F-35B Project View: Slideshow Mosaic List 1 January 22, 2026
251201: Box contents
2 January 22, 2026
251201: Box contents
3 January 22, 2026
251201: Canopy was a bit dulled. Easily polished.
4 January 22, 2026
251201: Simple decal sheet
5 January 22, 2026
251201: Quick assembly of the Front Office.
6 January 22, 2026
251201: Quick assembly of the Front Office.
7 January 22, 2026
251204: Gear doors welded shut for in-flight display.
8 January 22, 2026
251204: Gear doors were tacked shut with Tamiya extra-thin, then flooded with 5-min epoxy for strength.
9 January 22, 2026
251204: Deployable tailpipe doors were tacked shut with Tamiya extra-thin, then flooded with 5-min epoxy for strength.
10 January 22, 2026
251204: Gear doors were tacked shut with Tamiya extra-thin, then flooded with 5-min epoxy for strength.
11 January 22, 2026
251204: Gear doors were tacked shut with Tamiya extra-thin, then flooded with 5-min epoxy for strength.
12 January 22, 2026
251204: Vertical drive doors were tacked shut with Tamiya extra-thin, then flooded with 5-min epoxy for strength.
13 January 22, 2026
251204: Vertical drive doors were tacked shut with Tamiya extra-thin, then flooded with 5-min epoxy for strength.
14 January 22, 2026
251204: Pedestal socket for in-flight display
15 January 22, 2026
251204: Pedestal socket for in-flight display
16 January 22, 2026
251204: Always sign your work!
17 January 22, 2026
251226: Primer is grey rattle-can spray. Masking trial for the RAM tapes.
18 January 22, 2026
251226: Masking trial for the RAM tapes.
19 January 22, 2026
251226: That's as much work as I care to do on this!
20 January 22, 2026
260102: Top coat is Tamiya XF-24 Dark Grey
21 January 22, 2026
260102: Top coat is Tamiya XF-24 Dark Grey with a dusting of Tamiya X-32 Titanium Silver
22 January 22, 2026
260115: First flight!
23 January 22, 2026
260115: First flight!
24 January 22, 2026
260115: Canopy masking was Bare Metal Foil, adhesive residue removed with Goo-Gone. Canopy inside was tinted with Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange.
25 January 22, 2026
260121: Rollout and delivery
26 27 January 22, 2026
260121: Rollout and delivery
28 January 22, 2026
260121: Rollout and delivery
29 January 22, 2026
260121: Rollout and delivery
30 January 22, 2026
260121: Rollout and delivery
31 January 22, 2026
260121: In-service delivery flight
32 January 22, 2026
260121: In-service delivery flight
33 January 22, 2026
260121: In-service delivery flight
34 January 22, 2026
260121: In-service delivery flight
35 January 22, 2026
260121: In-service delivery flight
36 January 22, 2026
260121: In-service delivery flight
37 January 22, 2026
260121: In-service delivery flight
38 January 22, 2026
260121: In-service delivery flight
39 January 22, 2026
260121: In-service delivery flight
40 January 22, 2026
260121: In-service delivery flight
Comments 4 22 January, 20:32
Guy Rump Very impressive! 👍
1 22 January, 21:05
Album info Notional quick-build of a nifty little kit.
The kit was purchased for $5 at the IPMS Richmond Regional show in 2023 and intended as a plaything for my 5-year old grandson to perform stealthy strikes on the dinosaurs and Legos in the playroom (and to deploy with to the occasional airshow!). Therefore, it became an in-flight shelf display with no fiddly bits or easily breakable accessories.
The kit itself was an easy build with fairly good detail and fit, although clearly not representing a production F-35. Paints are rattlecan grey primer with Tamiya topcoats. Decals from the spares file as the included markings were invisible on the Dark Grey paint.
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