Stokey Pete Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 As some predicted, my summer has been well and truly taken up with these little beauties. Lockdown has been kind to me, affording me both time to be a stay home dad to our 2 year old, and giving me plenty of bench time. I present to you all, a pair of Tamiya F-16Cs. One dressed up in the newest incarnation of the arctic splinter scheme from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The second is the truly spectacular ‘Zeus’, from the Hellenic Air Force F-16 demonstration team. Both have been built gear up and will be posed in dynamic turning positions once I’ve made stands on which to mount them. Both have been built OOB with the exception of a couple of resin load out parts for the Aggressor jet. I’ve forgone a little accuracy with the Block versions to keep the build cost down. Arctic Aggressor. AMS Resin ACMI pod. Eduard Brassin AN/ALQ-188. DN Masks for the splinter scheme. TwoBobs sheet 32-068 decals. Vallejo model air Aggressor paint set. ‘Zeus’ CFTs and extended Para’ pack tail from an Academy ‘Suva’ kit, kindly received by donation. ’Smokewinders’ were created by removing the detail from a pair of kit missiles and reshaping the nose and fins. Paint masks from Model Maker Decals, meant for the Academy kit, but with lots of patience and extra masking tape, work with the Tamika kit. Just be very careful when studying the placement of masks before committing to paint. The top surface came from using Mr Hobby Aqueous paints. The blue shades all coming from guestimated mix ratios. Undersurface paint from Hataka Lacquer HAF paint set. Onwards to a few piccies then. I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed building these two. panzerrob, Uncarina, Trak-Tor and 28 others 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 WOW! What a pair! Really stunning effort here. Well done! Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subodai Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Beautiful work on those two, really nice job! Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Nice! Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Splendid That Zeus is a real eye catcher. Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceofClubs Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Zeus Viper is superlative! Ciao Filippo Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Well done Pete, you’ve used your “holiday” very well and produced a “very nice pair” (where have I heard that before? ). Seriously good modelling there. Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Oooh ! like the flashy Greek one !! Nice work Pete . Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 Thanks guys, it means a lot. I too, am particularly proud of how the Zeus jet turned out. I think to do with how much hassle it was to get the flag and the feathered wings painted on. It was a breeze after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Good show Pete! What’s next? cheers P Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 40 minutes ago, Pete Fleischmann said: Good show Pete! What’s next? cheers P Thanks Pete. I’ve got a shelf of doom build that’s been brewing for some time. Academys F-18C dressed up as a ‘Flanker’ blue Aggressor from VFC-12 using The Fightertown sheet. It’s been sat in a state of part built for about 6 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Fantastic! Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Madhatter Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I'm having a really hard time deciding which one I like best. They're both so awesome! I am a bit more bias toward the Arctic Aggressor as I do love a good splinter scheme but the graphics on the Zeus are VERY fetching. Fantastic job on both!! Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 14 minutes ago, The Madhatter said: “I'm having a really hard time deciding which one I like best.” Haha, thank you. This is exactly the reason my wife allowed me to buy and build both. We couldn’t decide between the two before I started. We still can’t decide now. I’m leaning to the Aggressor because it looks kinda mean n moody. While the wife loves the Greek jet because “it’s so colourful and pretty” to use her words. Either way, I’m sad that they’re both finished now because they were so much fun to paint and do the scheme ‘reveal’ when the masking came off. The Madhatter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memir Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Congrats! Nice job! Stokey Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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