stevej60 Posted January 17 Posted January 17 Hi folk's,not really a modern jet modeller and originally thought about just grabbing a cheap 1/72 kit for this GB,Luke my son whose thrown his hat in the ring with his PAF entry has given me a Hasegawa 1/48 kit for this GB he has interestingly got Ukrainian decals in the stash but also there are other schemes in the spares so I'll decide before the |GB starts. 13
Col. Posted January 19 Posted January 19 The Hasegawa kit is a good one Steve. I'm looking forward to watching your progress with it 1
stevej60 Posted January 19 Author Posted January 19 2 hours ago, Col. said: The Hasegawa kit is a good one Steve. I'm looking forward to watching your progress with it Thank's Col although my finish rate on Modern jets is a bit lacking😃
Col. Posted January 19 Posted January 19 6 hours ago, stevej60 said: Thank's Col although my finish rate on Modern jets is a bit lacking😃 Can't finish if you don't start Steve and you're in good company here. We'll keep you encouraged 1
stevej60 Posted January 20 Author Posted January 20 Hi folk's this is the kit in question,usual glossy hard plastic which Hasegawa is known for. 12
stevej60 Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 Afternoon Folk's dug out the decal's and assembled the bang seat ready for a start.I have said a few times I just don't really like Hasegawa's hard plastic but a dry run of the main parts shows a good fit,the U/C parts lack the crispness of the rest of the parts and there's a distinct colour difference between the sprue and all the others you do get both a clear and tinted canopy. 10
stevej60 Posted February 3 Author Posted February 3 Evening folk's been of a few days so had a little bench time,there was a build of Esci's F-16 cockpit in Airfix magazine which was a handy reference.Intake went together very well. just needs a touch of filler at the mouth. Today I fitted the cockpit and before I knew it the main assembly is done. 11
stevej60 Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 Evening folk's.primed the airframe gray upper but used white on the undersides so the wheel bays don't need painting. 15
Wings unlevel Posted February 8 Posted February 8 3 hours ago, stevej60 said: primed the airframe gray upper but used white on the undersides so the wheel bays don't need painting. Smart! Looking good.👍 1
wimbledon99 Posted February 9 Posted February 9 Nice start Steve! Primer's looks to have gone down great 1
exdraken Posted February 9 Posted February 9 Nice project! If you build a Ukrainian F-16, those were modified to F-16AM / MLU standard 20+ years ago. As a minimum you could add the 4 prominent "birdslicer" antennae in front of the cockpit one of the most characteristic features of the MLU. Cheers! 1
stevej60 Posted February 9 Author Posted February 9 1 hour ago, exdraken said: Nice project! If you build a Ukrainian F-16, those were modified to F-16AM / MLU standard 20+ years ago. As a minimum you could add the 4 prominent "birdslicer" antennae in front of the cockpit one of the most characteristic features of the MLU. Cheers! Thank's ED,there is as you would imaginge few photos out there of UKR F-16's just been looking at Dutch A/M MLU aircraft and noted the antennae which I can add from scratch. 1
stevej60 Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 Morning folk's,thats the last pieces of the U/C fitted ready for paint and the inner doors and wheel hubs painted I think I might spray a gloss coat on for a change taking in the wheel bays too then a little wash run into the detailing I've noticed these UKR machines are pretty pristine at the moment so not going overboard on the weathering. 8
stevej60 Posted February 20 Author Posted February 20 Morning folk's,thanks to being stupid and fitting the U/C before painting I've had a nightmare masking and painting the undersides but finished at last. Thankfully the upper colours were a lot less hassle so pleased to reach this stage in the build. 9
TonyTiger91 Posted February 20 Posted February 20 I just caught up with this build Steve. It’s looking very good. Stunning detailing on the cockpit 👍 I like your method of applying the white first, to help with painting of the wheel wells. I always made a mess of this, when I built US jet fighters many decades ago, as a young boy. Great build and it looks like a nice kit. TonyT
stevej60 Posted February 20 Author Posted February 20 12 minutes ago, TonyTiger91 said: I just caught up with this build Steve. It’s looking very good. Stunning detailing on the cockpit 👍 I like your method of applying the white first, to help with painting of the wheel wells. I always made a mess of this, when I built US jet fighters many decades ago, as a young boy. Great build and it looks like a nice kit. TonyT Thanks Tony the white also good if you want to pre shade but I notice these machines are pretty pristine at the moment,Slava Ukraine! 1
Thom216 Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Deployed gear always (almost) a hassle. But hey, no breaky! 1
stevej60 Posted February 22 Author Posted February 22 Hi folk's she's been well glossed and the national insignia applied next up is a light wash into some of the detailing these aircraft are pretty pristine so not going mad with weathering. 9
stevej60 Posted February 26 Author Posted February 26 Hi folk's nearly there now got a bit of tinkering to do with the canopy before final fitting and a couple of final touches. 5
Thom216 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Ready to rock and roll with some Ukrainian ordanance! 1
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