qn30jEkPz7 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Thanks to a swap with @Grandboof I have this box in the stash Which is deceptive as nestling inside there is a neat 1/72 F-16A Not the most detailed or modern kit around but will keep me entertained Obtained with a view to using this 60th Anniversary scheme from the Danish Air Force 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 welcome along and what a nice surprise to find in a boring old civie plane box! Now after I've upset some ...... nice choice and I really like the scheme. I haven't seen it before and it's going to look great. Good luck with the build, hopefully a trouble free one and look forward to seeing her in the gallery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, trickyrich said: what a nice surprise to find in a boring old civie plane box! TBF I’d do more civvy planes and schemes if I could tidy up my seam lines more and spray white with better coverage. Dark greens and greys are a lot more forgiving of my inept modelling A small diversion via the loft to fetch a pilot from the spares box resulted in this getting trawled out as well With plastic as widely seen in this GB of: A bit of pottering last night and this morning and... Canopies not stuck down but the general shapes are kind of there Edited February 12, 2020 by LostCosmonauts 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 nice to you're sneaking in a Draken as well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 On 13/02/2020 at 22:03, trickyrich said: sneaking in a Draken Just need to figure out a paint scheme to try... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Nice Draken inclusion! As for Sean lines I find that all types of ‘fillers’ essentially shrink and just when you think you’ve done a good job of them, the critters expose themselves once a nice layer of paint is applied. These days I always run a small bead of superglue along the join line and sand it away with various grades of wet n dry sandpaper. Yes, it’s always a little tedious, however will give you good results that you’ll be happy with. Just like any proper painting renovator will say ‘Preparation is everything’. Cheers.. Dave 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Nice choice of scheme Seems the F-16 is becoming a popular choice for this GB and the inclusion of a bonus Draken is always welcome as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Nice to see the contents of the "Boring civvie box" getting some TLC Will be watching . Great colour scheme Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 On 15/02/2020 at 10:22, Grandboof said: Nice to see the contents of the "Boring civvie box" getting some TLC Hopefully with the empty skies at the moment there will be more interest in civvy schemes and planes. I’d quite like a “boring” 737 trundling through the sky to remind me of normality Anyhoo I promise these have been on my workbench. Just had my eye off the ball a bit They kind of stalled as the F-16 needed a fair bit of filler to correct a weird step on the spine ... but today to make me step away from refreshing news pages I decided to JFDI and press on with these. Hopefully something straightforward and fun Mid priming and after some application of the hairy stick (my airbrush is playing silly bleeders) so in an effort not to get too distracted I went old school I best get it unclogged sharpish as there is no way I’ll get the greys done on the F-16 freehand 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 nice to see these two are still underway. Those other two are very interesting!!!! What are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 minute ago, trickyrich said: nice to see these two are still underway. Those other two are very interesting!!!! What are they? Ah, those are my 3D printed oddities. One already has an RFI at: The other is still in progress in the They Also Serve GB: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 3D models, nice!!! Looking closer I can see that now, very clever work. I'd love to do that sort of thing but I definitely don't have the time unfortunately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 Pushing on with these Draken got some boxing in of the wheel wells, stores and undercarriage added Then decals (only the slightly out of register box ones for now) and no varnish in case I decide to strip and do over p.s. by way of a scandi-bonus here is a picture of my Viggen the RFI for which was lost during the great Photobucket debacle 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 On 28/03/2020 at 21:27, trickyrich said: I'd love to do that sort of thing but I definitely don't have the time unfortunately. Sadly my printer is busy for the forseeable future printing off PPE for medics so that side of things is on the back-burner for me as well 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Tidy work and double delight with the Viggen making a guest apperance Is that the Matchbox kit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 @Col. Yes, it is. Built over winter of 2016/17 with a bit of scratch building to add a cockpit etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I think she looks great, brings back memories of the one my father build, the same scheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 7 hours ago, trickyrich said: I think she looks great, brings back memories of the one my father build, the same scheme The Draken? In that case the scheme and decals definitely stay as they are. Should the leading edges have been metallic? Instructions don’t mention it but looking at the gallery I’m thinking probably they should Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 That's a nice retro-build on the Draken and it's interesting to see that it's almost as tiny as an F-16 Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) F-16 main parts are all together & I’ve got my airbrush cleaned and reassembled so it is probably overdue time to throw some paint at this Edited April 1, 2020 by LostCosmonauts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 yeah the Draken. I loved that model as a kid as it had the wee wheels at the back.....the only jet aircraft I'd seen then with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Looks to be a good glossy decal-ready paintwork you've got there 8 hours ago, trickyrich said: yeah the Draken. I loved that model as a kid as it had the wee wheels at the back.....the only jet aircraft I'd seen then with them. Drakens are cool subjects Rich. You should build one sometime - all you need is a relevent GB for the perfect opportunity... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 22 minutes ago, Col. said: You should build one Seconded 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) 2nd tone of grey added. When reports of a masking. tape shortage emerge it’ll have been because of me Edited April 2, 2020 by LostCosmonauts 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 16 hours ago, Col. said: Looks to be a good glossy decal-ready paintwork you've got there Drakens are cool subjects Rich. You should build one sometime - all you need is a relevent GB for the perfect opportunity... 16 hours ago, LostCosmonauts said: Seconded lalalalalalaaaaaa ...nice finish with the grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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