USAF Wild Weasel Saab Viggen

USN F-35E

To solve US Navy‘s Super Hornet/tanker problem, Lockheed Martin offered a new purpose-built F-35 to fill the role of carrier-based tanker. The new F-35s are dubbed E’s and doesn’t have weapon bays nor have the targeting sensor below the nose. Along with stealthy metallic paint was not applied. In January of 2022, the first batch of E’s reached the Fleet. Each F-35 squadron was assigned 4 aircraft. My F-35E represents one from VFA-31 “Tomcatters” while onboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, callsign “Douche Nozzle One-One”.

Built details

Kitty Hawk 1/48 F-35C

KASL Hobby F-35 ejection seat

KASL Hobby F-35C tail set

KASL Hobby F-35C Folding wing set

KASL Hobby F-35A Afterburner nozzle

Reskit F-35C wheel set

DN Model Vinyl RAM panel mask set for Kitty Hawk 48 scale F-35C

Fightertown Decals Tomcats at War pt3

Kit-bash and custom resin parts 

Buddy pod from Italeri 48th scale S-3 Viking kit

Turbine for buddy pod for Heller Super Etendard kit

Drop tanks are resin copies of Revell 48th scale F/A-18E Super Hornet kit

Nozzle plug made from sheet styrene

Air to air refueling and tail hook bays fill with Milliput super fine, sanded smooth and panel lines rescribed.

Boarding ladder bay filled with Super glue and raised detail replace with vinyl mask from DN model.

Low level formation light strips made from vinyl tape along with the raise detail on intake.

Build supplies

Testors Model Master enamel paint

Model was preshaded in Flat black and post-shaded with Future darker with Com Art transparent black ink

Panel line wash with watercolors 

Stains and streaks done with Winsor & Newton oils 

Future Gloss for decals 

Flat coat from Alclad II Lacquer