X-35A, Revell, 1/48 FINISHED

Medicman71 · Post by **Medicman71** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:52 pm

Nice fix on the doors Stik!

jkim · Post by **jkim** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:53 pm

Very nice work on our frontline military aircraft! Interesting distinctions between developmental and production models too.

Post by **Stikpusher** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:23 pm

Thanks guys!

Medicman71 wrote:Nice fix on the doors Stik!

I knew fillers wouldn’t work, so I had to come at the issue from a different way...

jkim wrote:Very nice work on our frontline military aircraft! Interesting distinctions between developmental and production models too.

Yes, the more I go back and forth between the kit and photos of the prototype and production aircraft, I can see where the mold makers didn’t quite capture either one properly. The basic airframe is X-35. But many details are F-35A. And the airframe would need serious work to address that, especially in the nose area.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 1:25 am

That's an excellent bit of problem solving Carlos!

Post by **LyleW** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 7:23 am

Great solution!

Post by **Stikpusher** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:02 pm

So today was another good long session at my work bench on this one. It’s been a rainy day here... yes it rains in Arizona... lol! So perfect modeling weather.

First up, the X-35A has a prominent exhaust on the right side aft of the intake that the kit does not include.

So I went to work drilling a hole, added some tube styrene that looks about the right diameter and glued it into place, then sanded it down to proper profile.

Then I glued the intakes in place, the X-35 has a sawtooth edge there compared to the F-35 having a straight angled edge

and lastly, I also glued the vertical stabilizers in place

Now that all of the basic airframe is done, it looks like a -35! There are still a few items that the kit is missing that I need to add before I am ready to start painting.

jeaton01 · Post by **jeaton01** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:11 pm

You may yet get there, Carlos. Thanks for the photo.

Post by **Stikpusher** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:40 pm

Thanks John. I’ll get to the finish line one day soon. At least it’s taken shape now.

Duke Maddog · Post by **Duke Maddog** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 1:19 pm

I would say you're quite far along. Congrats on getting some bench time; I'm still trying to get some myself. Everything is looking amazing, keep it coming!

Post by **Stikpusher** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 1:25 pm

Thanks Mark. I’m sure that I’ll have more to post in a few days. And in a few days, the bench will be my refuge, as were gonna have a house full here...

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