This post is much later than I had originally planned. After getting back from the eclipse my back started bothering me. Lower back pain with pain radiating down the back of my left leg. Plus, a third of my left foot toward my toes was numb. This had me sidelined for several weeks. It is … Continue reading Hasegawa 1/72 F-117 Nighthawk Update 3

Things are moving along well with the F-117. The landing gear bays need to be white. So I used a combination of paper and masking tape to mask off the bottom. I then sprayed the bays white. It took a few coats to make sure that the entire bay was covered. I also started priming … Continue reading Hasegawa 1/72 F-117 Nighthawk Update 2

The build continues. I masked off the cockpit area of the upper fuselage and then sprayed it with primer. After the primer cured I sprayed the area with Tamiya NATO Black and removed the masking. I then glued the cockpit into the lower fuselage and then the two fuselage halves were glued together. Here is … Continue reading Hasegawa 1/72 F-117 Nighthawk Update 1

My next project is the F-117 Nighthawk in 1/72 scale by Hasegawa. As best I can tell the kit is not currently in production. I didn't have one in my stash and I needed it to go with the "Have Blue" model I built a while back. I checked my local hobby shop and all … Continue reading Hasegawa 1/72 F-117 Nighthawk Build