[KursadA]

I have just seen the decal sheet for the Trumpeter 1/32 F-117 kit last night. Amazingly, they managed to get absolutely everything wrong on the kit sheet.

This looks like a job for Caracal Models. I already have some artwork that I prepared in anticipation of a 1/48 F-117 sheet, so scaling these up will only take a couple days. I will fast-track this sheet through the pipeline so it will be in the market as soon as possible. More details here, later.

[drhornii]

Super fast response! I look forward to seeing the markings soon.

[Keith Diamond]

I'm curious about the 1/48 sheet...

[KursadA]

Keith Diamond, on 09 March 2012 - 09:00 PM, said:

I'm curious about the 1/48 sheet...

It would have options for several different F-117s with the markings worn during the type's last few years between 2004-2008. I wasn't going to announce or release it until the fall since I had higher-priority projects for new kits; but the Trumpeter decals are so atrocious that I will take 3 or 4 of the options that I have already designed, and will scale them up to 1/32 this weekend.

This post has been edited by KursadA: 09 March 2012 - 09:08 PM

[Keith Diamond]

Sounds interesting. I'll keep my eyes on that one and the foreign F-5As.

[daywalker]

Right on! I'm in for a set or two.

[Tomcatfreak]

Can you please include the stars and stripes jet?

[KursadA]

First profile is ready: 80-0788 was the 49th FW commander's jet which made the type's last RIAT appearance in 2007.



I plan to feature one example of each Holloman unit (7,8 and 9th FS) in addition to this jet, and an Edwards test example. The stars and stripes jet sounds very appealing, but all those stars might take too much space on the sheet; and you will end up painting the stripes. I will consider it, though. Scaling my 1/48 markings ended up being faster than I thought, so I will have the entire sheet ready this afternoon and will have time to work on one or two more options.

[RoNaf]

Very nice. Im in for a sheet, or two :-) Do you have any more profiles to show us?

This post has been edited by RoNaf: 17 March 2012 - 11:58 PM

[daywalker]

YES! I am looking forward to getting some of these.

[dustiepal]

I am in for at least 1 sheet for sure!

Dave

[stusbke]

looking forward to the results

Cheers

Frederick Jacobs

[mbittner]

How about 1/144? Seriously.

[KursadA]

It looks like the stars-and-stripes jet is a possibility with some additional cost, I am still working on alternatives. It now looks like I will have 3 Holloman options, 1 Edwards test jet and a Gulf-War era F-117 (flown by a RAF exchange officer to introduce a bit of British interest).

mbittner, on 19 March 2012 - 02:09 PM, said:

How about 1/144? Seriously.

I don't know, 1/144 is completely uncharted territory for me. Could be a bonus section on the 1/72 version (which I will do eventually, just don't know when).

[mbittner]

KursadA, on 19 March 2012 - 03:54 PM, said:

I don't know, 1/144 is completely uncharted territory for me. Could be a bonus section on the 1/72 version (which I will do eventually, just don't know when).

[Mak]

KursadA, on 19 March 2012 - 03:54 PM, said:

It looks like the stars-and-stripes jet is a possibility with some additional cost, I am still working on alternatives. It now looks like I will have 3 Holloman options, 1 Edwards test jet and a Gulf-War era F-117 (flown by a RAF exchange officer to introduce a bit of British interest).

[Tomcatfreak]

Any news on this project?

[Dave Williams]

I'd like to see some combat veterans with mission marks. Special schemes like the US Flag bottom or the retro grey one really don't interest me.

[KursadA]

The design is done; but I decided not to send the design to the printer without checking it on the target kit first. I should have my kit within a couple of days; and then I will finish the final checks and make an official announcement here.

[KursadA]

I got my kit yesterday. It was the right decision to wait for the kit before finalizing the design, because some geometries that impact the decal design (stencilling for sensor covers etc.) are subtly different from those on the 1/48 Tamiya kit I used for my original design work. I will post the final drafts this weekend and send the design to the printers next week.