Nev
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Very nice. Since seeing Chris Evan's collection of all white Ferrari's I've really liked them in that colour.
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That is really, really cool
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Absolutely stunning. The detailing, the carbon fibre......all of it.....fantastic.
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On 2/16/2020 at 10:58 PM, obdl3945 said:
a very pleased and chuffed model-maker at the end of it
And so you should be, she's an absolute stunner.
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Very nice, would love to see more pics of how you did the hangar
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Very nice job, especially the weathering on the tracks and running gear
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9 hours ago, Maverick231 said:
I sure wish I could get hold of these decals in 1/72
9 hours ago, Lord Riot said:Stunning that! I wish I could still get hold of a set of those 527th decals. Maybe xtradcal will release some.
I would go ARC and the sub forums for Caracal Decals and Reid Air Publications and suggest them in there. Both guys are very open to suggestions like these, especially if they get lots of support, which being F-16s they would on ARC. Caracal is probably a better bet in 1/72. My Afterburner sheet was printed in 2009 so its due someone having another go.
3 hours ago, Ian said:Nicely done, my friend - I was lucky enough to sit in that aircraft at the UH show in '89 (may have been '90 ?).
Lucky man! I don't think I ever saw one in the flesh. Lots of low level A-10s and F-111s up my way, and Lightnings on long finals, but never an F-16...
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Fantastic job on those wee figures. You'd think it was 1/72 with them alongside the kit.
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Gorgeous paintwork and weathering
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21 minutes ago, alt-92 said:
This is 1:48, right?
Yes, mine is 1/48
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Very, very happy with how this kit has turned out considering its been sat in the garage swathed in dust and masking tape and at the mercy of the cats the last 5 years, whilst I've been in a modelling funk. The Tamiya kit is absolutely superb, one of the best kits I've ever built, the quality is really obvious when you place it next to the Kinetic and Hasegawa kits. There's 4 or 5 little bits on there I'm not happy with, but I'm happy to move on and call it done after all this time.
Onto the pics. F-16C Block 30, 527th Aggressor Squadron, RAF Bentwaters, 1989.
I used just a little light weathering with a MiG dark wash, these birds weren't around long enough to get that dirty.
I made the intake cover using a piece of cardboard, covered it tissue paper soaked in white glue and painted yellow. Red Star came from the decal sheet.
It's also a rare bird in that although it was one of the first Block 30 F-16s, which came equipped with the new GE engine, but the early ones still had the "small mouth" intake, later Block 30s coming equipped with the "big mouth" intake due to their requirement for a larger airflow.
The decals are from the now defunct Afterburner Decals.
I used the Tamiya metal detailing set for the pitot probes and ejection seat belts.
Inspiration for the real thing to finish up with. Alas the 527th was very short lived with F-16s, lasting less than 2 years before the end of the Cold War brought about their disbandment.
My collection of F-16s now stands at 5/16.....
Thanks for looking
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Very nice. Such a crazy busy vehicle, I think I'd go cross-eyed trying to build it. Lovely, subtle weathering.
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Surely that's a typo in your title? In 1/32 this kit would be amazing. In 1/72.......? Wow.
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Awesome figures and an unbelievably cool and unique way to display them.
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Very nice kit, and lovely collection. The Gigant is suitably named!
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Wow. Incredible imagination, building, paintwork and weathering
And lovely subtle missing toes and fingers. Reek, Reek, it rhymes with Geek!
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Great pics, would never have guessed they were so tiny without the lighter!
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That is a fantastic little model. With no context you would think it was 1/35, but then you see it next to the bottle of Tamiya cement and it looks like a 1/72! Great stuff.
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Wow, absolutely wonderful model. The colour is simply gorgeous, and the outdoor shots....well, at a glance you'd think it was the real thing.
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Welcome back the hobby. I'm back again after another 5 year break.
Those old Tamiya kits are classics, so many of them build into great models. Modern kits might be more detailed and the like, but that often comes at the cost of massively increased parts count and being generally much more "fiddly".
Nice work
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Amazing weathering. Fantastic combo of dirt, dust, grime, and worn paint. The decals are perfectly matched to the weathering. The tow ropes "hang" and look weighted, which isn't easy as they can often be quite springy. The whip aerials are nicely whipped.
If I was to offer one minor criticism it is that the stowage on top is well painted and highlighted/shaded, but much cleaner than the tank on which it sits. A coat of dust would tie it in nicely with the vehicle.
But gorgeous overall.
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23 hours ago, Ian said:
Great skills here, matey, this is one of many on my 'wish list'... may want to run the pics through a photo editor, try to take some of the brown & pink out - just a thought.
Ian.
Well, it took me the best part of an hour to find somewhere new to host the pics*, taking them with a phone not a camera, resizing them with different software.....everything has changed in the 5 years since I last did this
I was just relieved to be able to get something up!
I used take the glamour shots in daylight - the lights in my garage are bright but whatever camera I use, they always have a hue as you say.
* Google Blogger was the one I got to work for free in the end
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Very nice. Looks like the kind of subject that is crying out for someone to do in 54mm or larger.
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Great work on all four, what kits/scale is this?