Flakpanzer Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Hello fellows, it is me again. This time with other what if, this time it is a YF-23, this aircraft was the counterpart of the F-22 so the kits that are available are only of the prototype. This one was given to me by a good friend who had it more or less built so I finish to build it and since the decals were not interesting I decided to make it from Macross. The idea of this one is that the YF-23 project was re-started in order to have an capable aircraft meanwhile the U.N. waited for the new VF-0 (that’s why I added the winglets and canards), I hope you like it. Regards, Flak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Love it, a couple comments. THe actual production YF-23 would have brought the engines closer together and added shock cones to the intakes, and would have had another weapons bay where you have the drop tank. As for the canards, those would not have been present, but I love it none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Love it! There is not enough YF/F-23 love in toys and models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Northrop so copied the YF-21......LOL! Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Train Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Canards make everything awesome! That's a fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flakpanzer Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 Thank’s guys for the words. Knight26, I didn’t know about those tips that you just gave me, they are very interesting in fact (I preferred the YF-23 over the YF-22). Regards, Cristopher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Great build....looks like you could also say this was a non-transforming prototype for the YF-21 ala the VF-X for the VF-1. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 BTW, is this the Italeri kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flakpanzer Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 No, it is the Dragon kit. Regards, Flak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badboy00z Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Northrop so copied the YF-21......LOL! Graham It would have been awesome if they made it exactly like the YF-21. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 That looks awesome Flakpanzer!!! The canards & color scheme are superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 VF-22S Gamlin/Max/Milia: "Are you our Daddy?" Aesthetically speaking, I've always preferred the -23's design over the Raptor. The canards you added to the jet just adds perfection to an already killer design. Ten out of ten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptormesh Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Nice interpretation. I love what you did with the winglets but the canard looks weird, like two boomerangs. The tail markings are awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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