Tiger Tale

[mikeblaze]

Here is a late arrival for the 2012 modeling schedule, but it's a lot closer to completion than my normal projects. This is Jake Burrus' F-5 Tiger II source material, and it has been pretty much re-built in the mad modeler's workshop. The list of stuff I did to this model is too large to list here, but suffice to say it's at least half my design now, but Jake did all of the original work and I thank him for letting me forward this project to it's natural completion. I'm pretty sure this is the American 'MiG-21', a small, cheap, and lightweight multi-role aircraft for lots of export (and painting).

I was asked by MAIW to fix one or two things on this model for a couple of upcoming MAIW packages, and I just let loose with creative stupidity, and made this. These are all finished single-LOD beta models, and have been worked through flight test pretty rigorously. There are still a couple of bits and pieces to add in and tweak, but you can get the picture of where I am going with this. And before anybody asks for some country's specific version, I am addressing this in the same insane manner as I usually do. A couple of the shots are in 'animation' mode, to show what I did here and there. The rear fuselage vents have six louvers per side (plus flip sides and internals; the overall poly count to add them in was about 360 for the whole model, but they took about four hours to model in; but I think it was time well-spent. I can get away with it because these aircraft didn't carry 6 tons of bombs like the F-4, so the add-in ordnance loads will be a lot more polygon-economical.

So, have fun with this one, and it won't stop my schedule of one package per week until I clear out the modeling closet of 2012 projects; although I have been exceeding that pretty well so far.

MP

[Victory103]

Great news on a needed model in FS, with so many countries still or once operating the type, plus it's just a cool little fighter IMHO!
Any plans for the Iranian F-5 Thunderbolt?

[TheFoufure]

Can we expect the iranian modified version : Northrop (HESA) F-5E Saeghe ?

[MIKE JG]

Can of worms Mike...... Can of worms......

[mikeblaze]

"TheFoufure"]Can we expect the iranian modified version : Northrop (HESA) F-5E Saeghe ?

Please read the second paragraph of my first post again (carefully), lol.

[Chrisb]

Superb Mike.

Don't you ever sleep?

Chris

[phantomfreak]

I think he said yes!

[VFA41]

So Jake quit this model? I have been working closely with him to get the paintkit working but all of a sudden all went quiet..., Been working on the NF-5A and B..

[mikeblaze]

Just was in contact with Jake today, he is taking an indeterminate break from modeling at this point, and I am picking up some of his projects to finish. There will be a few 'JMAI' projects planned for this year, and not all of them are military. Jake was working on some Piper GA aircraft, kind of in the direction of where HTAI left off, and Jake asked me to finish them. This is great because I want to learn about piston aircraft animation, for future reference...... Don't get ahead of me on that one, lol.....MP

[VFA41]

Thanks for the reply Mike, Jake and I had a discussion going on on the chaff and flare dispensers as used by the Dutch, will they be present on your models??

[mikeblaze]

When I get to the Dutch, I will research it.... Any pix ahead of time will be welcome.

[sr01]

Mike
I hope you're including the refueling probe for a Canadian F-5A. Also 2 "models for the tiptanks would be cool so that assymetrical camo schems can be accomodated
BTW, I've ALL the paint schemes for CAF F-5's on standby/awaiting
Brian

[VFA41]

When I get to the Dutch, I will research it.... Any pix ahead of time will be welcome.

I surely can get you a number of pics as I sent the same to Jake, is there any emailadres I can send them to?

[edhave]

When I get to the Dutch, I will research it.... Any pix ahead of time will be welcome.

If you need some inspiration for the Dutch NF-5A/B's....

http://www.nf5.nl/index.html

[mikeblaze]

To Edhave.....

Amazing website, thanks a bunch for turning me on to it.

MP

[mikeblaze]

Here are some screenshots from my nearly finished F-5E/F/RF models for a pending ROCAF package.... Happy New Year......MP

[mikeblaze]

.... and a couple more.....

[Makadocias]

Mike you really are a gifted modeler!!!!

Loving what I see!!!

Happy New year!

[swp53]

Mike,
Excellent work I am looking forward to replacing the standard F-5E model for the ROCAF RF-5E Tigergazer with your RF-5E Tigereye/Tigergazer model.
Have a Safe and Happy New Year.
Steve

[DaleRFU]

WOW looks awsome