Nothing fancy on the building except lowering the air intakes, and flaps and placing the gear at mid retraction. The idea was to display the aircraft just after the take-off in a vertical climb.
I chosed not to make serial 963 because everybody does that jet. 930 was easier because it didn't have the mouth and doesn't sport the J/APQ-1 on the back of the tails. Thanks to Mike Grant for printing the extra serials.
I also decided to add a touch of colour with an orange flight suit the japanese pilot fancy.
The model is displayed in an airshow configuration with just a centerline tank on two metal rods coming out of the nozzles attached to a black painted wood base.
The model was completed in January 2007.
