Derek B Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Just caught up with this one Nick...Hellenic Air Force Block 30 F-16C, awesome, awesome awesome! (now you have my full attention! I have the same kit with similar intentions). Cheers Derek Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 8 hours ago, Derek B said: Just caught up with this one Nick...Hellenic Air Force Block 30 F-16C, awesome, awesome awesome! (now you have my full attention! I have the same kit with similar intentions). Cheers Derek Sorry to disappoint Derek All the Hellenic Block 30 aircraft had the wide mouth intakes, so it will be an Israeli Block 30 for me. They had the small intakes except aircraft no 360. The Israeli Block 30 F-16 aircraft all have numbers starting with 3. You could find someone who has done a Sufa and ask for the unused wide mouth intake. It should not be too difficult to graft onto the Hasegawa kit for a Hellenic Block 30. Cheers Nick Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Cheetah11 said: Sorry to disappoint Derek All the Hellenic Block 30 aircraft had the wide mouth intakes, so it will be an Israeli Block 30 for me. They had the small intakes except aircraft no 360. The Israeli Block 30 F-16 aircraft all have numbers starting with 3. You could find someone who has done a Sufa and ask for the unused wide mouth intake. It should not be too difficult to graft onto the Hasegawa kit for a Hellenic Block 30. Cheers Nick No problem Nick, however, there is no reason why the original NSI and P & W F100-PW-229 nozzle can't be used to make a HAF Block 52 F-16C! (they don't all have CFT's!) Derek Edited April 1, 2021 by Derek B Additional image added Anthony in NZ, themongoose, Cheetah11 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 After almost a month of no progress on this build but I am still hopeful of finishing it before the deadline. Because of conditions at work I had to bring forward my annual hunting trip, so all free time was spent on reloading and range work since the usual stuff is unavailable due to shipping delays. That is done now so I managed to get a bit of paint on the F-16. I decided to do the difficult part first and finish the tail. The canopy took a few attempts to get a smooth color coat on and is now too dark. Fortunately I have a spare so I will fix that. Cheers Nick Derek B, themongoose, Alain Gadbois and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Looks sweet! Too bad the canopy came out too dark for you... because it looks great! Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 3/8/2021 at 8:35 PM, Cheetah11 said: BTW I found a TA-4 Skyhawk recently. Cheers Great progress.... Lucky you on the Skyhawk...still looking for one of those for the forward fuselage Keep up the great work Derek B and Cheetah11 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 After an interesting masking and airbrushing session the basic cammo is done. A few more touch ups to do. Cheers Nick chrish, Derek B, BradG and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 hi Nick very nice paint job !!! how can you get so nice demarcation lines , soft , but "sharp" at the same time .. I like the tail art !!! Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 (edited) On 5/3/2021 at 9:17 AM, alain11 said: hi Nick very nice paint job !!! how can you get so nice demarcation lines , soft , but "sharp" at the same time .. I like the tail art !!! Alain Hi Alain Thanks for the compliment. I used paper masks to try and simulate the sharper demarcation of the painting of the later F-16's . The early F-16A had more of a feather between the colors. A small correction was needed . I realized the side antennae of the Block 30 aircraft were slimmer than the one of the Sufa I used. So a small adjustment from plastic card needed. I also think the recess for the antenna needs to be filled on this particular model. Nick Edited May 4, 2021 by Cheetah11 Derek B, BradG and themongoose 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) Eventually finished and before the deadline !! The old Hasegawa kit went together surprisingly well. The tanks, pilot and tail from Tamiya. Academy Hornet supplied the AMRAAMs and the Pythons scratchbuild. Enjoy Nick Edited May 18, 2021 by Cheetah11 LSP_Kevin, Derek B, Fanes and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Wow, that came out really well Nick! Derek Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Looking sharp. You got some nice shading under the main paint colors and of course the tail is the real eye catcher! Derek B and Cheetah11 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 Smashing job mate I like it. Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 excellent Nick !!!!!! I am definitively amazed by your paint job and , icing on the cake , the "tail art " brings , an original touch Alain Cheetah11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Thanks for the interest everyone 23 hours ago, alain11 said: excellent Nick !!!!!! I am definitively amazed by your paint job and , icing on the cake , the "tail art " brings , an original touch Alain Thanks for the compliments Alain. It was my first model using Acrylics and I still need to get a few things right. BTW how is your Phantom coming along. Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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