Sorry for the lack of updates chaps. getting distracted by household chores!
I got the fuselage together. Overall not too bad fit wise apart from the tail fin which has quite a gap.
The canopy had a nasty scratch in it so has been polished and dipped in klear. Its just drying now so hopefully that will be ready to paint soon.
One thing I was pleased to see in this kit is these air scoops.
They are a very prominent feature on the 'A' series F-5 but are missing from the Matchbox kit.
With those done I moved on to the air intakes which fitted without too much drama although they will need a little filler and blending in once the glue has set.
This is where I am up to now:
As you can see the wings are attached but will need some filler at the fuselage join but again nothing too bad considering this kit is the same age as my wife. Thats very old!
I still need to sort the interior. The seat has been modified and just needs the red head rest adding. This is another prominent feature of the F-5 series.
And better late than never I am doing some research:
This looks like a half decent F-5 kit and I think it'll look good in those old Airfix Iranian markings.