Trumpeter 1/32 F-117A Nighthawk

By Luc Janssen

Introduction

This kit is of the standard Trumpeter quality, but reference pictures must be checked constantly as Trumpeter included antennas and fairings that I could not find on photos.

For the cockpit, I used parts of the Aires aftermarket kit, but it didn’t fit correctly, and I had to adapt parts and pieces. I finished the interior with a Quinta Studio set which gave a nice and realistic view of the cockpit. For the ejection seat, I used the older Reheat Models kit and gave it more details and the safety belts from Quinta Studio.

I used weighted wheels from Armory. The landing gear in the kit is rather simple and I added some break lines and supplementary small details.

To keep the sleek lines of the model, I kept the bomb bay closed and the flaps and tailplanes horizontally. I didn’t detail the interior of the wheel wells.

Aftermarket sets

I used following sets:

Reheat Models: Ejection Seat
Quinta Studio: 1/32 F-117A Nighthawk Interior 3D Decal
Aires: F-117A Nighthawk
Armory: F-117A Nighthawk weighted tires

Decals

The decals came from the box and are of very good quality.

Paints

I used paints from AK, MRP, ModelMaster, Vallejo, Alclad and Humbrol.

Weathering

All the weathering was done with pastels.

References

Squadron/signal publications: Walk around F-117A Nighthawk.
The internet.

For questions or remarks, go to my website.