MarkdipXV711 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Hi, Been a while since my last posting. Kind of lost my mojo after I threw the Tamiya Sea Harrier kit away because it just beat me !! .. will start saving for the Kinetic version. In the meantime , found this 1:48 F16 in Home bargains for about £5 but it was the "Thunderbird version " but with an Air National Gaurd option, so here it is. All OOB and the only change was to paint the canopy with a gold tint. Cheap kit and probably not accurate but it looks like a F-16. Main issue was the canopy fit, it was warped so had to use quite a bit of filler to make it fit. Painting the canopy was new and worked better than I thought. Also, got a new airbrush and well happy with it. So much so, I liked using it so much, I managed to cover up all the pre-shading.. Lots of techniques learned and re learned with this cheap kit. Now on the hunt for a decent Lysander Cheers Happy Modelling 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Wow that's a really impressive paint job you managed to pull off. Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 looks really great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Very impressed with what you have done with this model, good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Great result. The time spent on the canopy was time well spent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMcDonnell Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 That'a resurrection ! Great job you've done. Tinted canopy looks great, live proof that one doesn't have to invest million dollars to make a kit good-looking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanVasili Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Well, that is what you would call a "plastic surgery". Looks great... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Lovley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 49 minutes ago, JohnMcDonnell said: That'a resurrection ! Great job you've done. Tinted canopy looks great, live proof that one doesn't have to invest million dollars to make a kit good-looking Hi John, Could not help but notice you're from Chicago. I'm on the South side..Evergreen Park to be exact. All the Best! Don Love it when older kits are made to this standard. Very well done. All the Best! Don 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I like that! Great work on an old kit! I think I built the same model in a Monogram boxing from the '80s. Thanks for sharing this one with us. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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