1/48 Classic Airframes F-5B

Gallery Article by Ulysses Almeida on May 7 2012

 

 

This kit represents one of the F-5Bs operated by the 1º/1º Grupo de Caça (Fighter Group) at Base Aerea de Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Air Base) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1985.  It's an out-of-the-box built, and I must say, an easy one, thanks to Classic Airframes.  All parts came together nicely.  The paint is from Humbrol and the decals from FCM sheet 48 - 33.

 

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This color scheme was used when they first arrived in 1975, but later they were painted grey.

Some of these jets can still be seen displayed in museums or on pedestals in front of airbases.

Ulysses Almeida

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Photos and text © by Ulysses Almeida