Horrido109 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 I am very happy about how the decals behaved: Now for weathering and satin coat.... Rockie Yarwood, LSP_Kevin, themongoose and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 Trotting along slowly... Cheetah11, LSP_Kevin, Rockie Yarwood and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 Some subtle weathering done: themongoose, patricksparks, red Dog and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Some super work here! Kev Horrido109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: Some super work here! Kev Thank you Kev LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissFighters Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Hey! Do you have some sort of time warp machine that lets you cover lengthy steps including paint drying, all within minutes? If so, you should totally market that! Fantastic work, still loving the subtle weathering. I'm intrigued by your approach to component assembly/painting as well. By that I mean not sticking everything together first and then painting as a whole. I guess only the better kits allow this. I have only recently returned to this hobby, so am blown away by the engineering development over recent years. On another note, it is interesting to me that some aircraft, such as the F-5E which I am currently working on, often have quite noticeable gaps between structural components, wings and fuselage for example. The modeller's temptation is tend to bog it all up and fill everything. Does the F-16 have such gaps as well? Thanks for sharing. Tony Horrido109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 7 hours ago, SwissFighters said: Hey! Do you have some sort of time warp machine that lets you cover lengthy steps including paint drying, all within minutes? If so, you should totally market that! Fantastic work, still loving the subtle weathering. I'm intrigued by your approach to component assembly/painting as well. By that I mean not sticking everything together first and then painting as a whole. I guess only the better kits allow this. I have only recently returned to this hobby, so am blown away by the engineering development over recent years. On another note, it is interesting to me that some aircraft, such as the F-5E which I am currently working on, often have quite noticeable gaps between structural components, wings and fuselage for example. The modeller's temptation is tend to bog it all up and fill everything. Does the F-16 have such gaps as well? Thanks for sharing. Tony Hi Tony, I wish I had a warp machine .. No, this build-post is kind off a "delayed" post if you will. The build itself was somewhat ahead of the timeline in which I posted the pictures. I was just consumed with other things at the time and could not post progress pictures "real time". At some point however I decided to just make time and share the pictures. I just started a Greek F-4 Phantom and plan to start posting images of that as I progress, so that one will definitely not go as fast. I have always preferred a more subtle approach to weathering. Almost a "less is more" kind off approach. Luckily most aeroplanes has a timeline of leaving the factory fresh to a state of severe weathering so you are never wrong picking the spot on the line you are comfortable with. The Greek Phantom will be a bit more "used" though.. As far as the engineering goes, the Tamiya kit is an absolute gem! No filler needed except for a tiny bit at the tail where the fuselage joins (I did post a picture in the thread). I would love to do the F-5 also at some point, it will be great to see what you do with it. Regards Victor SwissFighters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 That is just looking better and better! - May I ask what color you used on the outside of the exhuast? It looks really realistic Thanks Niels Horrido109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Great Result you achieved in a record time! You are succeeding at making me love that ugly F-16 scheme Horrido109 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/29/2022 at 10:15 AM, Zola25 said: That is just looking better and better! - May I ask what color you used on the outside of the exhuast? It looks really realistic Thanks Niels Hi Niels, Nowadays I use Mr Color Paints. Throughout my modelling career I've always mixed my own colors, using literally hundreds of reference photos. This also applies to metallics. For the exhaust I mixed these: 25% #61, 70% #203 and 5% #310. I hope that helps.. Victor Rockie Yarwood, scvrobeson, Derek B and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) On 9/29/2022 at 12:05 PM, red Dog said: Great Result you achieved in a record time! You are succeeding at making me love that ugly F-16 scheme Not quite record time .. As mentioned above, this is kinda a delayed post, lagging the actual build by some time. So I am not as an impressive "quick builder" as this build post may imply lol.. I'm glad you're warming up to this scheme. It makes the F-16 look brutal. Totally opposite to this scheme I also plan on doing: Edited September 30, 2022 by Horrido109 Grammer themongoose, Derek B and Zola25 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Thanks for the paint info - much appreciated. That is a nice clean livery - kinda reminds me of the Norwegian F-16´s also in overall light grey. The Omani F-16s look even cooler with its subdued stencils though. I have started work on my next F-16 model. Your wonderful build thread got me in the mood Rockie Yarwood, themongoose, scvrobeson and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido109 Posted September 30, 2022 Author Share Posted September 30, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Zola25 said: Thanks for the paint info - much appreciated. That is a nice clean livery - kinda reminds me of the Norwegian F-16´s also in overall light grey. The Omani F-16s look even cooler with its subdued stencils though. I have started work on my next F-16 model. Your wonderful build thread got me in the mood I'm glad Niels .. That is going to be a stunning build. I presume you'll be using the Academy kit? Please create a post for it, I'd love to see it done. Victor Edited September 30, 2022 by Horrido109 themongoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 What a great build! Thank you for sharing Victor (very enjoyable!). Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 22 minutes ago, Horrido109 said: I'm glad Niels .. That is going to be a stunning build. I presume you'll be using the Academy kit? Please create a post for it, I'd love to see it done. Victor Yes, I will be using the Sufa kit and quite a few aftermarket parts - I will for sure post it in the RFI section once completed /Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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