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Here is my F-19-project. The F-19 was never a real planned aircraft. Lockheed just published drawings of a stealth fighter with a good aerodynamic shape when they worked on the top secret Lockheed XST and F-117 and called it "F-19". In fact they were not able to combine a good aerodynamic shape with stealth characteristics, because the computers in those days were not powerful enough. Inside the cockpit I added a nice figure from PJ Production (F-16 / F-18 pilot seated in a/c - #481123). Revell placed a sidestick on the left side panel. I did not agree and placed it on the right side. On the left side instead I installed self made thrust levers. A wooden block with a silicone tube inside was glued inside the fuselage to plug in the rod of the display later. The
cockpits were also built from scratch. For all models I made deepdrawn
canopies.
For the A version I used the original canopy to make a mould out of it. The
moulds for the B- and C-version I made out of wood. I painted them in shiny
black to get a smooth surface. Thomas Brückelt
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Photos and text © by Thomas Brückelt