Popular Post paulsbrown Posted November 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2021 I'm a fan for the old Monogram 1/48 kits, they had so much more detail than other kits at the time. This kit I first built as a child, brush painted with some red paint that took ages to dry.... I've wanted to retry it and have had the kit in my stash for a while. After reading Robert Coram's book 'Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War' did the trick and I was finally ready to dig out my 1979 Monogram F-16 kit and make what Boyd referred to as a pure fighter. The YF-16 at that point was more like his vision, not a multirole aircraft but light, fast and maneuverable. This project also got an F-18 prototype kit out too and was next on the bench, another Monogram kit from 1980. The F-16 kit is pretty close to the YF-16, it needs nose reshaping, cockpit/seat changes and some other little things but comparing my changes to profile photos it worked well. Vingtor decals were used. This shows how the nose got bigger with the radar on the production versions. And some minor differences from above And finally to my studio where the shelves are and I paint other things. If interested you can see my paintings here. 89 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Looking gorgeous! It took me straight back to my youth and first seeing pictures of this jet in Aircraft Illustrated magazine! Wonderful model and thanks for the nostalgia!👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Great job! I had that kit as well in my youth. Always loved that scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan31 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I'm not a jet guy at all but you've done an amazing job on bringing that old kit to new light. I too have a soft spot for those old Monogram kits and I have a dozen or so in the stash ready to do just as you've done. I would love to see you do this, one of my favorites... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Really nice F-16 prototype there, the other builds look great too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Rosa Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 That's a classic. I remember seeing photos of the same plane at the time, and finding the colour scheme super cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 When prototype aircraft looked like prototype aircraft. Fantastic build and finish these old Monogram kits are great you’ve made the perfect F-16 prototype 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 nice, absolutely nice! but you need more prototypes... the Mirage 2000 and Rafale would fit in here ideally, as would a colorful Tornado...Phantom and Tomcat have never been in fancy prototype color, no? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Leijdens Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Very nice!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondrome Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Back in the eighties me and my brother built this f16 with the same paint scheme. I was 7 or 8 i think. It was a tamiya kit . Your build looks great 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Love it! I was wondering if the intake cover came with the kit - it looks great. Cockpit turned out meet nice and I notice you spent some time on the artificial horizon too - very nice indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Mercy sakes! That kit goes way back. You've done a fine job on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 It's nice to see the prototype of the F-16, flawlessly built. 🏆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Wow! That is magnificent Paul! Great job on the prototype and thanks for building such a great model out of that old kit. It was my third model after coming back to the hobby and your beauty brings back some pleasant memories. That is a really fine scale model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Lovely model! Those original size stabilators just look 'right' after all these years seeing the larger ones! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Exceptional work, what a stunner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Lovley build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 You have done a great job on that old kit - fantastic result! Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Flashy nice YF-16 !! Congrats !! CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wlad Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Great YF-16. Brought me back to 1976 when I first saw a picture of one. It looked so radical and beautiful to me then. I showed it to my mom and she said "that is ugliest thing with wings. Now the F-80, that is a nice looking airplane". Cheers, Wlad 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 A nice one! It also reminds me to my youth when I was fascinated of this color sceme. I think I built it in 1/72 at that time, but don’t remember from wich factory. So you did a fantastic job! Thx for sharing! Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsbrown Posted November 18, 2021 Author Share Posted November 18, 2021 17 hours ago, Allan31 said: I would love to see you do this, one of my favorites... I've built the Weasel, great kit. I gave it to a friend but I do still have the Monogram single seater to build. Brass undercarriage is really all they need. 17 hours ago, exdraken said: but you need more prototypes... the Mirage 2000 and Rafale Stay tuned Werner! Rafale A on the workbench and Mirage 2000 prototype already built 16 hours ago, Harold55 said: I was wondering if the intake cover came with the kit It did which was good of them as there wasn't much inside the intake. It adds color and simplified the build as I would've stuck someone's seamless intake on it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Great model. I hope you found the decals satisfactory. I also like your F-15 and F-18 models. Nils 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Thats lovely. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsbrown Posted November 18, 2021 Author Share Posted November 18, 2021 5 hours ago, Vingtor said: I hope you found the decals satisfactory. And they came with good references, I wouldn't have noticed the change in shape of the blue by the tail hook without them. I have your Kestrel and Harrier sheet which I plan to use soon on another Monogram project, the AV-8B prototype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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