Horrido109 Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) Back end almost done: (weathering for the exhaust nozzle is left until almost the end of the build) I used the stunning Reskit exhaust nozzle for this kit. It is an absolutely gorgeous piece of aftermarket kit for the F-16 Edited September 25, 2022 by Horrido109 Derek B, Landrotten Highlander, johncrow and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 Next up I started working on the gear: SwissFighters, matt_1185, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Hi Vic Nice to see this one back on the bench. Cheers Nick Horrido109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 48 minutes ago, Cheetah11 said: Hi Vic Nice to see this one back on the bench. Cheers Nick Hi Nick, It's those visits to your place and seeing your builds that inspire me lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) After fiddling with the gear I moved on to the cockpit. Initially I considered combining the Aires cockpit set with the Quinta set, but it turned out that the Quinta set doesn't fit the Aires panels well. My options were therefore Aires cockpit or kit cockpit with Quinta set. I decided that the kit cockpit with the Quinta set provided the best result and went for that option.. Removing the raised kit details: Kit cockpit after Quinta addition: To get a more realistic look I masked the black panels and instrument portions of the Quinta set and sprayed the grey areas to match the rest of the cockpit. This took a bit of time but proved very much worth the effort. Edited September 25, 2022 by Horrido109 Anthony in NZ, Landrotten Highlander, Cheetah11 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) The seat was next.. Attempting to get a realistic sheep skin look: I'll be adding the kit supplied pilot figure, hence the lack of added seat belts. Naturally (it's Tamiya ), the kit pilot fits perfectly onto the kit seat.. I masked and painted this handle.. Quite happy how it came out: Edited September 25, 2022 by Horrido109 Derek B, Hrvoje, blackbetty and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 crisp & clean work on that seat!! man you must have a ton of time on that IP. looks worth the effort tho as the color difference usually detracts from the overall look. Horrido109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 (edited) 44 minutes ago, themongoose said: crisp & clean work on that seat!! man you must have a ton of time on that IP. looks worth the effort tho as the color difference usually detracts from the overall look. Thank you very much Chris, Yes, the masking took really long but I for one don't like it when the transition is very obvious with color difference. So the result is worth it. Most will probably not even notice Edited September 25, 2022 by Horrido109 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Beautiful work Victor - glad to see you back! Horrido109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 I'm not a jet guy, but this is some really nice work! Kev Horrido109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 10 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: I'm not a jet guy, but this is some really nice work! Kev Thank you Kev LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 13 hours ago, Rockie Yarwood said: Beautiful work Victor - glad to see you back! Thanks Rockie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Moving along nicely now. One can never have too many F-16’s being built. You all know my affections for the ‘Viper’, I may have built one or two in the last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 Good day all, I wanted to do this build in this exact configuration, but in order to do this I had to cross a few hurdles: First, I had to correct the Tamiya AIM 120's to more accurately represent the practice missiles carried here. The included Tamiya missiles are the live ones but the practice 120's have a slightly less pointed/blunt nose: Done: Similarly, the AIM 9 carried was a practice one. Other than the live missile, the practice missile has different fins that do not have the gyro ailerons at the tips but are essentially just flat plates. New fins were scratch built: Fuel tanks done: Hrvoje, Landrotten Highlander, Cheetah11 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) I only realised after looking at the pictures how bad the paint/thinners make my fingers look lol.. My fiancè made me promise to at least post a picture or two to show that my hands are always clean...except when I paint.. So here goes: Now she's happy Edited September 26, 2022 by Horrido109 Rockie Yarwood, Cheetah11 and themongoose 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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