Jabba Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 That really is some good work on the intake, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helidriver Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Hmmm... Started painting the aircraft... Preshade:gif hosting Light color on the bottom, FS36375gif hosting Then, FS36270 for the tail, nose and details...gif hosting gif hosting Is it me or is this just WAAAAY too dark? I followed the paint guide to the letter... Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helidriver Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 I followed an advice on a different forum, and used Dark Gull Gray instead of FS36270. Looking better! free photo hostingcertificity.com Starting to look like an F-16 now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helidriver Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Finished the paint touch ups on the underside, as well as the white in the wheel wells. image sharing sites I think this is still a bit too blue/grey but I'm going with it. Looked at a lot of pictures, and the colors seem to vary quite a bit from plane to plane anyways... image sharing sites And the reference picture shows the medium grey to have a bit of a darker hue...so I'm happy. image hosting 5mbcertificity.com Gear doors and various undercarriage parts... image sharing sites The almost finished parts are in the bookshelf... image sharing sites Thanks for looking! Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Beautiful work ken. Stunning results. Can someone please tell me though, why do hasegawa insist on putting a seam line straight down the centre of the canopy? I have a 72nd f-15 in the stash with the same problem. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 7 hours ago, S5 modeller said: Can someone please tell me though, why do hasegawa insist on putting a seam line straight down the centre of the canopy? I have a 72nd f-15 in the stash with the same problem. Matt Unfortunately that is how the mould is. It is the same with their Tomcats, and a few others with this style of blown canopy. I also do not think that Hasegawa are to only culprits doing this. This model is coming along in leap and bounds, with some very nice work on the weaponry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helidriver Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated. I think the only process that allows the correct bulged shape to the canopy makes the seam unavoidable. I don't have any non-Hasegawa F-16 kits, but I've heard that the sides of the canopy is flatter than it should be in these other kits. Latest progress... Painted the nose cone, and attached the landing gear legs.host image online Another coat will be applied to the nose cone, then I'll spray some future on the underside to protect the paint from chipping.host image online Hudson agrees, exciting times ahead!!host image online Ken Edited May 6, 2017 by Helidriver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helidriver Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 Hi! Been a while, but as they say...life intervened. Still working on it, and the weapons are now finished. I only need to clear coat the aircraft it self a couple of times, then its on to decaling. Just one pic this time: Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helidriver Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Tail surfaces and wheels added: And the final coat of future has been applied. Going to wait a couple of days and then start the decaling... Thanks for looking! Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helidriver Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Decaling has started! The SuperScale decals are really fragile, and they don't have the actual colors needed to make the aircraft they depict. So, I have had to resort to scrounging decals from the stash... Before After The stenciling seems to be white in the reference pics, but I could only find yellow ones. The rest were either in a solid framed background, or so dark that they disappeared in the paint coloring. Oh well. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Looks good! Shame about the decals ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helidriver Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 The decaling continues... Still using 3 different decals sheets. The SuperScale decals work, but you have to treat them like eggs. Starting to look like something now... And the latest little helper...meet Molly the Boston Terrier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helidriver Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 Decaling finished! Gear doors installed. Dull coated, time to see how the canopy fared... Not too shabby! Time to hang some munitions! Some remove before flight tags... And I'm calling it done! Thanks for watching, and for the help and encouragement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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