Dandiego Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Pascal said: I read somewhere that the single seat F-16XL had the lightweight gear when it was produced, but was fitted with the heavyweight gear later on. By the time it was used by NASA, it definitely had the heavyweight gear (not sure about the bulged doors). The modifications you did look great, I hope to do the same thing to my Revell kit someday. Could you give me the dimensions of your wings ? From strake to trailing edge, and from fuselage / wing root to wingtip. Sincerely Pascal Thanks for the gear info. Well the length is 12 inches, strake to aft end of flap. Width is 5 3/8 inches, fuselage to outside edge of launch rail. Dan Pascal and Greg W 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 There was no way I was doing all the cutting, so mine is going to be a "What if" Israeli bird with small wings and fuselage. I did manage to mate up the Tamiya intake parts to it, they actually fit with just a little adjustment. Otherwise, F-16"I" it is... Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 57 minutes ago, iaf-man said: yes,that's interesting-can you show kit's wings vs the correct ones? what drawing did you use? Kits wing on top of XL wing. Can't show you the original Kangman wings as I threw them away. Here is the drawing that I used. It is just a generic 3 view off of the internet. And blown up to 1:32. Bombs with 3d printed pylons. And main wheels. I have added a spacer to give a thicker wheel, not sure if this correct. Dan Leaning_Dog, Starfighter, johncrow and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, eoyguy said: There was no way I was doing all the cutting, so mine is going to be a "What if" Israeli bird with small wings and fuselage. I did manage to mate up the Tamiya intake parts to it, they actually fit with just a little adjustment. Otherwise, F-16"I" it is... If you are going to not extend the fuselage the Kangman kit is the way to go. Dan eoyguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pascal Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 This is from the WIP by danimalmagic : Quote Lightweight landing gear was only fitted very early on, 75-0749 was fitted with the heavy weight gear on 10 January 1983. WIP : Sincerely Pascal Out2gtcha and Dandiego 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) Ok moving on to preliminary paint. I have sprayed the entire airframe flat white. This is from a rattle can as I just can't get flat white to look this good from my airbrush. The grey patches are just pieces of paper laid on top. I am considering a white/grey camo similar to what an F-15 would have. Not sure yet but....I like it. However I could also reverse the colors, still pondering. Thanks, Dan Edited September 12, 2021 by Dandiego LSP_Kevin, Leaning_Dog, Anthony in NZ and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Lov’n this! Have you thought about bringing the gray across that pylon and making it all one area like the F-15? Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, themongoose said: Lov’n this! Have you thought about bringing the gray across that pylon and making it all one area like the F-15? Hmmmmmmmm........ Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 Pre-shading panel lines is done. I have used a water based marker, I have found that the marker will sink into the flat paint and will not soak thru the top coat. It is easy and fast. I have also added the rear canopy glass, added putty and masked it off. You can see that I have added the 3d printed bomb pylons. And the painted control surfaces. I have added static dischargers. I cut a slot with my razor saw, jammed the wire in and secured it with CA. I will be adding some more pre-shading with black and grey before I begin to lay down the camo colors. Dan Starfighter, Leaning_Dog, Anthony in NZ and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDuv Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 (edited) Hi ! Very clever way of adding the static dischargers. I think I would have tryed to drill them, after having broken a lot of bits inside, I would have figured they are not aligned either. Your way is more destructive, but easier and more precise in the end. Btw, I'm in aww seing what you have done so far. Really amazing topic. cheers. Mathieu Edited September 14, 2021 by MDuv Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 Basic topside camo pattern has been established. Lots and lots of work to be done, but you get the idea. Like I said lots to do. Next will be a very thin flat white coat to soften the panel lines. Fun, fun, fun. Dan Pascal, Rainer Hoffmann, Citadelgrad and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Impressive Dan, looking great even at this point! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Just awesome. Cheers! John. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 More work done on getting the camo scheme looking right. Topside almost done. And the underside, still lots to do. Thanks, Dan Pascal, Landrotten Highlander, Martinnfb and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Very impressive work, Dan! Kev Dandiego and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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