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Tim's F-16B build


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Starting with this kit, bought for 3 quid from SMW 2010.

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And planning to complete as Israeli AF livery.   No decals other than leftover insignias from Phantoms and Eagles - so very DIY.

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welcome aboard, sounds like you have an interesting project ahead of you, will be good to see how you plans unfold.

 

Good luck with the build and look forward to seeing her in the gallery.

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Light green camo applied earlier this morning Revell 59 colour.

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Canopy not permanently fixed yet,  and I can't find pilot figures to put in there.

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And a bit later I applied the brown - Humbrol 118.

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Realising that I don't have photos of same aircraft from both sides - this is look&feel accuracy only.

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Just now, trickyrich said:

looks good, though I'm a wee bit confused with the "Revell 59 Light Green"?

I used Revell paint number 59 as the Light Green colour on the camo.

 

Anyways,  some leftover decals from a Phantom applied today

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Than must be the other side of 40 years old!

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Well one like so here goes.

Looking on internet, I found a picture of decals for this subject - in 32nd scale.

Printed, I measured the length on that image from the wingtip to the claw  (103mm) - which is a close enough match to the length of the rudder hinge line.

I measured the rudder hinge on the model (31mm).  Dividing one into the other 31/103 I got a scale factor of 0.30097.  Times that by 100 gives 30.09%,

or 30% on works copier.  Quick measure of reduced image confirmed that 31mm dimension that I wanted.

 

Next installment: The wrong way, and the right way. 

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