Luftwaffe Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Hello folks, here a little build that served as a distraction before my next bigger one. It's a F16 in that lovely orange-red paint by the Dutch Solo Team Display Acrobatics formation. It was easy to build, i think the Revell F16 kit already casts a long shadow. As a special i cut the gears in pieces and remodelled it to a retracted state with the gear doors just closing. Went very well i think. I also added extra wires and tubes to the gears, but they can't be seen anymore The decals were very easy to handle, but though it was difficult at some points to position them correctly. I did some minor mistakes on that way. The stand is made from a bend acryl tube and a piece of wood. Despite all that, it's a nice looking display build that doesn't overthrow one with details. Enjoy: 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Not one for fancy schemes but that looks so different from the norm and I like different. Nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Very nice. I like the idea of the gear just being retracted. It's not often seen on models! Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Excellent model in a very dynamic pose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 That's really nice dude. What orange did you use? Did you follow Revells instructions of orange clear over silver? I have one of these in the stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffe Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 thanks for your kind replies. Regarding the orange: I tried different versions. First the ones from Revell, paint clear orange over aluminium. It came out patchy and in general not good looking. As the clear colors from Revell are not the best ones, maybe it will be better with colors from another supplier. I went with the version that i mixed the color by myself after original photos. I didn't write down how much from every component i used, but mainly the mix consistet of glossy orange, aluminium, red and yellow. I would recommend going this way as i think the instructions with the clear orange are a bit suspicious to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Possibly one of the coolest F-16 schemes ever! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Beautiful scheme - a lot of skill must have been required! A vary cool display with the stand and landing gear retracting as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitok1983 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Wow! Gorgeous lady indeed! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg136 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Much better job than mine, are you sick of the colour orange yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Modelling the undercarriage during retraction is a great idea and it and the build in general have been very well exectued. Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixup_1 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 What a cracking build, and fantastic paint job. Great idea of the retracting landing gear. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 superb work, and very nicely displayed looks great, nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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