Daywalker Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Yes, one more finished before the end of the year! This is Tamiya's 1/48 F-16, built as a Block 30 A/C and painted as the flagship of the Wisconsin ANG, 87-0278 of the 115 TFW/176 FS. This is the aircraft currently painted with the blue tail to mark the Guard's 60th anniversary. After building and painting it in it's originally intended markings of 87-0234 (which had the red tail 10 years ago to commemorate the 50th anniversary) I decided I wasn't happy with the finish. So, I stripped the model completely and started over. Since i had already used the 234 markings, I opted this time for 278. Painted with Tamiya paints, and Two Bobs "Dairyland Vipers" markings used. Built mostly OOB with brake lines, static dischargers added. Overall, a great kit except for the mounting of the rear stabs. VERY weak attachment points which tend to break if you look at them wrong. I broke both of mine off early in the build, and replaced them with music wire. MUCH better! Thanks for looking, comments and constructive criticism welcomed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Looks real nice to me. Jeroen and I just chatted about doing aircraft indigenous to our home area. Pretty common idea I suppose, but still very cool. You kept it subtle, and that's the way I generally prefer it. Good job. You want to be my "cheese connection"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 Kevin- Thanks mate, I appreciate the feedback! Seeing these aircraft flying over my house kept me inspired to work on the kit. Not sure what you mean by cheese connection? Harv- Thanks for looking in! Haven't done too much on this one's big brother lately, I spent a lot of time just enjoying the small success of getting the decals all on! I plan to get back to work on it very soon though, promise! Thanks for the well wishes, hope you and yours had a very Merry Christmas as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Not sure what you mean by cheese connection? Just kidding. I order cheese from Wisconsin every winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 LOL, got it! I was going to say "sure" right off the bat, but then thought perhaps I should ask first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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