stevehnz Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I know I'm a bit late getting this off the ground, just over 3 weeks to go but I've been plugging away at it & progress is accelerating, sort of, I hope. This is the aircraft I'm modelling, no shortage of reference pics in this case. I'm using the Two Bobs, Blizzard Bad Guys sheet, which has marking for 86-269, which, with some jiggery pokery, I'm aiming to turn the 6 into a 9. It'll only be the Pilots name under the cockpit missing but in 1/72 I can live with that, Sorry Major Halverson. Anyway, 1stly of course, sprue pics. Missing are the 2 Hasegawa weapons sets I needed to do the specialied sensors these aircraft flew with. I have them now though. Cockpit done, I'll be doing it with the canopy closed so this will do. Some detail painting done & a couple of the sub assemblies in progress, this was several days ago so more has been done since. I'm still waiting to see if I need weight forward to prevent tail sitting as per my post in the chat thread, I'm beginning to think not trying some test balances about the main U/C point but there is more to go on yet including things under wings. Steve. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 You've almost caught me up already, swift work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 Perversely Simon, I think I work better under pressure, which is quite different from thinking I do my best work under pressure. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Moff Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Great start - I got the Revell kit for the jammer....tempted to start it too.....those Two Bobs decals are like proverbial rocking horse manure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Like that colour scheme, and a good start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 Nothing very exciting to report but progress has been steady & I'm feeling resonably upbeat about my chances of bringing this one in now. It now looks like a F-16 at least. Still some seams to tidy up but nothing too awful. Just realised I need to put the "beer cans" on the leading edges & then double check from photos what sticky out bits stay on & what I need to add. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Leijdens Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Starting to look like a Viper Steve! Erik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 I though so too. Days off again so into it this afternoon. Wet day here too, good day for some modelling. Swmbo away & doesn't get back till later, even better. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 A couple more progress shots. The camo pattern on these agressors is quite complex to my mind & I couldn't find any diagrams on line which matched mine so I printed off some photos from the website linked to earlier & then began to rough in the pattern using some thinned colour. This seemed to work quite well & after doing the green & the brown, I figured the remaining bits would be sand so after allowing overnight drying I started in on the green colour. I've also been playing with finding a match for the sand colour as it appears to me every photo I look at appears different so I've done a mix which I think will convey what I want it to look like, on the tips of the starboard elevator & fin in this shot. Excuse the crappy lighting. I'm a bit excited by this last shot, I know time is getting tight but I'm still hopeful of bringing this one in on time & this shot looks like I'm getting somewhere. I hope to have all the colours on by this time tomorrow, then it'll just be touch ups decals & sticky out bits to put on. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 She looks nice Steve, can't wait to see her once the painting is complete, she looks really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 Last update on this WIP, then off to the Gallery. I'm calling this done now but first a couple of progress shots from early in the week, after some pfaffing about, I finally hit on a mix for the FS 20400 Tan Special, which appeared to my eye to be not too far off the various photos of the plane I'm modelling, of which there're heaps on Flickr. 6 parts of Hu121 with one part of Hu94 appeared OK to me. Any mixs from the IPMS Stockholm site & list equivalents were all too dark to my eye, as was HU 149 given as an equivalent for the green shade FS 34092 so I used Hu31 Light Slate Grey, Hu119 appeared good for the brown shade FS 34140. Here are the final results, thankfully no underneath shade being a wrap around scheme. Those colours appear fairly true to what I had on my monitor, taken in natural light. I did have a bit of fun with the starboard wing pattern & although it may not be quite right it is close, this aircraft has been refinished during its life & some other patterns created confusion as did the lack of a good topside plan view. It wasn't till I came to gloss coat prior to decalling that I saw how patchy my paint finish was, the perils of doing too much with artificial lighting & probably not enough of it. Anyway decalling, I did this over the last couple of days, aTwo Bobs sheet printed by Microscale, now I know why they make their Liquid Deal film. The walk ways were an early indication but I managed to get through them, it was a couple of the smaller ones that really caused grief including a couple of the irreplaceable ones. Anyway, here she is, F-16C 86-299 of the 64th Aggressor Fighter Squadron from Nellis Airbase. The decals were originally for 86-269 so I did some cutting & shutting to turn 6s into 9s. Looking a bit washed out, the light not so good today so using flash as well as daylight to eliminate some shadow, need a light box. More to come in the Gallery soon. Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Nice work Steve, and well done on finishing her in such a short time. I really like the aggressor schemes and this one was my other option and you have done a great job of it. Very well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Looks great! Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Really like the colour scheme, something that is different. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Well done Steve you made it!!! It's great to see an F-16 in another different colour scheme and she does look different in this one, great job! Thanks for joining us, I hope the build was enjoyable for you, was a pleasure to have you along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 (edited) Thanks Rich, yes I did have a good time, thoroughly enjoyed this, a bit out of my normal but more to come I reckon. Steve. Edited April 9, 2017 by stevehnz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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