This is Hasagawa's 1/72 Ace Combat Shinden kit. Built stock with a few added details.(HUD,beacons, pitot tubes)
I decided to give it a paint job like the USAF F-22. I used most of the stock kit decals and added nose art, star & bars and tail codes from the scrap box. I glued the wingtips in the down position but left the tail positionable.
I thought this jet looked better displayed in flight, so I constructed a "fast" base for it by modifying a sky stock photo image with Photoshop on my MAC. I printed the image on some sheet styrene and constructed a display base.
Helena is here at hand;
And the youth, mistook by me,
Pleading for a lover's fee.
Shall we their fond pageant see?
Lord, what fools these mortals be! -Puck
Beautifully clean and sleek. Nice 'special effects' shots of the fighter at speed.
Steve Walsh
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Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.
-------------------------------------- Kurt Vonnegut
