of his childhood home, so this is more of a nostalgia trip than a serious build.

F-19

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