Pappy Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) G'day people, Who else is excited This will be a HAF F-16C Block 50 of 341 mira. I will be basing my kit on the venerable old Hasegawa F-16C kit as I seem to keep picking these second hand kits for nearly nothing which allows me to spend up on the aftermarket stuff. However due to the age of the kit some additional bits and pieces like the parachute housing, exhaust, intake, antennas and other lumps and bumps are not present and will need to be sorted so I will be stealing bits and pieces from the gash box, cheers, Pappy Edited January 1, 2017 by Pappy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 welcome aboard and another Hasegawa F-16, they are the popular choice for the moment. Cheap models, lots of extra money for AM stuff....I like your style!! It'll be interesting to see what you come up with, so good luck and look forward to seeing her in the gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) 20 minutes ago, trickyrich said: welcome aboard and another Hasegawa F-16, they are the popular choice for the moment. Cheap models, lots of extra money for AM stuff....I like your style!! It'll be interesting to see what you come up with, so good luck and look forward to seeing her in the gallery. Cheers Rich, I guess a lot of people have off-loaded their Hasegawa F-16's for the newer Tamiya and Kinetic offerings, which I can understand, but the Has kit still builds into a nice model. I have made a start. I will be keeping the AM stuff to a minimum, but the cockpit will get some additional love. The biggest fault that all the single seat Hasegawa F-16 cockpits suffer from is that the aft bulkhead should have a small recessed area that Hasegawa completely ignored. 'Tis a simple fix however, simply cut out the area and box in with styrene. The cockpit sidewalls are a little plain too, so some PE will help here, cheers, Pappy Edited January 1, 2017 by Pappy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Hang tight Pappy, start date is 7th January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 2 minutes ago, SimonT said: Hang tight Pappy, start date is 7th January D'oh! Oh well, still under 25%. Man that week will take forever, Thanks Simon, Pappy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 But isn't Queensland a bit behind everyone else in summer!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 3 hours ago, trickyrich said: But isn't Queensland a bit behind everyone else in summer!! Only by an hour (and 20years.....) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex77 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Nice choice Pappy, looking forward to this one. Build a Hasegawa F-16 last year and they build op pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Lex77 said: Nice choice Pappy, looking forward to this one. Build a Hasegawa F-16 last year and they build op pretty nice. G'day Lex, I agree, I also built one last year, there is a link to it in my earlier posts. I find that the Has kits go together very quickly, especially if you keep the aftermarket to a minimum, cheers, Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Lovely stuff Pappy, always a great watch your builds, David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) On 04/01/2017 at 5:11 AM, mirageiv said: Lovely stuff Pappy, always a great watch your builds, David. G'day David, Thanks very much. Well after having jumped the gun, the start date has finally arrived. This little guy will need to be squeezed in around a chopper and Sea Harrier builds, but F-16's are not too hard to get together, sooooo...... I have started getting the seat together. I will be using the kit seat with some additions. Early F-16 seats had fixed pitot probes either side of the headbox. On later F-16's and post service updates, many of the seats have been modified and the pitot probes now sit lower and flush against the headbox. I cut off the fixed probes and scratched up replacements as well as some other additions. The cockpit tub and panel have also been assembled and are now ready for paint Likewise the intake and exhaust components This is the first MCID (big mouth) Viper that I have built and the intake parts seemed to go together much better than the NSI. This may be because this was a later tooling by Hasegawa. The MCID intake and exhaust components were robbed from an F-16D kit. It only needed a smear of putty to blend in the intake. Finally, the tail needs a parachute pack modification. I had to bite the bullet and use a resin conversion. This is designed to fit the Tamiya/Kinetic kits but I seemed to fit okay, HAF F-16's also need a bump on the right side, so again, the spares box was robbed. Off to paint now, cheers, Pappy \ Edited January 7, 2017 by Pappy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 G'day people, The cockpit has been painted up, It is the stock cockpit that comes with the kit but the detail is very crisply moulded and looks pretty nice when painted. After correcting the aft cockpit bulkhead by cutting out a section and boxing it in, some embellishment was added Which has also been painted up The hot end has also been painted up. I added a PE flame holder to add a little more interest. I was worried that this would not be seen once it was installed inside the exhaust tube, but it is very easy to see Meanwhile, I have also cleaned up the seam on the tail where the resin parapack part was added. Finally, the wings were assembled. There are two problems here however, the first is that Hasegawa lower wing sections have all the stores station locating holes already opened, which is great if you want to hang a lot of gear off your jet but I don't in this instance.The second issue is that the wingtip launchers are not correct for later F-16's. l was able to locate a pair of LAU-129's from a Hasegawa weapons set, so the wingtip launchers will be sawed away and the new launchers grafted on, cheers, Pappy 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 wow lovely work Pappy, I really like the cockpit detailing, very nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Agreed, the cockpit looks lovely as does the jet pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Great work already done on the model. Love the cockpit. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Superb work so far. This is going to be a cracking build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Leijdens Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Scratching in the pit is fantastic! Great work so far! Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) On 08/01/2017 at 5:13 PM, trickyrich said: wow lovely work Pappy, I really like the cockpit detailing, very nicely done! On 08/01/2017 at 5:39 PM, SimonT said: Agreed, the cockpit looks lovely as does the jet pipe. 22 hours ago, Arniec said: Great work already done on the model. Love the cockpit. Cheers, 22 hours ago, modelling minion said: Superb work so far. This is going to be a cracking build. 8 hours ago, Knetterik said: Scratching in the pit is fantastic! Great work so far! Erik Thanks for all the nice comments fellas. G'day people, The intake seams have been dealt with, The intake assembly has gone together with a minimum of fuss. I added the adapter for the LANTIRN pod but now my research leads me to believe the 341 Mira is primarily tasked with air defence duties, so I think I may have to get rid of the adapter, which will be a shame as well as some remedial work to clean up the intake - always check your references! More work on the wings, The older wingtip rails have been sawn off and the ALR-69 antennas were added. Again these have been robbed from another F-16 kit as base kit is essentially an F-16C Blk 30 so it predates the arrival of these. Many operators have since retro-fitted the ALR-69 system, so again it is a case of check your ref's. One of the great/ bad things about building F-16is is that the jet configuration not only depends upon block number, but also the period in time time that you wish to depict. They are kinda like the Me-109's of the modern era. Once the RWR's were cleaned up, the LAU-127's were added to the wingtips Finally test fitting the fuselage shows that the lower fuselage has experienced some warpage! This is second hand kit so not really that surprising. I think that once the intake assembly is installed the fuselage will join without any major issues - I hope cheers, Pappy Edited January 9, 2017 by Pappy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 nice work!!! mmm that warped fuselage may give you some issues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Wow - nice progress. René Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filler Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Brilliant work Pappy. I absolutely love the cockpit mod and really wish I’d known about that and had given it a go. But perhaps it’s for the best as I might have had to model a crashed Falcon by the time I’d finished. I think with your work here it shows that the Hasegawa kit can still more than hold its own with the Tamiya kit. I will follow with interest and take careful notes for next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NontasB Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Excellent work so far Pappy!! Nice to see a Greek Block 50 Falcon and I hope it will be very dirty (as usual). Can't wait for more progress!! Regards, Nontas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirageiv Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Lovely work Pappy, especially on the intake. The last shot looks rather 'Kinetic'! David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) On 09/01/2017 at 7:36 PM, Caerbannog said: Wow - nice progress. René Cheers Rene On 09/01/2017 at 9:10 PM, Filler said: Brilliant work Pappy. I absolutely love the cockpit mod and really wish I’d known about that and had given it a go. But perhaps it’s for the best as I might have had to model a crashed Falcon by the time I’d finished. I think with your work here it shows that the Hasegawa kit can still more than hold its own with the Tamiya kit. I will follow with interest and take careful notes for next time. Well it's not like it was a secret, I mentioned it about three posts in. On 09/01/2017 at 9:36 PM, NontasB said: Excellent work so far Pappy!! Nice to see a Greek Block 50 Falcon and I hope it will be very dirty (as usual). Can't wait for more progress!! Regards, Nontas I don't think you will be dissappointed On 10/01/2017 at 4:27 AM, mirageiv said: Lovely work Pappy, especially on the intake. The last shot looks rather 'Kinetic'! David I see what you did there David, very droll - lol G'day people, I have assembled the fuselage halves and attached the intake and wings. I know the latex pour method is very much in vogue these days, but I was able to achieve a nice result with nothing more than a brush and some gloss white paint. Another problematic area on Hasegawa F-16's is the fuselage/intake assembly seam. I ran a bead of water based putty and wiped it with a wet q-tip - simples The main wings fit very well, I painted on some liquid putty over the seams The engine 'doughnut' panel is cleverly provided as a separate item as this is separate panel on the real jet too. I found that there were still some small irregularities between the contours of the fuselage and doughnut panel that required some small spots of filler here and there to even things out. Meanwhile, the driver's seat has been painted up The flash photography makes it look a little stark, it actually looks better when viewed with the eye, honest! cheers, Pappy Edited January 13, 2017 by Pappy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Excellent work Pappy, you are really cracking on with this build and putting some of us to shame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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