trickyrich Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 great work Alex! The cockpit and seat are looking great. I almost prefer the way the intake goes together on the 1/72nd model than the 1/48th version, I reckon you'll get a much better join! Don't worry about a magnifying glass for painting, I have to use one pretty much all the time now for building models......curse you old age!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 (edited) The inside of the intake needs a black stripe. No problem, as the fitting is good. And after completition: Cockpit tub painted with some revell aquas. I like the colours toned down a bit, not the shiny yellow and red ones you sometimes see. The HTS as supplied in the hasegawa Viper CJ boxing (below), and the weapon kit (top). The Viper kit looks a bit small, and is supposed to be attached on the starboard side, whereas the weapon kit one is on the port side, and a bit larger. Edit: just checked: http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104602/high-speed-anti-radiation-missile-targeting-system.aspx the length of the weapons kit is quite correct (should be 1.95cm, it is 1.9cm); the Viper kit HTS is about 2mm short. The sniper pod is from the same kit, and will be attached on the starboard side. Seat ready! The part which broke off will be remodelled later, maybe... Dryfitting looks nice. Sidestick, thrust lever and HUD still missing, but you get the impression. Some drybrushing will be applied too. Thanks for attention! Alex Edited January 29, 2017 by alex 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Nice progress mate! Makes me want to get mine sorted asap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 very nice progress, the cockpit is going to look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 As I wrote, I bought the first kit without weapons, so I have to use some stuff from the Hasegawa kit. The aircraft is the same, of course, but the location pins are missing or have to be redone. I will use the tamiya inner wings pylons, so the tanks need some new holes, and the wings need attachment points as wel (see green circles). The wings with the dryfitted pylons. Both wings look the same, good job! Alex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) On 1/9/2017 at 4:05 PM, alex said: Good afternoon, yesterday, I have started to build the Tamiya-F-16. Wow, that's an amazing kit! Must have one of the best surface details I ever saw on a 1/72-kit! It will be a wild weasel Viper as used in Libya 2011 in operation Odyssey dawn. The real thing should look something like this: http://www.f-16.net/g3/f-16-photos/album38/album70/91-0343_001 As no weapons or tanks are included in this kit (I bought the first boxing...), I also got a cheap Hasegawa F-16, from which I will use the ordnance. Decals are from Astra Decals, and the seat is from Quickboost. Alex Hi Alex, Just looked at the pic, can see the AIM120C, AGM88, fuel tank,is that an AIM9X on the Stbd wing? Hard to see the fins. Also the jammer pod on the centreline, with the Sniper and HTS pods forward. Ref the port stores, hard to see but there appears to be an olive drab weapon with a yellow ring? Or is that just a trick of the light? Can see the AIM120C , looks like the olive drab weapon ? Any ideas - looks like a GBU31 JDAM? another image here (91 0342) but has 2 x AIM120C - and what looks like a GBU31 Looks like a blue ringed version here? Edited January 31, 2017 by Tim Moff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Leijdens Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Don't forget to slightly change to little wings on the 600 gallon tanks. Hasegawa only supplies the very very early tanks with triangular wings: Erik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Agree on your assumptions, it looks more like my pic has 3 AMRAAM and one 9X, and with a GBU-31 on the port wing (and I hope the ring is yellow, it stands for live weapons!). I will do it however with 2 AIM-9X and AIM-120 each, and with two AGM-88. AN/ALQ-31, HTS and Sniper pod are from the Hase weapon kits. So, the final aircraft will be the Tamiya kit, upgraded with the Hasegawa-Viper HARM, tanks and pylons, and ordnance from two Hasegawa weapon sets. A bit of a frankensteins monster, but as long as the result is ok... Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 nice work with your weapons/pylon mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 @Tim Moff Here's the picture of the Harm pylons. It shows that the laucher rail goes too far forward, where it should be behind the point of the wing pylon. Not sure yet how to correct it, maybe I'll place the laucher a bit back. @Knetterik thanks for the hint, never noticed that! This week I need to paint the intake before glueing it to the fuselage. From what I know, the underside is FS36270 Medium grey. You think that Tamiya XF-53 is a good match? Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Before you glue the intake to the fuselage, it's better to paint it first. I did it with Tamiya XF-53, neutral grey. Cockpit is now finished, only the HUD is missing. Joystick was attached after the seat. The intake has a dark grey-black lip around it. Here too, paint it before you glue the intake, otherwise it's almost impossible to reach this region! Alex 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Looking great - great tips too - thanks. your seat is great - I'm just using the seat in the box so will be inferior! There will be a pilot and the canopy will be closed and built in flight. probably gonna nick your exhaust idea though if that's ok! need t decide on an airframe so I can research the tail vent. i plan the bid my interior totlally black as per my ref pic for NVGs...is there any expert advice here? Not that it really matters when it's soaring on the garage ceiling ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Nice progress Alex, that is a good idea to paint underside (?) of the intake before hand, it woulll be a lot hard to do with an airbrush otherwise in 1/72 scale. That cockpit looks so good, well done!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 Small update, before painting the pylons, I removed some (i suppose) heat protecting shield, and replaced them with some thinner sprue. And the preshading has been applied as well, I used some gunze tire black. This week, hopefully, I can spray the lower colour, which is tamiya neutral gray. Alex 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Keep it up mate looking good 👍🏿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Hey Alex, looking good, trying to catch up! Quick Q - whats your plan decals wise. The Astra/DACO set only gives the flashes for 22 FS and 23 FS - the era we are dealing with was 480 FS? They have a re flash, some with Warhawks written on, others blank. The sets give us serials for any aircraft, I was thinking of just spraying the ref fl;ash on and finding an example without the Warhawks written on it (yours 91-0343 is one such as this!). May look at Inherent Resolve at Incirlik or Enduring Freedom at Kandahar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Gorgeous work on the cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 @Tim Moff I will just spray the red flash, as I want to make the same aircraft linked in the first post. Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 So, a few days ago, I airbrushed the first grey of the underside. I took Tamiya XF-53 neutral grey. But the look is rather dull, and I wanted it to make a bit more shiny, as most F-16 got a bit of a metallic look. I got a silver colour pencil from my daugher (caran d'ache 1284), and got the pigments by sanding it. Then, I applied the pigments with a Q-tip. The right wing got this treatment, you can see a light, metallic shine, which the left wing still lacks. After a while, I used some water. The caran d'aches are water soluble, so I took a brush and soaked the underside with this colour, and removed it rather quickly again. Honestly, I'm rather proud of myself! This weekend, hopefully, the gunship grey topside can be airbrushed too. And again some metallic pigments, but most probably a darker tone. Alex 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Interesting approach Alex 👍🏿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I agree, that is a different approach, will be interesting to see how she looks once you've finished the "painting". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 Thanks for the positive feedback. It's always difficoult to photograph such effects, as it only shows well under a "moving" light source. It's not as silver or alu, it is really a "grey with a metallic shine". I hope to get better picture after the model is finished. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 21 minutes ago, alex said: It's not as silver or alu, it is really a "grey with a metallic shine". A very good summary and/or description there mate of how I also think the have glass type paint looks 👍🏿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Yesterday, I airbrushed the topside. FS36118 gunship grey, for which I use Revell 74. Looks ok, and the preshading still shines through. Not always the case with me! One of the tanks has a two-colour-scheme, as shown on the original picture. The tank is already treated with graphite, as explained below. And now the same trick as on the bottom side; I sanded a pencil lead (HB), and rubbed the graphite dust with a Q-tip onto the surface, and in the end, I polished it with a paper cloth. It lowered a bit the contrast of the preshading, but now it has a clear metallic shine, without being too glossy. I like it! Not sure if I should apply a gloss cote for the decals, as the surface is already quite even. Anyone some experience with Astra decals, do they need a perfect surface, or are they forgiving when treated with some microsol? Alex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I love the finish and that is a really interesting technique and from the photos works really well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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