1/32 Wild Hare F-16XL, Project SCAMP Complete.

[danimalmagic]

Here you go all, one custom made F-16XL with just a little modification or two. The bleaching effect is much better by eye, I just can not get the light right today, thanks for those who followed the project, I pass the torch to the next modeller that wants to have a go at this kit. 








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Edited March 3, 2016 by danimalmagic

[danimalmagic]

For a bit of perspective this is my very old and naff Revell/Kangham F-16XL, made many years ago, oh the horror.
Well that is me done for a while, the next project is converting my garage into a proper workshop. I moved house back in November and I have been waiting for Spring so I can get cracking, naturally there will be a small WIP. 

Thanks for looking.

Regards

Danny Attree
www.modelmasteruk.com

Edited March 3, 2016 by danimalmagic

[danimalmagic]

Nearly forgot the modification list, i tried to cover most of it but some bits were just a little too difficult.

1.       NSI Intake, the Big Mouth is fitted to the second two seat F-16XL, a full resin NSI intake is provided, and it is seamless to a point, essentially a direct copy of the Thunderbird kit parts. NAV light reinforcement plate still in place, need to be removed.

2.       48,00Ib landing gear was fitted to F-16XL, 849 (F-16CJ kit).

3.       Block 40 wheels. (Isracast)

4.       Bulged main gear bay doors (F-16CJ kit), resin doors supplied are of no use.

5.       Bulged gear bay doors, need to check the closing/retraction bracket arrangement, not that much difference and no reference material.

6.       Norwegian Type Drag Chute. (supplied)

7.       Check cockpit glare shield accuracy, resolved best as possible.

8.       Leading Edge Crank/Flap Under curl/profile, need to check all spans, not practical to correct.

9.       Thickness of ISA Booms, not practical to correct.

10.   Nav Lights on each side of the NSI intake, reinforcement place needs to be removed.

11.   Fill seam on intake join to duct. N/A

12.   Modify angle of RAM Ducts above the NSI

13.   Modify angle of RAM Ducts above the APU behind rear gear bay both sides.

14.   Fill  and re scribe the panel detail either side of the tail, should be fuel panels going up as per the adjacent ones.

15.   Two small antennae required behind the nose landing gear.

16.   Two small antennae required forward of the nose landing gear.

17.   Two small antennae required forward of refuel point.

18.   Small round access plate between two antennae forward of re fuel point.

19.   Aces II Ejection seat, supplied with resin cockpits.

20.   Early F-16A Cockpit required, need to check for any further changes later on in the NASA program, further images required.

21.   Forward Avionics bay in front of canopy has no hinge detail, graft this area from the CJ Donor kit to rectify.

22.   Reposition the gun bay and associated ports to correct position on Portside, need to be further up slope.

23.   The panel lines for the PDU Bay, Gun Drum Bay , Gun Trough, Gun access door with vent, and, all need to be re-scribed.

24.   Gun bay Starboard side port missing, check and graft as required.

25.   Fuselage plugs details, lots of issues here, long story short to increase the length of the fuselage 2 plugs were fitted, 30†wide on forward area and 26†for the aft. In scale this has been replicated but the surface details need to be corrected on the upper surfaces, re scribe or graft.

26.   Rear fuselage lower plug Empennage Cant, quite a big problem on the underside as the plug has been positioned in the wrong place giving a much more acute angle up to the burner. I think the best option will be to cut these area out and graft in the correct details from the donor kit.

27.   Top spine/center line antennae missing.

28.   Top spine/center line IFR light missing, new panel grafted in from donor kit.

29.   Spin Chute Reinforcement strips each side of tail on upper fuselage, missing.(NASA onward)

30.   4 x spin chute mounting brackets, 2 per side after reinforcement strips.

31.   Check Pitot boom for shape and length, check, kit one is not long enough, pitot for the XL is a little longer.

32.   Throttle bulge on port side of forward fuselage, check.

33.   All TACAN/UHF/VHF/& other SI antennas, missing check.

34.   Pre bulge just fore of the MLG doors, check, cannot see any evidence form it.

35.   C Band Beacon, check where etc, reference material.

36.   Store Separation Cameras, N/A for the version being built.

37.   Recesses for Dummy AMRAAM, check.

38.   Two ventral tails on the rear underside not fitted to the XL.

39.   Fit in flight test cameras including panel below each side of the rear canopy.

40.   Fit in flight test cameras to each side of vertical tail, middle top.

41.   Need the correct inlet compressor face, spare in Academy F-16.

42.   Port and Starboard air intake scoops, leading edge angle.

43.   Remove round access plate in front of the refueling port light.

44.   Air Data Probe, bottom side, behind Radome.

45.   Air Data Probe, port side, behind Radome

46.   Air Data Probe, above intake, Starboard side.

47.   AOA probes each side of radome, with an additional one on the port side.

48.   Fit landing lights to heavyweight landing gear.

49.   Fit kit airbrakes as the resin ones supplied are too short.

50.   Fit 16S210 wing tip launch rails, LAU-128 incorrect.

51.   Fit Static Discharge WIP to top of the vertical tail.

52.   Airbrake warning decals, white and black.

53.   Red decal border around APU flap, port side.

54.   Late version XL has a light grey central fuselage.

[LSP_Kevin]

Looks terrific, Dan! Congrats on turning all that hard graft into such a fine result. May I publish it on the website?

 

Kev

[danimalmagic]

Looks terrific, Dan! Congrats on turning all that hard graft into such a fine result. May I publish it on the website?

 

Kev

 

Cheers mate and of course you can publish her.

 

Regards

 

Danny

[danimalmagic]

Danny

 

NICE build...

It looks SUPERB.

 

wow.

 

 

modified Brilliantly.  well done.

 

The green lettering is a little hard to read though..makes the eyes spin...

 

Thanks Maru, the green is for completed and the red was for what I could not do.

 

Danny.

[Jack]

Impressive Dan, really impressive and nice to show the old Revell version next to it, it puts the XL  really into perspective!!!

[Shawn M]

fabulous work, all the effort paid off as its stunning

[danimalmagic]

Impressive Dan, really impressive and nice to show the old Revell version next to it, it puts the XL  really into perspective!!!

 

Thanks Jack, there is not much good to say about the Revell version or its Kangam re release, i will keep it for some sentimental reason no doubt.

 

Danny

[Out2gtcha]

Looks fantastic!  As K1 mentioned, all that work DID pay off for sure.       Great work! 

[danimalmagic]

fabulous work, all the effort paid off as its stunning

 

Thanks Shawn, i am quite pleased with her, lots of hours but well worth it.

 

Danny

[Zero77]

Wow, you did  perfect job !

[danimalmagic]

Looks fantastic!  As K1 mentioned, all that work DID pay off for sure.       Great work!

 

Thanks Brian, it was g great little project.

 

Danny

[Guest Peterpools]

Danny

Outstanding build and a tremendous job. Thoroughly enjoyed following your progress from the opening bell.

:clap2:

Peter

[danimalmagic]

Wow, you did  perfect job !

Thanks mate.

 

Danny