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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #125 on: September 14, 2012, 02:38:40 AM »
Apparently you are not supposed to hot-link images from F-16.net :)

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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #126 on: October 03, 2012, 08:25:04 AM »
Annoy everyone:  Sand the Kitty Hawk kit smooth and paint it with all its plywood panels in clear varnish.   Install analogue guages.
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #127 on: October 03, 2012, 12:23:26 PM »
A different sort of stores configuration for the F-35:




Nice colour scheme. Is a pale pink or powder blue variant also available?
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #128 on: October 08, 2012, 10:10:07 AM »
::chuckle:: That's just unpainted structure there.  The general finish of the panels is that color.  As the aircraft is constructed it makes an interesting contrast with this assemblies that arrive pre-colored.  It is also clearly not a fully mission equipped airframe; between the "boomed" nose and the blank panels where the DAS windows would be in a fully fitted out aircraft.

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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #129 on: October 08, 2012, 11:51:31 PM »
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #130 on: October 09, 2012, 12:30:23 AM »



Funny. A nice cross between Disney Pixar and Hank Caruso.
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #131 on: October 12, 2012, 11:18:10 PM »
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #132 on: October 14, 2012, 04:28:30 AM »
Ok, so it is only a full-scale model built by Lockheed Martin to measure the antenna performance of the F-35 Lightning II....still, it does have cool markings:

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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #133 on: October 15, 2012, 10:27:58 AM »
Even with Full scale models the Jolly Rogers are done to death  ;D
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #134 on: October 15, 2012, 11:29:04 AM »
Even with Full scale models the Jolly Rogers are done to death  ;D


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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #135 on: November 05, 2012, 10:42:54 AM »
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #136 on: November 05, 2012, 05:48:17 PM »
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #137 on: November 06, 2012, 12:38:42 AM »
I LIKE that twin engine !!

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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #138 on: November 09, 2012, 10:06:33 AM »
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #139 on: November 09, 2012, 12:44:33 PM »
Yeah! Very nice! :)

More Reapers, less Rogers!  ;D
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #140 on: November 24, 2012, 01:16:58 AM »
DreamModel —— 1:48th scale replacement/substitute photo-etch brass exhaust nozzles for the F-35A/B/C

Apparently a very recent arrival to the aftermarket/accessory producers.  Available only by eMail correspondence via a gMail and Yahoo address.  The two products they currently offer are both for the F-35 engine exhaust as direct replacement photo-etch brass for the plastic part included in the kit. 

See this link for images of the two parts and other details in the ARC Forums: ------> DreamModel —— 1:48th scale replacement/substitute photo-etch brass exhaust nozzles for the F-35A/B/C
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #141 on: November 24, 2012, 03:51:06 AM »
Very nice...if a little dangerous looking.  Might order some...may not all make it onto F-35s though. ;)
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #142 on: November 24, 2012, 03:56:17 AM »
Very nice...if a little dangerous looking.  Might order some...may not all make it onto F-35s though. ;)


Thanks to Moritz for providing a link to the actual web page for this company.  Navigate at your own risk as it has no options other than Chinese by which to browse. 
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #143 on: November 24, 2012, 04:37:27 AM »
I get virus warnings with that website, so be careful.
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #144 on: November 24, 2012, 06:10:15 AM »
Yeah, working with that part means the Modeling Gods will demand a blood sacrifice...

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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #145 on: November 24, 2012, 06:11:42 AM »
Most definitely... ;D
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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #146 on: November 24, 2012, 09:12:19 AM »
Seriously, that part looks like, with a little reinforcement, I could replace the strike-bezel on a SureFire flashlight with it and have a lethal weapon... I think I felt every orifice puckering and most muscles trying to contract on themselves at first sight.

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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #147 on: November 24, 2012, 12:59:12 PM »


Nice, 'cept the engines are too big.  Using two F135s would give you more power than the F-22 has.  I'm thinking the J-31 has the right of it with two F414-size engines.

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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #148 on: November 24, 2012, 01:03:00 PM »
Nice, 'cept the engines are too big.  Using two F135s would give you more power than the F-22 has.
You say that like it's a BAD thing, LOL... unless it's more power than the structure can take. (Like I said elsewhere, my idea of "enough power" is being able to accelerate straight up, fully loaded. LOL :D )

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Re: F-35 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #149 on: November 24, 2012, 01:14:47 PM »
Well, it's more like it's going to make certain problematic systems on the current aircraft (yes, they are being dealt with, but...) more problematic.  The other aspect is simply that to fit two engines the size of the F135 with decent aerodynamics and other considerations gives you an aircraft that's once again the size and weight of the F-22.  The F-35 is intended as a mid-size fighter, not a heavy fighter.  Mind you, a new heavy fighter combining the best of the F-22 and F-35 would be a very dangerous beast indeed; might be interesting to see what might happen if a "scrapped" F-22 was salvaged and a whole lot of upgrades from the F-35, and various other aircraft, were added.