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Modelling => Completed GBs => Group and Themed Builds => Second Korean War GB => Topic started by: ed s on April 01, 2018, 10:57:23 AM

Title: Northrop F-20
Post by: ed s on April 01, 2018, 10:57:23 AM
Here's my intended kit, Hasegawa 1/72 F-20 Tigershark. Haven't decided on markings or colors yet.

(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20180319_223825_zpsy7f4lsfz.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20180319_223825_zpsy7f4lsfz.jpg.html)


Don't know how much I'll get to work on it this week or when I'll get to the next update. We leave in the morning to head to the Gulf coast for spring break with the grandkids. I'll take my travel modeling kit, but I expect to be kept busy.

Ed
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: elmayerle on April 01, 2018, 12:34:15 PM
South Korean or RoC markings would seem suitable.
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: ed s on April 03, 2018, 11:51:35 AM
Did I mention that this F-20 was also getting new wings. Here it is with the new wings glued and clamped. I installed the original wings with the outer portion cut off. This gave me a solid surface to mount the new wings and also meant I didn't have to do any changes or reconstruction of the wheel wells.

(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20180402_174836_zpsimynlecl.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20180402_174836_zpsimynlecl.jpg.html)


And here is the upper view with the clamps removed.

(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20180402_220635_zpsdfmej0lc.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20180402_220635_zpsdfmej0lc.jpg.html)

(Sorry the photos aren't the best. They were taken with the cell phone under less than ideal lighting.)

Ed
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: elmayerle on April 03, 2018, 11:56:10 AM
Oh, that looks nice and it's quite the plausible way to do the modification.  I will likely adopt a similar approach for a "big wing" F-20.
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: finsrin on April 03, 2018, 01:21:22 PM
Oh yeah - like where this is going.
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: tankmodeler on April 04, 2018, 01:06:05 AM
Looking towards an F-16XL sort of strike fighter?
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 04, 2018, 01:57:06 AM
Interesting.  If Sth Korea did go with the F-20 (in any form), I guess the T-50 would be quite different.
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: elmayerle on April 04, 2018, 03:30:10 AM
Interesting.  If Sth Korea did go with the F-20 (in any form), I guess the T-50 would be quite different.
Moe like a TF-20 with T-38/F-5B-style cockpits and forward fuselage grafted onto the center and aft fuselage portions and surfaces of a F-20; possibly with tip tanks in place of wingtip missile rails; cockpits would likely be "glass" ones, though.  As it is, if you look at the details, the T-50 incorporates a whole lot of equipment originally developed for the F-20, even the AN/APG-67 radar of the AT-50 comes from the F-20.  (Hmm, this is a temptation with several F-5B kits and F-20A kits).  The modular forward fuselage nature of the design would allow this fairly easily.

I have heard it argued that the only company that didn't profit from the F-20 was Northrop.
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: Brian da Basher on April 04, 2018, 04:51:36 AM
Those wings are veerry interessssting...

Will keep an eye peeled for updates!

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: Kerick on April 04, 2018, 04:58:58 AM
This looks way cool!
I have some left over X-29 bits and was thinking of swapping out the F-20 tail.......
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: KiwiZac on April 04, 2018, 06:45:18 AM
Ooooh, those wings look very cool!
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: ysi_maniac on April 06, 2018, 12:00:21 PM
Very promising!
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: ed s on April 27, 2018, 10:53:41 AM
Coming along.
 
Here it is with a coat of primer. Now I have to decide on what camo and color to paint it. Plan to start this weekend.

(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20180425_204822_zpsbccogwkj.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20180425_204822_zpsbccogwkj.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: Brian da Basher on April 27, 2018, 04:00:33 PM
Nice update, Ed. One would never know those wings weren't part of the original kit.

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: finsrin on April 27, 2018, 04:18:01 PM
Brian is right on the wings.  I know how problematic wing swaps can be.  You got super fit here. :smiley:
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: ed s on May 23, 2018, 07:47:28 AM
Finished this one.

F-20K of Philippine AF in support of allied forces in KWII.

(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20180522_192435_zpsjepfgbfa.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20180522_192435_zpsjepfgbfa.jpg.html)

(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20180522_192441_zpsomijwfcv.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20180522_192441_zpsomijwfcv.jpg.html)

(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20180522_192445_zps12gpejj1.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20180522_192445_zps12gpejj1.jpg.html)

(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc250/esveum/20180522_1925461_zpsy1x5gisd.jpg) (http://s213.photobucket.com/user/esveum/media/20180522_1925461_zpsy1x5gisd.jpg.html)


Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on May 23, 2018, 01:08:01 PM
Nice!  Your inclusion of the Japanese AAM and IR guided munitions is also a very nice touch. 
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: Old Wombat on May 23, 2018, 07:40:54 PM
 :smiley:
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: tankmodeler on May 23, 2018, 10:28:16 PM
That's a nice-looking, economy, light strike fighter. I like how you included what appears to be a targeting pod for the LGBs.

In "real life" the CG might be a bit too far aft to have the landing gear in that location, but, as Monty Python says, "It's only a model".

And a good looking one at that!  ;)
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: Brian da Basher on May 24, 2018, 04:29:34 AM
Sonufagun that's great!

Love the way the new wing compliments the fin & rudder.

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Northrop F-20
Post by: ysi_maniac on May 29, 2018, 12:19:52 AM
Impressive!!!