jmreed76

Very Nice! Following

Very Nice work Sir!!!

Wow buddy! Paint is outstanding

Nice to see you back at it Bryan! Outstanding as always buddy. Your WIP threads are a work of art as well.

Spot On! Looks just like a Battle Weary Viper!

Very well done Sir, Stunning paintwork!

Very Nice work Sir, A complete mask set would be fantastic! Good luck!!!

Hello, Thanks for the awesome comment! Apologies for the late reply, As far as I know this nozzle is long gone, I believe they used to be available on eBay, A close friend of mine had one in his spare parts bin and was kind enough to send it my way. Maybe you can send Pete Fleischmann a private message he was the gentleman who hooked me up with it!

Outstanding collection Chris! Hard to pick a favorite, they're all very nice buddy!

Nice work Chris, paint looks silky smooth! It'll pop when ya start putting stickers on it!

Very well done Sir!

Amazing progress Danny!...What a cool project!

I took the F-16I Sufa kit and backdated it to a D model block 30 I'd be willing to say that you could build a D version right out the box. I chose to graft a large mouth intake from the Tamiya C/J kit to mine! Made a world of difference over the kit intake. If your building a small mouth intake subject (NSI) Zacto models has ya covered there! As far as markings, you pretty much just have to cobble something together. I chose to build mine with markings from the 178th FW. Decal sheet was from TwoBobs and, I got lucky and cobbled the serial number and fiscal year from the the decals supplied in the Sufa kit. Looks pretty nice next to my Tamiya C model

Top shelf work Sir! Truly a Masterpiece!

Awesome build red Dog! One of my all time favorite Viper builds, Can't tell you how many times I went to your build thread while tackling my Academy project!

Here is a pic from one of my instruction sheets showing the parts needed to complete the rear light weight gear assy.

Hey Gunny, you could go that route, I checked into that listing on eBay and noticed that the listing is only for the metal gear and ballast weight. There are white styrene plastic parts that have to be added to complete the gear assy. The auction did not mention those parts. I would ask the seller if he has all of the correct parts to complete the gear assy. before purchasing.

One other note, F-16's from both units only have two Chaff and flare buckets. Between the horizontal stabs. The other two buckets on the right side will need to be filled. You will also need to add a set of scab plates "stiffener plates" CrossDelta has ya covered there! Last time I checked, Sprue Bro's had them in stock. However, if you use them, You will need to make them thicker. If using the photo etch by itself, they will be way too thin and under scale! I used vinyl copies underneath the photo etch and they turned out really nice.

You can backdate the C/J to a Blk 25 "If building an A/C from the 122nd FW. Or an NSI Blk 30 from the 181st Both A/C will require the NSI intake and Light weight landing gear with a set of non bulged gear doors. You will need to remove the bulges on the wing root top and bottom. Easily done with some sanding! Also, you will need to address the first set of hinge fingers "closest to the fuselage" on the leading edge flap. Blks's 25, 30 and 32 only have two fingers. If you decide to build the Blk 25, You will need to make changes to the vertical tail base. The scoop on top of the tail base will need to be removed and the recessed detail filled "Where the side vents are located on the tail base" If building a block 30, You will not have perform the steps above. Hope this will get ya started! I also left you a message with my contact info just in case you have other questions! Here is a 1/32 scale Tamiya kit wearing markings from the 181st that I just finished

Fantastic looking Viper, Diggin the paint work!

Calling this one finished!

Thanks everyone! Final pics will we posted soon! I appreciate everybody who followed along and kept me motivated to finish the build!

Thank you Jim! That's an awesome comment...I really tried this go round!

Hey Mike, We're doing okay here, Really lucky we have had just a slight steady rain...No flooding has been reported in my area! SC. Has been hammered though Esp. around Charleston! Appreciate the concern buddy! Okay, this one is for my Good friend Pete, Here ya go buddy here is the closed nozzle that ya sent me painted up! Hope I did it some justice?

Looking nice George, Keep plugging away buddy!