1/48 Kenetic CF-5 Freedom Fighter

Gallery Article by Shawn "phantom" Weiler on Apr 8 2013

 

 

Another model under the category "Not one of my best".  This is why you should limit the amount of models you build when you're off work with a broken knee and loopy on pain medications.  I am not sure if its the Kenetic kit or me.  I will give the kit the benefit of the doubt and fall on my own sword on this one.  Mind you this time when I fall on my sword I will attempt not to land on my knee again.

 

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Right, the kits itself looks great in the box with a healthy choice of decals.  However as Leading Edge keeps coming out with great new sheets, well, the kit decals went into the spares box.  The Leading Edge decals are of course, as we all know excellent.  The kit itself used a fair amount of putty joining the fuselage to the rest of the plane. I will try this kit again someday and see if it was my fault or the kit.

The model represents a Canadian CF-5 from 433 squadron out of Bagotteville Quebec back in the early 80s.

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Photos and text © by Shawn "phantom" Weiler