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1:48 F-35B Mould Shots
Merlin
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Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 08:43 AM UTC
Glen Coleman has sent us some unique behind-the-scenes shots of the moulds under preparation for the new Kitty Hawk F-35B Lightning II.

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Thanks!
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Posted: Friday, June 15, 2012 - 06:02 PM UTC
Well, getting closer to plastic.

Despite that, it's always interesting to see the tooling.
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Posted: Friday, July 13, 2012 - 07:59 AM UTC
New from Glen Coleman come previews of the artwork and decals for the new F-35B:







All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Friday, July 13, 2012 - 07:51 PM UTC
OK, may be I'll buy one...
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Posted: Friday, July 13, 2012 - 11:21 PM UTC
Nice, I'll get one but if those are the finished decals then we'll need new decals for a British one as the photos of the first British F-35B show it to have gray roundels.

Here
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Posted: Monday, July 23, 2012 - 07:48 AM UTC


i now have a few for sale


Glen
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Posted: Monday, July 23, 2012 - 11:41 AM UTC
Holy crap where and how much?
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