AndyC Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) I am going to do this scheme. 111th Fighter Squadron, 147th Fighter Group, P-26 commemorative scheme, Houston TX 2007. I have no idea which kit yet as I haven't got it! I have a very nice Hasegawa 'C' (the Misawa one) but I want to do that in the kit decals. So I will try and get a suitable kit at Poole this weekend. You just gotta love that yellow wings retro look! Edited June 10, 2012 by AndyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 That's a lovely scheme, one of my favourite F-16 specials! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Very nice scheme Andy look forward to seeing it. wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 That's a lovely scheme, one of my favourite F-16 specials! Very nice scheme Andy look forward to seeing it.wellzy Cheers guys - I hope I can do it justice. The requisite kit is on order - I'm going to use the Academy F-16C 'Flying Razorbacks' issue as this is the appropriate Block 25/32 a/c. Photographs once it arrives in the post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) You better order some filler as well,got the same kit it`s not a good fit had a few sinks on mine as well. wellzy Edited April 19, 2012 by wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) You better order some filler as well,got the same kit it`s not a good fit had a few sinks on mine as well. Hmm...the reviews of the kit I have seen didn't mention poor fit - however I'm not afraid of a bit of filler (see my Mustang and F-14 GB entries! ). EDIT - you're right - it's almost a carbon of the Hase kit - oh well! And I've just seen your build too! Edited April 19, 2012 by AndyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Hi all Obligatory box and sprue shots... I will make a start later this week now the FW190 GB is out of the way. Not sure what to do about cockpit/seat detailing yet and I need to source that USAAF light blue which I think Lifecolour do a very close representation of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Evening all I've managed to make a start on my F-16. I decided early on that this was going to be an OOB build with a special paint job - so no AM seats or etch. I therefore chose to keep the basic cockpit decal and put the pilot in (something I rarely do). The finished article will be canopy closed. Work to the cockpit pieces...first sprayed light compass grey and the decal applied Seat painted and dry-brushed Seat cushion painted and pilot painted Trial fit of pilot and seat into tub - tight fit but OK. Applied Tamiya tape representations of harness Tub glued into bottom fuselage and harness painted light blue Top half of fuselage sprayed black around cockpit coaming and then glued and wait to set I can't get over how small these a/c are! Anyway, thanks for looking and all comments welcome as ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidsm Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Looking good, that kit looks as though it builds quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Looking good, that kit looks as though it builds quick. Hi David - you're right it has great potential to go together quick. However, what the broad pics don't show is that it is going to need extensive sanding and (judging by others' experience on here...) filler. Nice kit though - I'm considering starting another actually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Hi David - you're right it has great potential to go together quick. However, what the broad pics don't show is that it is going to need extensive sanding and (judging by others' experience on here...) filler. Nice kit though - I'm considering starting another actually! Yeah get out the filler wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Yeah get out the filler A dry fit shows a small amount of filler needed between the wings and the fuselage, the underside of the fuselage toward the nose and the underwing joint? Research indicates that the majority of filler and fit problem is the intake join - am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 A dry fit shows a small amount of filler needed between the wings and the fuselage, the underside of the fuselage toward the nose and the underwing joint? Research indicates that the majority of filler and fit problem is the intake join - am I right? Hi Andy on my one the wing joints and the intake, the tail dose not sit right on the fuselage, plus some sinks on the fuselage . Wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Ah...likely to be the same - no doubt you will see my updates and shudder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 Evening all Well this little fighter is putting up quite a struggle! Got the wings on last night and they need filling even with some prep sanding and carving The intake is a nightmare - huge step at the front lip which will need to be filled and sanded and tricky as hell to get aligned And finally Academy...I accept that you need to have ejection pin marks on kits but why put FIVE in the nose wheel well??????? Very awkward to fill and sand Will leave the filler until tomorrow...and then check I have enough pads and sanding sticks! Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Looks like you got my kits twin good luck wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 Hi all I haven't taken any worthwhile pictures as they would just have been of piles of wet 'n' dry and sanding sticks and mountains of filler dust. Wellzy was right, this thing EATS filler. My first pass with the filler was to the underwing joint - an annoying piece of engineering guaranteed not to fit and so result in the loss of detail. Monogram used to do the same (F-102, A-37, F-5 all had this detail) and it annoys me. I got that sanded and the drop tanks sanded and then checked my references and realised this a/c is completely clean apart from wingtip missiles! So, out with the filler again... The intake is also tricky - it fits together OK-ish but the 'tongue' at the bottom falls short of the front lip by quite a way, so I fashioned a piece of card to extend the tongue and then out with the filler for some extra-difficult sanding! Got it smooth and then painted the whole intake white to check for problems and it seemed OK. I could have opted for a resin cover (or made one with foil) but I am modelling this with the 'little guy' inside and the hood down, so it is unlikely there would have been a cover in place as he was about to start to taxi. Not photographed yet is the work done to the burner can which has been coated Mr Colour metallic paint to be burnished. Finally masked up the canopies and fitted them after also fitting the HUD. Final stick on bits tomorrow after Gloucester model show. Thanks for looking and comments welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Looking good Andy keep it up wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Hi all Managed to finish all the sanding and filling. Spent a couple of hours restoring the rivet detail to the wings and re-scribed a couple of lost panel lines and then gave the cockpit canopy an undercoat of black Next up a coat of white for the undercoat to the yellow and blue Next was a coat of RAF Trainer Yellow, which is a fairly close match to the classic US Chrome Yellow used on 'Yellow wings' aircraft. This was applied to wings (top and bottom) and tail surfaces (horizontal and vertical). Apologies for the grainy finish to the pics - I was a bit hurried - you get the drift though! Finally - what to do about the FS15105 - which does not have a match in any paint I could find. After a lot of experimentation, I plumped for a home-made mix of Humbrol 14 (French Blue) and 34 (White) in a ratio of 5:1. It looks a good match to the Superscale sheet, but is a little dark compared to the photographs of the real thing. Modellers license allows me to stick with this! There is a little overspray (lazy bloody masking...again - the bane of my modelling life) - I'll sort that tomorrow. Thanks for looking and all comments welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periklis_sale Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 nice progress so far my friend! excellent paint! :clap2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Looking good Cheers Mish - I want to get the greys on tonight once I've repaired the overspray nice progress so far my friend!excellent paint! :clap2: Thanks very much Periklis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Looking cracking Andy! Can't wait to see it finished. Wish mine was at that stage, feel like I've stalled a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Oh the gaudiness of the scheme starts to appear, looking very nice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) Looking cracking Andy! Can't wait to see it finished. Wish mine was at that stage, feel like I've stalled a bit Cheers Danny - was a little bit like that with this actually - although its a mighty fine fighter/bomber I don't actually 'like' it really (Ha! Sorry Mish!) As a committed builder of US types I can't avoid it however! Oh the gaudiness of the scheme starts to appear, looking very nice though. Yeah! Gaudy in a 'USAF heritage' type of way - I wish the RAF did more of this with our a/c (other than a display scheme Hawk or Tucano). In other news, I re-sprayed the yellow for the over-spray and re-sprayed the tail surfaces too tonight. I decided that my interpretation of the FS15105 Blue was too dark and therefore re-applied the masking and re-mixed the paint and then re-applied it. It looks miles better. Photographs tomorrow - and I will also finish the masking off for the US Compass Grey FS36320 underneath. Hopefully this will go on tomorrow night. I also hand painted the wheel hubs in Tamiya White and sprayed all the u/c legs and inside of the u/c doors. Edited June 6, 2012 by AndyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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