Wings unlevel Posted January 31 Posted January 31 My contribution to the GB will be a Royal Danish Air Force F-16AM in Have Glass grey, which I just think looks the business (RDAF photo). The Danes painted their first F-16 in the F-35 style Have Glass grey in 2020 - more here: I'm not sure how many exactly, but a small number of other RDAF F-16s are now in the Have Glass scheme, despite their looming retirement this year (and replacement by the F-35). But the Danish F-16s will fly on, with a batch donated to (and some are already in service in) Ukraine, and Argentina buying 24. My victim will be the Kinetic Gold F-16AM boxing. With a little bit of aftermarket embellishment: I have ended up with two lots of PE for the ejection seat harnesses, as I didn't realise a harness set came with the Eduard Look instrument panel. I also have PE for a block 42 cockpit which I bought just for the side panels, which I'm sure will be correct enough for a F-16AM. And as mentioned in the chat thread I'm also considering an aftermarket exhaust... Decals are on order from Lima November. Will post a pic when then they arrive. Finally, my load out is TBC, but I do like the look of this air defence configuration, with AIM-120s, AIM-9s and a Litening pod. But does anyone do aftermarket PIDS pylons as carried by the Danish F-16s? Plenty of time to work that out, but in the meantime I'm looking forward to making a start this weekend. This promises to be a cracking GB, and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone else's builds take shape. 👍👍 Gerard 9 3
Marlin Posted January 31 Posted January 31 A very nice project Gerard. I think you've got the AM side alright, but I do recommend a ResKit exhaust for it, it's a real little gem as you can see. 241 by Bosse Persson, on Flickr Good luck with your project. /Bosse 1 1
Wings unlevel Posted January 31 Author Posted January 31 8 minutes ago, Marlin said: it's a real little gem as you can see. It does look beautifully done! 🤔 2
Col. Posted January 31 Posted January 31 The loadout in your photo does help define the clean lines of the F-16 1 1
Wings unlevel Posted January 31 Author Posted January 31 8 hours ago, desert falcon said: Great choice, will be following 👍 Thanks, hopefully I can do it justice! 8 hours ago, Col. said: The loadout in your photo does help define the clean lines of the F-16 Doesn’t it!
Wings unlevel Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 I’ve made a start, but not too much to show just yet. Some paint and PE splashed and glued in the cockpit, and the ejection seat assembled and in paint. Plus I discovered the ejector pin marks in the intake trunk halves. Good thing I like filling and sanding… More interestingly, my aftermarket exhaust arrived in today’s post. It’s by Gloria Model, which is an apt name, as the detail is glorious. it’s as good as any 3D printed resin as I’ve yet seen. (Not that I’ve seen a lot in the flesh, but the detailing is superb.) The kit parts are fine, but this is on another level. Fingers crossed the fit is as good. 10
Col. Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Those parts in the exhaust set do look rather good. You also look to have a neat and tidy rendition of the cockpit there Gerard. 1 1
Retired Bob Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Nice exhaust nozzle, never heard of Gloria Models but it does look like a good replacement P&W exhaust. 1
Marlin Posted February 6 Posted February 6 That exhaust look really great, or Glorious as said. /Bosse 2
Wings unlevel Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 On 06/02/2025 at 00:13, Col. said: Those parts in the exhaust set do look rather good. 20 hours ago, Retired Bob said: Nice exhaust nozzle, never heard of Gloria Models but it does look like a good replacement P&W exhaust. 17 hours ago, Marlin said: That exhaust look really great, or Glorious as said. /Bosse I’m very impressed, that’s for sure. This was the only review I could find, but it’s effusive: https://scalespot.com/reviews/details/3dparts-gloria/review.php 19 hours ago, Pappy said: Watching with interest, Cheers Pappy, I do like the Viper, this should be fun. 👍 1 1
Marlin Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Thanks for the review @Wings unlevel Gerard. Looks like Super-Hobby of Poland carries Gloria. I think I'll order myself a set or two of them, since I accidentally ordered myself a Kinetic Ukrainian F-16. /Bosse 2
Wings unlevel Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 5 minutes ago, Marlin said: I accidentally ordered I hate it when that happens…! 😂 3
Wings unlevel Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 On 09/02/2025 at 23:07, wimbledon99 said: Lovely start, Gerard!! Loving the AM bits Thanks Nigel! A slower start than I’d like (training for a cycling event at the moment so I’m short on time and energy!), but there’s a good model in the offing here, I hope! 1
Wings unlevel Posted February 12 Author Posted February 12 19 hours ago, Col. said: Which event are you training for Gerard? Tackling this beastie, Col: https://bicyclenetwork.com.au/rides-and-events/peaks-challenge/ Should be ‘fun’! 😂 1
Col. Posted February 12 Posted February 12 6 minutes ago, Wings unlevel said: Tackling this beastie, Col: https://bicyclenetwork.com.au/rides-and-events/peaks-challenge/ Should be ‘fun’! 😂 That's quite the day out you've signed yourself up for Gerard but it seems to be well organised. There's a couple of lads I follow on YouTube called The Nero Show that have mentioned it in several of their episodes.
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