Construction report

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March 10, 2018
Let's start!
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March 10, 2018
Main gear well. Good fitting.
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March 10, 2018
Fin looks like there are more versions to come.
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March 10, 2018
Weak point: exhaust is just a blank plate. Solution to follow!
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March 10, 2018
Fitting of two fuselage halves was excellent
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March 10, 2018
wörk, wörk...
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March 10, 2018
Top: HARM from the hasegawa F-16CJ kit, below from the weapon box. not as good as from the kit!
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March 10, 2018
tanks from the Hasegawa kit as well, ECM pod from the weapon set.
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March 10, 2018
some lines had to be filled. Looks here too, maybe another version will follow?
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March 10, 2018
I printed a photo of the engine in the right size, and glued it on a piece of sheet
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March 10, 2018
looks nice 🙂
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March 10, 2018
first white
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March 10, 2018
and some washing.
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March 10, 2018
impression looks like the real thing, but is only 2D
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March 10, 2018
wheels
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March 10, 2018
intake
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March 10, 2018
fitting of the cockpit was good as well
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March 10, 2018
resin seat vs. kit seat. I feel tamiya could have done better
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March 10, 2018
intake. Make sure some things are painted before glueing!
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March 10, 2018
cockpit tub, oob
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March 10, 2018
top: HTS from the hasegawa weapon kit, bottom from the F-16CJ-kit, which is a bit too small
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March 10, 2018
intake finished
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March 10, 2018
Sniper pod from the same kit.
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March 10, 2018
seat completed
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March 10, 2018
before some drybrushing
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March 10, 2018
I will use the tamiya inner wings pylons, so the tanks need some new holes, and the wings need attachment points as wel (see green circles).
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March 10, 2018
Tanks have the same position. Good!
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March 10, 2018
HARM pylon is a bit too far forward
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March 10, 2018
Painting the fuselage before attaching the intake part.
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March 10, 2018
Looks nice so far.
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March 10, 2018
Paint the black lip as well before attaching the intake assembly
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March 10, 2018
Preshading
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March 10, 2018
refined the HARM pylon
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March 10, 2018
masking with tamiya tape. Good thing the cockpit has only little framing!
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March 10, 2018
Painting the inside of the windshield
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March 10, 2018
Underside with Tamiya XF-53
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March 10, 2018
Used some pencil (silver) to emulate the metallic shine of the "have glass" paintwork
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March 10, 2018
Grey, but a bit metallic.
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March 10, 2018
Revell 74 gunship grey.
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March 10, 2018
And some HB pencil dust, applied with a q-tip. A metallic shine, but not too heavy.
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March 10, 2018
I like it, really! 🙂
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March 10, 2018
Flare/Chaff launchers
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March 10, 2018
Some gloss cote for the ordnance.
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March 10, 2018
Tail part. make sure you don't mix up the top and bottom colour, as I did the first attempt. Well, s**t happens!
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March 10, 2018
The ordnance of the Viper. Not bad for a "light fighter"
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March 10, 2018
first decals
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March 10, 2018
The red stripe was painted with revell red over a white base.
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March 10, 2018
Decals on the topside are all applied.
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March 10, 2018
almost finished!

Comments

1 10 March 2018, 14:33

Maciej Bellos
Looking good! Did you go for a silverish finish? It seems that there are metallic specles all over the aircraft.

10 March 2018, 15:13

Alex
Thanks! Yes, the "have glass" is a pain to paint. It's not glossy, but has a clear metallic shine, without being too metallic like alu. Image #40 captures what I think looks good. Unfortunately, the effect wanished again a bit after the gloss cote for the decals. Still happy with the result.

10 March 2018, 15:22

Patrick Hagelstein
Hi Alex, did you know Tamiya has a full options version of this same kit that comes with gasbags and HARMs? Could have saved you a lot of trouble... I like your Have Glass though! 👍

10 March 2018, 15:29

Alex
Yeah, I know, I was too quick buying the first release. I should have waited a bit more.

10 March 2018, 15:32

Maciej Bellos
Thanks Alex! Yes the "Have Glass" paint is a real pain. The greek Block 52+ Vipers are a prime example of "Have Glass" painting. Depending on the angle of light what you see will vary from pretty silverish to rather bland.

10 March 2018, 17:39

Ekki
Watching.

10 March 2018, 18:49

Sirius
Looks fantastic Alex. The metallic shine is very interesting. Thanks for sending me the link.

10 March 2018, 19:48

Alex
you're welcome!

10 March 2018, 19:57

Project info

F-16C Wild weasel

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