Scale Aviation Modeller International — February 2018

from the Medium Green, and to

add a little fading I added a spot of

Light Grey to the base colours and

thinned the paint substantially,

to make sure no obvious lighter

spots were present, in order to

create more graduated tones

A coat of Hataka Hobby Gloss

was then airbrushed on, and the

decals were put in place, and I was

very pleased with the quality

here. They followed the

curves and crevices

without a problem.

When the decals

were all in place I added a dark over

the entire surface and wiped this

off once dry. I also added some oil

dots in various places for more

effect, blending these in with a

soft brush. I couldn’t find any

images of armament on a VNAF

F-5B, so I opted to put the two

rocket pods provided in the kit,

under the outboard pylons. The

undercarriage and wheel wells were

painted Silver, and given a dark

wash to give them more depth. A

final coat of Hataka Hobby Flat was

then airbrushed on to finish the

project build. The Hataka Hobby

paints really impressed me and I

will be using more in the future.

For more information on the F-5, then

SAM Publications MDF Scale Down #5

is the ideal choice, and available from

SAM Store

....and blended them with a soft brush

The access ladders

are a colourful extra

A overall wash was applied to bring out the panel details.....

....and once dry this was removed with a soft cloth

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