F1Boomer Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 My First posting of one of my Completed aircraft. This is Academy's 1/32 F-16CJ. The aircraft I have modeled is actually an A model, so I already know that it isn't an exact replica of BAF FA-121. This aircraft depicts FA-121 in 95th Anniversary tail markings of Belgian 1 Squadron. The pics were taken in different light, so it looks blue in one angle and grey in another. Was just getting back into building on this one and learned alot. I also have the Tamiya F-16 which I still plan on building. The Academy kit was OK, but I experienced alot of fit issues as many reviews have pointed out. Joe 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Superb build and finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviano Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Cool !! i like it. Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albamac Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Lovely build and finish. I like the weathering muchly. Keep up the great work. Best wishes. albamac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixup_1 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) Wow! What a beauty! That's one grubby F-16! Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but ticks all my boxes!! Superb! Thanks for sharing! Pearse PS. the Tamiya kit is a joy to build! Your gonna love it! Edited February 9, 2016 by mixup_1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 superb looking bird, very nice job on the paint and finish..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1Boomer Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Thank you for all of your kind comments. I tend to build dirty (I prefer "used") aircraft, I love the "Lived in look". However, I do use actual aircraft as inspiration for my builds (like a Hollywood War move - "Based on an Actual Incident"). This particular aircraft is BAF FA-121 - F-16A Block 20 MLU. It went into service with the BAF in April 1990. Some of the BAF F-16's came into service in 1979. These aircraft are fairly old and they look it. Again, my aircraft are representations of the aircraft, not a part for part copy. Thanks again for the encouraging comments, gives me the courage to post more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 That's super cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Super build and finish, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngtiger1 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Yes, it's not accurate Alpha but it sure looks nooiiiccceeeeee! You did did great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathasatail Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Certainly one beautiful build! I should really get round to doing an F-16, or maybe an F-15... Regardless, a masterpeice indeed. Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1Boomer Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Thanks Sam. I was the same way, had a big stash and no F-16's. Then I saw a picture of the Belgian F-16 with the 95th Anniversary tail paint. I read some F-16 reviews, went on EBay and suddenly I had a Hasegawa, Academy and Tamiya 1/32 F-16's. Ended up selling the Hase, built the Academy and have a what if idea for the Tamiya F-16. Looking forward to the Tamiya build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 So cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 That looks amazing to me, my friend! To my eye, it looks just like the real thing.... You mentioned the kit has some fit issues - what were the main ones? Thanks for sharing with us. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1Boomer Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 That looks amazing to me, my friend! To my eye, it looks just like the real thing.... You mentioned the kit has some fit issues - what were the main ones? Thanks for sharing with us. Chris. Chris, thanks for the kind words. The biggest issue was with the air intake. The intake is a four piece affair and getting the seams right is fairly difficult. The fit of the intake to the fuselage is not that great either and required more putty than I would have liked. After I finished the intake, I saw a site where the builder glued the pieces together, taped off the back end, then filled the intake with white acrylic house paint. He allowed it to set a short period of time then removed the tape and let the excess paint run out the back end, leaving a white coating that covered the seam. It looked very convincing. Not sure where I saw that, but thought it was a cool method.Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Wow...great finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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