viperchief Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) I'd like to present my "what-if" build of an A-16C. Back in the '80s, the USAF experimented with replacing the A-10 with a 30mm gun pod-carrying Viper. The program failed, but what if it didn't? This is the Tamiya Block 50 Viper and what a kit! Loved building it. Added the following goodies: - Eduard seat, cockpit PE, exhaust, and wheels - Caracal decals - Modern Hobbies AGM-65s and ALE-50 - Hasegawa Weapons set #3 provided the centerline GPU-5 gun pod - Master Model pitot and AOA probes - Painted with MRP The intake seams should have been worked more and the canopy needs tinting...things to remember next build! I thought about adding static dischargers for about .3 seconds but decided I didn't want to be committed to an asylum just yet! LOL Thanks for looking! Edited January 17, 2018 by viperchief 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I followed your WIP with interest and that is a great finished result. That's a great concept and your Viper looks really good in that scheme. Those Modern Hobbies Mavericks look tasty too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Interesting concept...beautifully realized! Lovely, fearsome bit of work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Great finish and very neat, I thought it was 48 scale at first. Nice to see it in a scheme other than grey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 A magnificent piece of work in every respect. Love the red tyre creep marks or am I seeing things? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperchief Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, glatisant said: A magnificent piece of work in every respect. Love the red tyre creep marks or am I seeing things? Thank you very much! On the 1:1, the red paint highlights an engraved warning that, if memory serves, says something like "Deflate tire before separating wheel". This is what I tried to show. The actual creep mark is a very small red dot next to the tire inflation valve, both of which are too small in this scale for me to accurately replicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Excellent work on your A-16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I like, big time. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperchief Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 18 hours ago, Vultures1 said: I followed your WIP with interest and that is a great finished result. That's a great concept and your Viper looks really good in that scheme. Those Modern Hobbies Mavericks look tasty too! Thanks for following along! It was a fun build! Modern Hobbies produces a bunch of really nice 1/72 stuff. Check them out if you haven't already! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Love that, very nice indeed. Eng 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaracalModels Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I really like it - this scheme looks great on the Viper! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperchief Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 3 hours ago, CaracalModels said: I really like it - this scheme looks great on the Viper! Appreciate the comment! Thanks for making such great decals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NealParkes Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 That is a cracking looking Viper with a bit of a sting under it with that 30mm canon! Silly question is your WIP on here? I'd like to know how you did the fod cover on the intake. Neal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperchief Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 3 hours ago, NealParkes said: That is a cracking looking Viper with a bit of a sting under it with that 30mm canon! Silly question is your WIP on here? I'd like to know how you did the fod cover on the intake. Neal Thank you Neal! Here is the link to my WIP: I didn't cover how I made the plug in my WIP so I'll add it here. I used the PE plug from the Eduard detail set and covered it with masking tape to give it a texture similar to the vinyl of the real thing. Next I added an aircraft forms pouch also made of masking tape. Then, I added the PE handles from the Eduard set. Finally, I painted it black then red. Let me know if you have any other questions! Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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