N4521U
Colonel
User name: N4521U
First name: Bill
Scale: 1/72
Manufacturer: Italeri No. 1425 F-35B Lightning II
Extras: At the build start I have none.
Previous S2F @ 1/48th Kittyhawk kit failure for further reference:
ww2aircraft.net
After much research as I am bent on building one of these bloody things. Previous build attempt will attest to that. The Italeri kit at 1/72nd seemed to get good reviews. Upon opening the kit box it is in fact astounding the detail Italeri got in 1/72nd. For one thing, the outboard rocket pylon is CORRECT in being slanted toward the wing tip!!!!! I had to scratch build this in the KH kit after too much research! Some kit photos. There are some "flow" marks but seem to be a minimum and tolerable! Looking forward to this one and would like to finish by GB59!!!!! Oh, the Canopy is molde with the Gold tint!!!!! Imagine that.
![S2F F-35B_2-1.jpg S2F F-35B_2-1.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779790-2d29ec408d5db7d36fd0a187765f10c2.jpg)
![S2F F-35B_2-2.jpg S2F F-35B_2-2.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779791-277cf721bfdae986409fecc077cc09fd.jpg)
![S2F F-35B_2-3.jpg S2F F-35B_2-3.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779792-53c8976cff1f30c62a8e255f2d671d74.jpg)
![S2F F-35B_2-4.jpg S2F F-35B_2-4.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779793-f7c7172b2aefafbef81aa919c19efcbf.jpg)
![S2F F-35B_2-5.jpg S2F F-35B_2-5.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779794-9d87bb0cc587993602132b80fa08a3af.jpg)
![S2F F-35B_2-6.jpg S2F F-35B_2-6.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779795-bb01e743501917118a39c8c4f97ecc65.jpg)
![S2F F-35B_2-7.jpg S2F F-35B_2-7.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779796-a340cfad8caa53de9ac99f37859b24a9.jpg)
Off I go!
First name: Bill
Scale: 1/72
Manufacturer: Italeri No. 1425 F-35B Lightning II
Extras: At the build start I have none.
Previous S2F @ 1/48th Kittyhawk kit failure for further reference:
1/48 F-35B VMFA-211 Wake Island Avengers
These guys are the descendants of the Marine Sqn on Wake Island 1944. I did a pair of F4F's flown by Carl Davidson GB-41. Thought it would be a nice addition to my cabinet. If size matter, wow, what a diff in both!!!!! Done some assembly already, post when I do some painting. Re-posting below...
![ww2aircraft.net](https://ww2aircraft.net/favicon-32x32.png)
After much research as I am bent on building one of these bloody things. Previous build attempt will attest to that. The Italeri kit at 1/72nd seemed to get good reviews. Upon opening the kit box it is in fact astounding the detail Italeri got in 1/72nd. For one thing, the outboard rocket pylon is CORRECT in being slanted toward the wing tip!!!!! I had to scratch build this in the KH kit after too much research! Some kit photos. There are some "flow" marks but seem to be a minimum and tolerable! Looking forward to this one and would like to finish by GB59!!!!! Oh, the Canopy is molde with the Gold tint!!!!! Imagine that.
![S2F F-35B_2-1.jpg S2F F-35B_2-1.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779790-2d29ec408d5db7d36fd0a187765f10c2.jpg)
![S2F F-35B_2-2.jpg S2F F-35B_2-2.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779791-277cf721bfdae986409fecc077cc09fd.jpg)
![S2F F-35B_2-3.jpg S2F F-35B_2-3.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779792-53c8976cff1f30c62a8e255f2d671d74.jpg)
![S2F F-35B_2-4.jpg S2F F-35B_2-4.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779793-f7c7172b2aefafbef81aa919c19efcbf.jpg)
![S2F F-35B_2-5.jpg S2F F-35B_2-5.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779794-9d87bb0cc587993602132b80fa08a3af.jpg)
![S2F F-35B_2-6.jpg S2F F-35B_2-6.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779795-bb01e743501917118a39c8c4f97ecc65.jpg)
![S2F F-35B_2-7.jpg S2F F-35B_2-7.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779796-a340cfad8caa53de9ac99f37859b24a9.jpg)
![S2F F-35B_2-8.jpg S2F F-35B_2-8.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/779/779797-34d75075fc23df188ea4725bfe6579ad.jpg)