Hasegawa 1/48th F-22 Raptor

Yup I'm in for this one.

Heck yeah.

Ooo, I'm not too late for a front row seat.
I've a Revell 1/72 one somewhere in the loft so I'll take notes on how you paint the dreaded RAM paint 

Thanks, gents!!! Steve---I think I have a plan, regarding the paint. Not sure it's a good plan, but at least a plan.😂😂😂

I got the F-22 started and it is a very nice kit, in typical Hasegawa fashion. I am depicting the weapons bays open, with a full loadout of nasties. I sprayed all the bays with Tamiya White and then hit them with a wash of Pledge Floor Care tinted with Acryl Black. The cockpit was next and was painted with a variety of Tamiya and Vallejo Black/Black Grey tints. I decided to add a resin True Details ACES II seat. The only modification I have to make is to add the larger drogue chute assembly from the kit. Hasegawa added a great feature for the assembly. One of the problems with these larger aircraft with flatter fuselages, is there is a lot of dead space inside the plane so the plastic can flex and filler and paint can crack. Hasegawa supplies about a dozen support stiffeners that join the upper and lower halves, so there is no flexing, at all. Onwards and sideways..... 

Thanks, Bert!!!!

Holy moly that looks good............the office is very nice indeed

Cool, Ian.

So much detail yet the kits are so reasonable.

Tommy, Guy---Thank you, guys!