Jeff's Young Lion.

[jssel]

Here is the box art still shrink wrapped:



The innards:



Decals:



Back in the day these were good kits (some of them) Looking forward to the camo scheme although now they are in grays.

Can't start until December 1 due to being away from my home/bench but I should be able to get it done on time.

[Chris]

I still have the issue of scale modeler that revoiewed that kit, ESCI got the panels wrong, they are yellow not orange.

[Old_Tonto]

Never built this one myself but I recall it was regarded as being pretty accurate when it first came out.

Glad you opted for the camo version - not too keen on the grey jets.

[jssel]

Thanks O-T.

@Chris. I have a bunch of Scale Modeler magazines plus quite a few special editions that I put in a binder. Love to dig them out and peruse.

As far as the decals go, we all know the worn out phrase "Google is your friend." I also know that they lack "stick 'em" so Future will be used to tack them down.

[Chris]

Yep, ESCI decals always looked good on a sheet, and had no intention of staying on your model without help.

[PaulBradley]

Or even WITH help......

Had this one many years ago - built it in the grey scheme, which is why I still have those yellow/orange decals.

[Saxon]

Love Esci box art, the cross hairs make it look so dramatic. Never built one though, will follow closely.

[Old_Tonto]

Is this the same kit as the Italeri kit?

[jssel]

Home now. Time to get blitzing.

[jssel]

Had a very pleasant evening on the bench last night.

Worked on sub-assemblies:




The wonderful delta-wing:



A little paint on the cockpit. ESCI bang seats are really gommy:



The instrument decals will be put on over wet Future following another coat of Future to seal them. The glues are not very useful on ESCI decals.

[DavidWomby]

Progressing quickly. Are you planning to put on all 3 drop tanks?

David

[jssel]

Yuppers. All three.

[DavidWomby]

That will look cool!

David

[jssel]

So now the airframe is all together. It is a very rough kit as you can see from the filler used. I had a great fit on the starboard side wing but a large gap on the port. I ended up make a spreader out of sheet styrene the bow out the left side for a better fit. Basically it worked. Now I need to get to work on the seams.

[Molly-new]

Lucking good so far, shame about those seams though.