1/72 F-22A Raptor

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This Hobbyboss kit is a F-22A – single-seat production version which was designated F/A-22A in early 2000s. It's a 2009 new mould & typical of HobbyBoss so it's really well done. Moulded on 4 grey plastic & 1 clear sprue, it's a very detailed and worth-the-money kit with full-detailed weapons bay. Not only that, it has wing racks for those JDAMs.


The decal is only one option: the 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron (422 TES), known as the "Green Bats", it's a part of the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group and operate out of Las Vegas, Nellis Air Force Base.


Tail code on the decal is: OT 010 AF00. It should be the F-22A PRTV (Production Representative Test Vehicle) Raptor, 99-4010 of 422nd TES.


Box art:


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Here's some grey sprues:


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Fuselage dry-fitting. Small gaps between tail fin and fuselage, assembled the cockpit parts and ACES II seat, done with the weapons bay too.


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Some updates:


Cockpit, instrument panel and ACES II painted with Gaia Ultimate Black + Flat base.


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HUD and cockpit done washing and panel lining.


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F-22A Gold tinted canopy color testing.


Clear Orange - Clear Yellow - very thin layer of stainless steel and Red Gold.


Any suggestion?


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\ said:
Some updates:
Cockpit, instrument panel and ACES II painted with Gaia Ultimate Black + Flat base.


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HUD and cockpit done washing and panel lining.


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F-22A Gold tinted canopy color testing.


Clear Orange - Clear Yellow - very thin layer of stainless steel and Red Gold.


Any suggestion?


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It all looks good Kitti nice colour for the tinting they look very similar but the one on the left in the second photo looks best.
 
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Done F-22A Raptor gold-tinted canopy, also called a success on the experiment.


As you can see, when light is on a direct hit, it reflected the light and almost looks like mirror;


And when light is away, it shows the interior.


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Different angle different opacity!
 
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This looks very nice kitti and I'll definatly be watching this to its completion.


I really like the ring and explanation added to it as this looks most authentic. Lovely details


Regards


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Swweeeeett!!


The tint on the canopy is amazing, well done!:cool:
 
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Guys! Some updates here:


Sometime it's not good to stick with the marking/painting instruction, because they'll bring you to somewhere you doesn't like.


I follow the painting suggestion and everything goes wrong, they suggest 308 as base coat and 305 as the camo, no contrast on the camo and I need to repaint it with Darker Gray (Gunze 317) on the camo part but luckily the outcome is much better than before.


Ballast-ing, ok basically they're made of ceramic, just like your kitchen tiles, almost +300gm here.


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Primed:


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Masking aint easy:


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Wrong painting suggestion!


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And then I repaint the camo with Gunze 317, now it looks much better and contrast too:


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The different:


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After some panel washing and little bit refine work:


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Gun Metal & Burnt Iron on the exhaust.


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Locked n' loaded. GBU-12 LGB x4, AIM-9 x2 & AIM-120C AMRAAM x6 & JDAM x2.


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That's all for today, continue after work.


Cheers!
 
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That is looking very good Kitti, and i see what you mean about the colour and it looks great armed to the teeth.
 
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Looking great, most lose some of its stealth capability with those GBU-12's hanging off the wings o_O
 
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This is really nice. Very brave work on the canopy, I would never have the confidence to try that but it looks brilliant.
 
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60% done, it's time for detailing and diorama!


This HobbyBoss 1/72 F-22A Raptor really killed me badly deep inside me. First, the painting scheme suggestion is totally OUT!! Very low contrast between two type of grey and can't see any camouflage. I save the day by spraying Gunze 317 onto the camo pattern.


Yea for canopy, I done it by spraying layer by layer. Clear Orange, Clear Yellow and then very thin layer of Mirror Light Steel.


In fact, a lot of mistakes and messed up a lot, let's take it as a lesson and gains experience with it.


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Good day! Some updates:


Airfield, very simple one.


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Masking to spray yellow for those lines.


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Done, it's very easy and simple.


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Title of the build, applied directly onto the airfield by using waterslide decal. The gold fish, it's also waterslide decal printed with Gold.


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The 'Remove before flight' tags added.


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Pilot painted. Done tags, done airfield, done pilot, done everything.


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That looks great Kitti I realy like the base it sets it off nicely, but what i realy like is the colour to the cockpit glass top job.
 
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