Smiling F-32 1/72 Italeri

[Artoor_K]

X-32 was finished!

It's a Italeri set in Tamiya box in 1/72.
Painted mainly with Tamiya paints and weathered with Tamiya paneliners and pigments. Decals are mix from spare box: F-14, X-32,Mi-24 & Mig-23 :)
That's how hypothetical, smiling, visible on photos F-32 was created :)

[The Big Gimper]

Great job Artur. 

A smiling plane is a happy plane.

From which kit do you get the shark mouth decal?

[AXOR]

Looks realy good,well done!

Alex

[Tophe]

This is the biggest smile I've ever seen...

[Artoor_K]

Thanks guys :)

From which kit do you get the shark mouth decal?

Mig-23 by Italeri 1/48 no. 2649

[Kerick]

Redefine the term "big gulp"!!

[GTX_Admin]

Wicked!  One of the best looking X-32s I have seen.

[taiidantomcat]

Excellent! Nice weathering too.



We're you tempted to do the 4 post tail?

[Artoor_K]

Thanks a lot!

We're you tempted to do the 4 post tail?

I have no idea what you mean :)

[taiidantomcat]

Thanks a lot!

We're you tempted to do the 4 post tail?

I have no idea what you mean :)

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[GTX_Admin]

[FAAMAN]

Seriously cool Whiff You've given it 'life', very well done  :) :)
Pity the F-35 politically won the competition and we'll never see a real in service F-32

[Brian da Basher]

This is the first time I recall seeing a "Monica" with a shark's mouth, now that's truly inspired!

I can only tip my hat to such whip--smart creativity!

Well done!

Brian da Basher

[The Big Gimper]

Thanks guys :)

From which kit do you get the shark mouth decal?

Mig-23 by Italeri 1/48 no. 2649

Thanks. It looked too big to be 1/72.

[Kelmola]

Nice.

So the X-32 was "asymmetrical" in that it only had weapons bay on the starboard side and "productionized" version would have had symmetrical weapon bays, but where would the gun have been? Certainly not where the long port side scoop is on the proto, since the port weapons bay would go there, so top of the wing root like F-35?