Hardtarget Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Box shots with additional conformal fuel tanks, antennae, and a few parts from the revell block 52 kit (tail pack & elevators). First step in building this kite was to sort out the new tail electronics. I took the revell part as show in pic ojne then sanded the avionics off in pic two. As you can see some surgery is required on the haseg tail. This i marked and using the panel line duly cut the part off. Back to the avionics, I used the airwaves parts that come in the f-16 spine set (which ill use the spine on another kite) and cemented them to the main tail part. Both the orgininal tail and new pack cemented together. Moving onto the conformal fuel tanks. Although these have been deisned to fit the haseg tooling they need some sanding to remove the reverse of the moulding to fit. I also had to add a small amount of milliput around the edges to prevent seeing the join line and gaps. I took this opportunity to move onto the underside of the fuselage where i cemented the relevant parts together. Next it was the wings that had a bit of attention as they require the removal of the rails. Marked with dyno tape the rails were ready for removal. Removed. New rails added. Main parts ready for assembly. In the rack position with all those clamps, now just need to wait for the next stage. Main parts dry and ready for priming. Primed. Some more surgery is required i.e the nose needs the sensors added and for this i will use a left over revell part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Like your build so far I will keep watching. wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidsm Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Good work there, keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rav Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Polish F-16s have "small mouth" intake. What type of intake did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periklis_sale Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 great progress! :clap2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy da fish Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Looks good so far. How long have you been on this build ? SF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Polish F-16s have "small mouth" intake. What type of intake did you use? I used the smaller intake. Looks good so far. How long have you been on this build ? SF Since Saturday, dates are on the photos. Once im in full swing, i can build very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuprar Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I am liking this Stuart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Some small progress on this kit, masked up the canopy and sp[rayed fs36375. She will dry now and other colour added later. She might even get some u/c legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Been a while with this one since the last update, mainly due to the other gb builds. Anyway ive managed to get her other camo coat sprayed on, so she is plodding along nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Nice camo 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! :clap2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Even for a grey camoed aircraft that is looking rather nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Decals applied, and nearing completion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 That looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Nice one looks good wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Looks great, how's this coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted July 6, 2012 Author Share Posted July 6, 2012 Finished. Just need to photograph her as well as the Sufa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike V Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I used the smaller intake. Acutally, you did use the large (MCID) Intake. Should be small mouth for all Pratt power F-16s. You also have the wrong stabs and possily the wrong Exhaust too, as it looks like you used the GE Exhaust; should be a Pratt. The F-16 small stabs went away when the Block 15 F-16A/Bs went into production. Despite having the wrong intake, stabs, and possibly the Engine/Exhaust, it's still a very nice build; sort of a "What-If Polish Block 50". I would at the very least, install a set of large stabs when you get the chance. You can correct the stab and Exhaust errors (if indeed that is the GE Exhaust), but not sure about the intake. Mike V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Acutally, you did use the large (MCID) Intake. Should be small mouth for all Pratt power F-16s. You also have the wrong stabs and possily the wrong Exhaust too, as it looks like you used the GE Exhaust; should be a Pratt. The F-16 small stabs went away when the Block 15 F-16A/Bs went into production. Despite having the wrong intake, stabs, and possibly the Engine/Exhaust, it's still a very nice build; sort of a "What-If Polish Block 50". I would at the very least, install a set of large stabs when you get the chance. You can correct the stab and Exhaust errors (if indeed that is the GE Exhaust), but not sure about the intake. Mike V Mike, the exhaust and intake were changed along prior to airbrushing the camo. I did have the wider intake and other exhaust but were not cemented once I realised and compared to photos. The stabiliers what is the difference between the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Wilson Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Hi, The stabilisors, or (nearly) horizontal tail surfaces are larger from all block 15 a/c onward and the ones on the model are the smaller ones that are only used on early A/B models. Since the Hasegawa kit has never had these tails you must have used ones from Revell. The last photo showing the model painted also appears to have the GE exhaust. It bulges somewhat making it look fatter then the PW and the petals or whatever they're called are wider. Block 52 a/c have the PW engine. The wider intake is used for the GE engine. The original narrower design for the PW. Some early block 30 a/c have the original intake and the GE engine which just reduces the available power, but the PW can't be used with the larger intake. Looks nice though, I've been thinking about doing a Polish F-16 for a while now. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thanks for the info, yes I used the revell tail fin rather than the haseg one. Ill change the engine to suit the smaller intake. I think as this was already airbrushed for the larger intake, i never switched them over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I think the tail is fine, it is the stabilators (the all moving tail planes) that are wrong. The early ones were smaller and had the straight rear edge. The newer ones are bigger and have a clipped rear corner edge. Still a great looking model though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Rectified the stabilisers and also the pipe.# As she sits for final touches and highlighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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