Under the tree...Hobbyboss F5E Tiger II 1/72

[Chris]

The mystery package turns out to be a Hobbyboss 1/72 F5E Tiger II



A nice little kit, has decals for 2 Agressors, a swiss and brazillian F5e.

[BlohmWolf]

Nice get! It does have a slightly thick nose and the wing joins need filler. Apart from that, It should be a great little kit.

[Clashcityrocker]

For that nice clean look you can make it Brazilian

Nigel

[ara398]

Nice aircraft, nice kit - should look good!

Adrian

[ShaunW]

Nice one, good set of decal options by the sounds of it too.

[Narayan]

So what are you going for? Swiss or Brazilian?

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[ara398]

For that nice clean look you can make it Brazilian

So what are you going for? Swiss or Brazilian?

Fair go fellas, this is a modelling forum!

BTW which scheme ARE you going to use?

Adrian

[Chris]

Just did a seac camo thud, so it will be an aggressor, haven't decided which yet though.

[Ian]

This will give you a few colour schemes (as well as the right colours, if you're that way inclined)
http://www.jpsmodell.de/dc/main_e.htm;
Click on 'Camouflages', then 'Aircraft', then 'By Type' then 'F-5'. There are plenty to choose from.

[Chris]

Finally all the holiday turmoil ends and I can get back to work, the F5 is on the bench and ready to get built!

Going with the grey aggressor colors as I think its really cool, it edged out brazil by a hair but I just did a seac type camo and want something different.

[PaulBradley]

Any photos of your progress, Chris?

[Chris]

Its do or die today Paul, its just warm enough to work and I intend to at least build it up to ready to paint level!

[PaulBradley]

Good man - that's the spirit!

[Chris]

Pictures tomorrow, the primary construction is done and its ready for painting.

[Chris]

OK, some pics.

The kit is conventional and laid out on 2 sprues.



A nice set of decals are included, and the instructions are clear



A full color painting chart is provided for all versions


First some putty work and cutting to make the mutant pilot look acceptable


The cockpit is next, I used the kit provided decals and its painted dark blue gray


Some weight is added to the nose and the fuselage is joined and the wings added. The wing joints are poor and required some putty work.