1/48 AFV F-5E

Gallery Article by Brian “Mr B” Param on Aug 31 2011

Malaysia National Day

 

My first article is to showcase the well engineered AFV F-5E kits. I built two of them in one go. Both belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force 11 and 12 Sqn. 

The tigers were used as the main stay interceptor of the Royal Malaysian Air Force after the retirement of the Avon Sabre. Malaysia used the B,E,F and RF-5e versions of its service life. 

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The models depicted here are one of the early scheme on delivery (silver paint) and one on the later part of its life with extended LERX and Sharknose configuration.

Both kits were a charm to build and construction was done with minimum of putty and filler. Paints were from the Gunze range and decals were from the kit and from the spares box for the silver old scheme markings.

Happy Merdeka Day 2011

Brian “Mr B” Param

Photos and text © by Brian “Mr B” Param