Airfix F16-B 1/72 Venezuelan camo

[FPDPenguin]

I had this knocking around and decided to put it together since I'm still on ferlough. It's just the standard kit, nothing really special. So I decided to make something of it by trying the Venezuelan camo.

 

First problem was a huge gap, sanded, filled, sanded. 

 

 

Added some radar screens to cockpit 

 

 

Just slapped some paint on the cockpit 

 

 

 

I'll add the loops on the top of the bang seats at a later date. 

 

 

 

Sooooo...... Here we go..... 

 

 

Start with the green. 

 

 

 

Gave it a going over with some matte cote. I'll leave it to cure overnight before I attempt the deck tan beige colour. 

 

Sorry that was a long post. 

Edited July 9, 2020 by FPDPenguin

[CT7567]

On 7/9/2020 at 5:29 PM, FPDPenguin said:

I'll add the loops on the top of the bang seats at a later date. 

Just an FYI, the F-16 uses the ACES II ejection seat, which has no pull handles on the headrest (just a single one between the legs).  You might add that handle or the pair of pitots that angle out from the sides of the headrest on the ACES iI, but in this scale I think what you have already is fine. 

 

Aces II Reference

 

Nice to see someone breaking out the Airfix kit, an MPC was one of my first F-16s but with all the Hasegawa and new-tool Revells out there you rarely see these anymore.

[FPDPenguin]

I had forgotten about this build. So with today's hot weather I sat indoors in the cool and started the next steps. 

 

 

 

 

Will paint up the landing gears and wheels tomorrow. Will have to dig around in the decal spares to see if I can find something useful. 

 

Should get this build done by tomorrow so it will probably go straight to RFI 

 

Thanks for looking 

 

🐧 

[FPDPenguin]

Searched through the spare decals and I can't find anything to go with it. I 'could' make some stencils, but I really can't be bothered. I think ill just use a tail number for a different aircraft 🤯 

 

The purists can look away

 

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[FPDPenguin]